City Planning

University of California, Berkeley

This is an archived copy of the 2014-15 guide. To access the most recent version of the guide, please visit http://guide.berkeley.edu/.

About the Program

Minor

The City Planning minor provides students with the knowledge of how cities function, how urban processes might be researched, and how urban environments can be transformed through planning, policy, design, and social action. While the minor cannot convey the full scope of city planning, various combinations of courses in the minor program can, we feel, augment a major program with a particular slant or emphasis on planning issues or processes.

Declaring the Minor

For your minor to be added to your transcript, you must file the CED Minor Completion form  with the Office of Undergraduate Advising in 250 Wurster Hall during the semester in which you complete your last class for the minor.

Other Major and Minor Programs Offered by the Department of City and Regional Planning

Geospatial Information Science and Technology (Minor only; offered in conjunction with the College of Natural Resources)
Urban Studies (Major only)

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Minor Requirements

Students who have a strong interest in an area of study outside their major often decide to complete a minor program. These programs have set requirements and are noted officially on the transcript in the memoranda section, but are not noted on diplomas.

General Guidelines

  1. All upper-division courses used to fulfill minor requirements must be completed with a grade of C- or above.
  2. Prerequisites listed below may be taken on a Passes/Not Passed basis.
  3. Any course used in fulfillment of minor requirements may also be used to fulfill major and upper-division CED non-major requirements.
  4. Courses used to fulfill a breadth requirement may also be used to satisfy minor requirements.
  5. Students may apply the non-CED version of a CED cross-listed course towards the minor.

Prerequisites

Select two courses from the following, from different subject areas:
Economics 1
Introduction to Economics
Introduction to Economics--Lecture Format
Introduction to Environmental Economics and Policy
Economic Analysis for Planning (if taken to satisfy the economics prerequisite, this course cannot be applied toward List 1)
Statistics
Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business
STAT 25
Course Not Available
Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Life Scientists
Environmental Design
Introduction to Environmental Design
The City: Theories and Methods in Urban Studies
American Cultural Landscapes, 1900 to Present
The Social Art of Architecture
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 If economics is taken at another college (and transferred in), it should be either microeconomics or micro and macro together.

Upper-division Requirements

CY PLAN 110Introduction to City Planning4
Select four additional upper-division courses
At least three courses must be from List 1 below (Planning courses), and not more than one course must from List 2 below (Planning-related courses); all four courses may be from List 1 1
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 Students who fulfill at least one upper-division City and Regional Planning minor requirement Summer 2013 or prior may use two courses from List 2 if specific courses. See List 2 for specific classes.

List 1: Planning Courses

CY PLAN/ARCH 111Introduction to Housing: An International Survey3
CY PLAN 113AEconomic Analysis for Planning3
CY PLAN 113BCommunity and Economic Development3
CY PLAN 114Introduction to Urban and Regional Transportation3
CY PLAN 115Urbanization in Developing Countries4
CY PLAN 118ACThe Urban Community4
CY PLAN 119Planning for Sustainability3
CY PLAN 120Community Planning and Public Policy for Disability3
CY PLAN C139Urban and Sub-national Politics in Developing Countries4
CY PLAN 140Urban Design: City-Building and Place-Making3
CY PLAN 190Advanced Topics in Urban Studies1-4

List 2: Planning-Related Courses

Students may petition the faculty adviser for additional courses that satisfy the List 2 requirement if they can demonstrate that the course has significant content relevant to urban planning. 

