Urban Planning and Spatial Analytics

专业介绍

The Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning and Spatial Analytics prepares students to address some of the world’s most challenging urban problems in the context of core social values such as sustainability and resilience. The curriculum gives students both a broad understanding of the urban and regional environment and a firm grounding in the practical skills needed for effective analysis and planning.

All students take 10 core courses to

• Establish a foundational understanding of how cities and regions work through the complex interactions between the natural environment, built environment, and socioeconomic context; and
• Build an array of practical urban planning and analytical skills, including urban data analytics, geographic information systems, data visualization, community engagement, and planning methods, among others.

Students are encouraged to self-design a specialized focus area in one of the many subfields of the degree: environment, climate, land use, transportation, economic development, community development, housing, urban design, urban analytics, and geographic information systems.

The curriculum features a capstone senior studio that engages students directly in hands-on experiential learning and emphasizes soft skills such as teamwork, leadership, communication, and critical thinking. 

Graduates of the program will find jobs in occupations related to the well-established profession of city and regional planning, the high-technology field of geographic information systems, and the newly emerging field of urban data analytics. Student skills will also be directly transferable to an even larger number of jobs in areas such as government and business consulting, data science, and sustainability.