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COM 440
Introduction to Journalism
Introduction to the principles and
practices of modern American journalism.
Students will analyze news
stories and media, and will cover and
report on campus area events.
Student-generated news stories will
be discussed, analyzed and evaluated.
Prerequisite: A 100-level humanities
course. (3-0-3) (H) (C)
COM 491
Independent Reading
and Research
For advanced students. Prerequisite:
Consent of department. (Credit:
Variable) (H) (C)
COM 497
Special Project
(Credit: Variable)
City and
Regional Planning
CRP 201
The Dwelling
Programming and planning for
human habitation in dwellings and
neighborhoods. Housing as a response
to human needs. Environmental
impacts and their amelioration.
Building types and their impacts on
programmatic needs. Examples of
various housing schemes in and
around Chicago. (3-0-3)
CRP 203
Housing and Housing Types
The planning of rooms, houses, and
groups of houses. Analysis of climatological,
physical, psychological and
social needs and their influence on the
planning of housing. Government regulations,
costs and financing, and their
impact on housing. Includes singlefamily
detached, row housing, walk
ups, and low-rise construction. Limited
work in other buildings. Lectures, seminars
and drawing problems.
Prerequisite: Drawing ability. (1-4-3)
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CRP 425, 426
History and Architecture of Cities I, II
Selected topics in the history and
development of human settlements.
Examination of the forces affecting
city development in history. These
courses are taught as seminars and
meet for one three-hour period per
week. (3-0-3); (3-0-3)
CRP 465
The Ecological Basis of Planning
The role of natural systems in meeting
human needs. Natural systems.
Climate, geology, land forms, soils,
vegetation, and animal populations
as the bases of agricultural and
industrial technologies. Competing
demands on air, water and land.
Limiting factors. (3-0-3)
CRP 470
Urban Form in History:
Pre-20th Century
This course studies historical and
modern urban form in relation to
contemporary urban problems. In the
first semester, historical examples of
high-density urban form and housing
are selected and analyzed. Many
examples of innovative urbanism and
housing have features that are relevant
to modern problems. They can
be found in the different historical
periods of major world regions, cultures
and climates. Each student will
take two or more examples and will
prepare a report with text, diagrams
and data. Prerequisite: Graduate or
upper-level undergraduate standing.
(2-2-3) (C)
CRP 471
Urban Form in History:
20th Century Low-Rise Urbanism
The second semester of this course
examines modern innovative examples
of high-density, low-rise urban
form, housing and neighborhood
design. The redevelopment of urban
residential areas and the rapid expansion
of suburbs, low-density areas
with the problems of environment,
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traffic, pollution, land-use, etc., logically
call for an improved urbanism
criteria. Modern low-rise, high-density
examples, both built and theoretical,
will be selected and analyzed. Each
student will take two or more projects
and prepare a report with diagrams,
data and descriptive text.
Prerequisite: CRP 470. (2-2-3) (C)
CRP 472
Low-Rise Urbanism: House Components,
Form/Cluster Design
As low-density suburbs expand, so do
the problems of environmental quality,
land use, traffic, pollution, etc. The
alternative model of high-density,
low-rise, energy-efficient urbanism is
the subject of this course. The first
semester deals with the components
of the house and their assembly into
unit form, the guiding principles of
unit aggregation, solar orientation,
gardens, access and garaging. Each
student will prepare designs for unit
types and diagrammatic clustering.
Prerequisite: Graduate or upper level
undergraduate standing. (2-8-6)
CRP 497
Special Problems
Independent study of projects and
problems. Prerequisites: Students
must be advised and have consent of
the instructor and approval of the
dean. (Credits: Variable)