AFRICAM 107Race and Public Policy3
AMERSTD 102Examining U.S. Cultures in Place4
ANTHRO 139Controlling Processes4
ANTHRO C146Mobile City Chronicles: Gaming with New Technologies of Detection and Security5
ANTHRO 148Anthropology of the Environment4
ANTHRO 157Anthropology of Law4
ANTHRO 189Special Topics in Social/Cultural Anthropology4
ARCH 170AAn Historical Survey of Architecture and Urbanism 14
ARCH 170BAn Historical Survey of Architecture and Urbanism 14
ARCH 136The Literature of Space 13
ASAMST 150Gender and Generation in Asian American Families4
CIV ENG 156Infrastructure Planning and Management3
CIV ENG 167Engineering Project Management3
DEMOG C126Social Consequences of Population Dynamics4
DEMOG 145ACThe American Immigrant Experience4
DEV STD C100History of Development and Underdevelopment4
ECON 115The World Economy in the Twentieth Century4
ECON C102Natural Resource Economics4
ECON 121Industrial Organization and Public Policy4
ECON C125Environmental Economics4
ECON 131Public Economics4
ECON C171Economic Development4
ECON 174Global Poverty and Impact Evaluation4
EDUC 186AC/ETH STD 159AC/GEOG 159ACThe Southern Border4
ENE,RES C100/PUB POL C184Energy and Society4
ENE, RES 101Course Not Available3
ENE, RES 151Course Not Available4
ENE, RES 170Course Not Available3
ENV DES 100The City: Theories and Methods in Urban Studies 14
ENV DES 170The Social Art of Architecture 13
ENVECON C101/ECON C125Environmental Economics4
ENVECON/ECON C102Natural Resource Economics4
ENVECON C151/ECON C171Economic Development4
ESPM 102DClimate and Energy Policy4
ESPM 155Sociology and Political Ecology of Agro-Food Systems4
ESPM 160AC/HISTORY 120ACAmerican Environmental and Cultural History4
ESPM 161Environmental Philosophy and Ethics4
ESPM 163AC/SOCIOL 137ACEnvironmental Justice: Race, Class, Equity, and the Environment4
ESPM 165International Rural Development Policy 14
ESPM 168Political Ecology4
ESPM 169International Environmental Politics4
ETH STD 159AC/EDUC 186AC/GEOG 159ACThe Southern Border4
GEOG C110Course Not Available4
GEOG 111Course Not Available4
GEOG 123Postcolonial Geographies4
GEOG 125The American City4
GEOG 130Food and the Environment4
GEOG C152/HISTORY C176/IAS C145Multicultural Europe4
GEOG 159AC/EDUC 186AC/ETH STD 159ACThe Southern Border4
GEOG 164The Geography of Economic Development in China4
GEOG 170Special Topics in Geography3
GEOG 181Urban Field Study4
HISTORY 120AC/ESPM 160ACAmerican Environmental and Cultural History4
HISTORY 134Course Not Available4
HISTORY 134AThe Age of the City: The Age of the City, 1825-19334
HISTORY C139B/DEMOG 145ACThe American Immigrant Experience4
HISTORY 160The International Economy of the 20th Century (equivaliant to ECON 115)4
HISTORY C176/GEOG C152/IAS C145Multicultural Europe4
IAS C145/GEOG C152/HISTORY C176Course Not Available4
LD ARCH 130Sustainable Landscapes and Cities 13
L & S C180U/PUB POL 103Wealth and Poverty4
LEGALST 138The Supreme Court and Public Policy4
LEGALST 158Law and Development4
LEGALST 182Law, Politics and Society4
NUSCTX 166Nutrition in the Community3
PACS 127Human Rights and Global Politics4
PACS 149Global Change and World Order3
POL SCI 114ATheories of Governance: Late 20th Century4
POL SCI 138FCourse Not Available
POL SCI 139DUrban and Sub-national Politics in Developing Countries4
POL SCI 181Public Organization and Administration4
POLECON 100Classical Theories of Political Economy4
POLECON 101Contemporary Theories of Political Economy4
PB HLTH 131ACCourse Not Available
PB HLTH 150BIntroduction to Environmental Health Sciences3
PUB POL 103Wealth and Poverty4
PUB POL 156Program and Policy Design4
PUB POL 184Course Not Available
SOCIOL 110Organizations and Social Institutions4
SOCIOL 124Sociology of Poverty4
SOCIOL/DEMOG C126Social Consequences of Population Dynamics4
SOCIOL 130Social Inequalities4
SOCIOL 130ACSocial Inequalities: American Cultures4
SOCIOL 136Urban Sociology4
SOCIOL 137AC/ESPM 163ACEnvironmental Justice: Race, Class, Equity, and the Environment4
SOCIOL 145Social Change4
SOCIOL 127Development and Globalization4
SOCIOL 180IComparative Perspectives on U.S. and European Societies: Inequality4
SOCIOL 186American Society4
UGBA 105Leading People3
UGBA 180Introduction to Real Estate and Urban Land Economics3
UGBA 192PSustainable Business Consulting Projects3
UGBA 195SEntrepreneurship To Address Global Poverty3
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These courses may be used if taken prior to Fall 2013.

