ALHOSN University Catalogue Global Knowledge with Local Vision ...
ALHOSN University Catalogue Global Knowledge with Local Vision ... ALHOSN University Catalogue Global Knowledge with Local Vision ...
Department of Urban Planning Overview The Bachelor of Urban Planning (BUP) degree program is the first program of its kind accredited in the United Arab Emirates. It responds to the growing needs for adequate planning in view of the rapid local urban growth along with the associated housing, transportation, social and environmental challenges. The BUP program stresses planning as a problem-solving activity oriented towards the future—with special emphasis on the built and natural environments and on improving the quality of life. Bachelor of Urban Planning (BUP) The four-year curriculum consists of general and specialized professional planning lectures, seminar courses, a sequence of “studio” courses, and a professional practice (internship) course. Studios are planning exercises based on real-world projects. They provide the students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in urban planning techniques while working in groups as team members. Substantive program materials are not limited to courses in city and regional planning, but additional disciplines such as geography, ecology, sociology, economics and politics are also integrated into the core learning material in order to provide students with a multi-disciplinary approach towards effective urban and regional planning. Goals The primary goal of the BUP program is to introduce students to the general knowledge required by the profession, as well as to ground students in physical, computer, graphic design, and communication skills. All BUP students participate in a summer internship opportunity which permits students to have a semester of meaningful professionally-related experience integrated with their academic study on campus. Objectives The objectives of the BUP program are to: 1. Produce graduates who have the knowledge and skills to act as effective urban planners, to analyze and interpret data, to develop alternative solutions to problems, and to design strategies and processes to satisfy defined needs and criteria that are suitable for the UAE and the Gulf region urban context at large, 2. Produce professionals with specialization in community planning, environmental management, housing, transportation, and urban design that can function within municipalities, infrastructure agencies, real estate developers, and consulting firms to solve existing and emerging urban problems of the region. 3. Have students acquire a sound understanding of both the theory and practice of city and regional planning including physical, social, economic and environmental factors, through formal lectures, seminars, project based studios and field experience, 4. Provide its graduates with good communication skills, a thorough understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities, and the ability to be effective and efficient in multidisciplinary teams, and 5. Train students to self-learn and instill in them a life-long learning commitment to accommodate novel technologies, new ideas and emerging problems, and to enforce creativity, resourcefulness and active involvement in the learning process. Career Prospects With a solid professional planning education, graduates from the Urban Planning Program at ALHOSN will understand the complexities of how cities and regions function and evolve. They will be able to identify problems, develop appropriate analyses, formulate meaningful responses, and implement decisions within dynamic and constantly changing environments. 142
As negotiators, they will be capable to manage conflicting needs, create growth development strategies, and preserve urban and rural communities. As advisors, they will be integral key players in the important aspects of decision-making that affect social, economic, cultural, environmental and resource-based planning. Graduates of Urban Planning are qualified to work as professional city planners both domestically and internationally, to serve as consultants and private developers, and as directors and managers of regeneration and redevelopment initiatives. They can lead interdisciplinary teams and integrate land-use planning into environmental impact assessment procedures and policies on behalf of all levels of government. Some graduates may work at the local level with municipal governments and nongovernmental organizations as facilitators and community economic development planners. Others may be involved in coordinating international planning efforts and renewal schemes to rebuild cities in a variety of settings on behalf of international organizations. Degree Requirements The Bachelor of Urban Planning curriculum requires a minimum total of 128 credit hours. Out of these 128 hours, 27 credit hours are for courses under the University General Education in which 18 credits are compulsory and 6 are for electives. The compulsory courses are: FAS 100, FAS 101, FAS 102 or 109, FAS 103, FAS 220, and FBA 100. The other six hours could be completed by completing any two of the courses listed in the table below under UGR electives. Twenty-one (21) credit hours are for courses under the Faculty Requirements (15 compulsory credits and 6 credits for free electives), and another 80 hours are for courses under the Program Requirements (71 core course credits, and 9 credits for the BUP technical electives listed below). Curriculum The course schedule below, organized over four years, is illustrative for Urban Planning students who enter directly from high school. Transfer students will adjust them according to their individual needs in consultation with their academic advisors. Global Knowledge with Local Vision 143
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As negotiators, they will be capable to manage conflicting needs, create growth development strategies,<br />
and preserve urban and rural communities. As advisors, they will be integral key players in the<br />
important aspects of decision-making that affect social, economic, cultural, environmental and<br />
resource-based planning. Graduates of Urban Planning are qualified to work as professional city<br />
planners both domestically and internationally, to serve as consultants and private developers, and as<br />
directors and managers of regeneration and redevelopment initiatives. They can lead interdisciplinary<br />
teams and integrate land-use planning into environmental impact assessment procedures and policies<br />
on behalf of all levels of government. Some graduates may work at the local level <strong>with</strong> municipal<br />
governments and nongovernmental organizations as facilitators and community economic<br />
development planners. Others may be involved in coordinating international planning efforts and<br />
renewal schemes to rebuild cities in a variety of settings on behalf of international organizations.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
The Bachelor of Urban Planning curriculum requires a minimum total of 128 credit hours. Out of these<br />
128 hours, 27 credit hours are for courses under the <strong>University</strong> General Education in which 18 credits<br />
are compulsory and 6 are for electives. The compulsory courses are: FAS 100, FAS 101, FAS<br />
102 or 109, FAS 103, FAS 220, and FBA 100. The other six hours could be completed by completing<br />
any two of the courses listed in the table below under UGR electives. Twenty-one (21) credit hours are<br />
for courses under the Faculty Requirements (15 compulsory credits and 6 credits for free electives), and<br />
another 80 hours are for courses under the Program Requirements (71 core course credits, and 9 credits<br />
for the BUP technical electives listed below).<br />
Curriculum<br />
The course schedule below, organized over four years, is illustrative for Urban Planning students<br />
who enter directly from high school. Transfer students will adjust them according to their individual<br />
needs in consultation <strong>with</strong> their academic advisors.<br />
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