Community and Regional Planning - Iowa State University

Community and Regional Planning from Iowa State University is a Campus Bachelor Urban Planning degree that prepares you for a Architecture career. ISU's Department of Community and Regional Planning is one of the nation's largest and longest-established planning programs. Our program is one of only 12 accredited undergraduate planning programs in the United States . You will learn in the classroom and in the field, led through the process by faculty who are equally at home with the classroom theory and the real-world practice of planning. You also will choose an area of concentration within the planning program. These areas include transportation planning and land use, housing and social planning , community economic development and environmental planning and design. The program is also structured to help permit you to design your own area of concentration to meet your professional goals. Graduates of the Community and Regional Planning Department are expected to have knowledge of the structure and functions of urban settlements, the history of planning, aspects of plan and policy making, and familiarity with one area of specialized knowledge. Graduates should have skills in problem formulation, quantitative analysis, written/oral and graphic communications, collaborative approaches to these, and in synthesizing and applying knowledge to practice. Graduates are expected to assess the impact of values in terms of equity and social justice, economic welfare and efficiency, environmental sustainability, and cultural heritage in the context of citizen involvement in decision making. The curriculum is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board of the American Institute of Certified Planners and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, thus providing the student with an education which, when combined with experience, supports the individual's eligibility for membership in the American Institute of Certified Planners. Graduates of the Community and Regional Planning department will be capable of performing in entry level positions in public planning agencies or with planning consulting firms. Graduates are able to integrate planning knowledge and skills in practical applications to current planning issues, and to communicate in written and oral form. View more details on Iowa State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Urban Planning courses.