Courses

City Planning

CY PLAN 97 Field Studies in City and Regional Planning 1 - 3 Units

Supervised experiences in the study of off-campus organizations relevant to specific aspects of city planning. Regular individual meetings with faculty sponsor and written report required.

CY PLAN 98 Special Group Study 1 - 3 Units

Group studies developed to meet specific needs of students.

CY PLAN 110 Introduction to City Planning 4 Units

Survey of city planning as it has evolved in the United States since 1800 in response to physical, social, and economic problems; major concepts and procedures used by city planners and local governments to improve the urban environment.

CY PLAN 111 Introduction to Housing: An International Survey 3 Units

Housing problems, government housing policy, and housing as a field of urban planning practice. Emphasis on critical International Issues in the Third World and the United States.

CY PLAN 113A Economic Analysis for Planning 3 Units

Introduction to economic concepts and thinking as used in planning. Micro-economic theory is reviewed and critiqued.

CY PLAN 113B Community and Economic Development 3 Units

Introduction to political, economic and social issues involved in theory and practice of community economic development. Focus on national economic and social policies, role of local community economic development corporations (CDCs), resolution of conflicts between private-sector profitability and public sector (community) accountability through critical use of the planning process.

CY PLAN 114 Introduction to Urban and Regional Transportation 3 Units

This course is designed to introduce students to the characteristics of urban transportation systems, the methods through which they are planned and analyzed, and the dimensions of key policy issues confronting decision makers.

CY PLAN 115 Urbanization in Developing Countries 4 Units

The course covers issues of development and urbanization from the era of colonialism to the era of contemporary globalization. Themes include modernization, urban informality and poverty, transnational economies, and the role of international institutions and agencies.

CY PLAN N115 Urbanization in Developing Countries 3 Units

The course covers issues of development and urbanization from the era of colonialism to the era of contemporary globalization. Themes include modernization, urban informality and poverty, transnational economies, and the role of international institutions and agencies.

CY PLAN 116 Urban Planning Process--The Undergraduate Planning Studio 4 Units

An intermediate course in the planning process with practicum in using planning techniques. Classes typically work on developing an area or other community plan. Some lectures, extensive field and group work, oral and written presentations of findings.

CY PLAN 118AC The Urban Community 4 Units

This course looks at the idea and practice of community in cities and suburbs and at the dynamics of neighborhood and community formation. Topics include urban social geography, ethnicity, and identity, residential choice behavior, the political economy of neighborhoods, planning for neighborhoods and civic engagement. Instructors emphasize different topics. Class size limits depend on the instructor.

CY PLAN 119 Planning for Sustainability 3 Units

This course examines how the concept of sustainable development applies to cities and urban regions and gives students insight into a variety of contemporary urban planning issues through the sustainability lens. The course combines lectures, discussions, student projects, and guest appearances by leading practitioners in Bay Area sustainability efforts. Ways to coordinate goals of environment, economy, and equity at different scales of planning are addressed, including the region, the city, the neighborhood, and the site.

CY PLAN 120 Community Planning and Public Policy for Disability 3 Units

This course reviews what society and local communities can do in terms of policies, programs, and local planning to address the needs of citizens with disabilities. Attention will be given to the economics of disability, to the politics of producing change, and to transportation, housing, public facilities, independent living, employment, and income policies. Options will be assessed from the varying perspectives of those with disabilities and the broader society.

CY PLAN C139 Urban and Sub-national Politics in Developing Countries 4 Units

Over half of the world's population is now urban. As urban populations swell, metropolitan areas in both the developed and the developing world struggle to provide basic services and address the negative externalities associated with rapid growth. Sanitation, transportation, pollution, energy services, and public safety typically fall to sub-national governments. Yet local sub-national institutions face difficulties as they tackle these challenges because development tends to spill over political boundaries and resources are limited. Such difficulties are particularly acute in the developing world due to tighter resource constraints, weak institutions, and the comparative severity of the underlying problems. Moreover, democratization and decentralization suggest that urban governance and service delivery may have become more democratic, but present challenges with respect to priority setting, coordination, and corruption.

CY PLAN 140 Urban Design: City-Building and Place-Making 3 Units

The course is concerned with the multidisciplinary field and practice of urban design. It includes a review of historical approaches to urban design and current movements in the field, as well as discussion of the elements of urban form, theories of good city form, scales of urban design, implementation approaches, and challenges and opportunities for the discipline. Learning from cities via fieldwork is an integral part of the course.

CY PLAN 180 Research Seminar in Urban Studies 3 Units

A capstone course for urban studies majors; open to other majors by instructor approval. Topical focus varies by semester. The course involves student production of a high-quality research report from inception to completion. Lectures introduce a range of research skills typical in urban studies, and cover specific domain knowledge necessary for the completion of the research project. Students identify a research topic subject to instructor approval and prepare a formal research proposal, undertaking the analysis specified in the proposal, making public presentations of their findings, and producing a professional-quality research report.




CY PLAN 190 Advanced Topics in Urban Studies 1 - 4 Units

Analysis of selected topics in urban studies. Topics vary by semester.

CY PLAN 197 Field Studies 1 - 3 Units

Supervised experiences in the study of off-campus organizations relevant to specific aspects of city planning. Regular individual meetings with faculty sponsor and a written report are required.

CY PLAN 198 Special Group Study 1 - 3 Units

Group studies developed to meet specific needs of students.

CY PLAN 199 Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates 1 - 4 Units

Regular meetings with faculty overseer.

Faculty

Professors

Nezar Alsayyad, Professor. Virtual reality, urban history, Architectural history, Middle Eastern Studies, cross-cultural design, cities and cinema, cultural studies of the built environment, environmental design in developing countries, housing and urban development, Islamic architecture and urbanism, traditional dwelling and settlements, urban design and physical planning.
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Peter C. Bosselmann, Professor. Urban design, architecture, city and regional planning, landscape architecture.
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Teresa Caldeira, Professor.

Elizabeth A. Deakin, Professor. Urban design, city and regional planning, transportation policy, planning and analysis, land use policy and planning; legal and regulatory issues, institutions and organizations, energy and the environment, new technologies.
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Michael James Dear, Professor. Social theory, disability studies, urban theory, comparative urbanism.
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Ananya Roy, PhD, Professor. Social theory, city and regional planning, comparative urban studies, international development.
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Paul Waddell, Professor. UrbanSim, land use models, transportation models, urban sustainability.
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Jennifer R Wolch, PhD, Professor.

Associate Professors

Karen Chapple, Associate Professor. Poverty, economic development, information technology, social networks, metropolitan planning, metropolitan spatial patterns, labor markets, community development, neighborhood change, upward mobility.
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Jason Corburn, Associate Professor.

Elizabeth S. Macdonald, Associate Professor. Urban design.
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Assistant Professors

Charisma S. Acey, Assistant Professor.

Malo Andre Hutson, PhD, Assistant Professor. Urban and regional planning, community development, urban policy, population health.
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Adjunct Faculty

Frederick M Etzel, Adjunct Faculty. Land use planning and regulation.
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Contact Information

Department of City and Regional Planning

202 Wurster Hall

Phone: 510-643-9335

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Department Chair

Paul Waddell, PhD

228 Wurster Hall

Phone: 510-642-3257

waddell@berkeley.edu

Undergraduate Major Chair

TBD

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies

Renee Chow, M.Arch, SBAD

366 Wurster Hall

rychow@berkeley.edu

Director, Office of Undergraduate Advising

Susan Hagstrom

250 Wurster Hall

Phone: 510-642-0408

hagstrom@berkeley.edu

Minor Program Adviser

Omar Ramirez

250 Wurster Hall

Phone: 510-642-0926

oramirez@berkeley.edu

College Evaluator

Lauren Worrell

510-642-0928

worrell@berkeley.edu

CED Career Services

http://ced.berkeley.edu/ced/students/career/

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