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CY PLAN 110
INTRODUCTION TO CITY PLANNING
LEGATES

(4) Three hours of lecture/discussion per week, plus additional fieldwork. Prerequisites: Open to majors in all fields. 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 114
INTRODUCTION TO URBAN & REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
LEE

(3) Three hours of lecture per week. 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 118AC
THE URBAN COMMUNITY
FELDSTEIN

(4) Three hours of lecture/seminar and one hour discussion per week. 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. This course satisfies the American cultures requirement.

CY PLAN 190
ADVANCED TOPICS IN URBAN STUDIES

(1–4) Course may be repeated for credit. One hour of lecture/discussion per week per unit. Sections A-L to be graded on a letter-graded basis. Sections M-Z to be graded on a pass/no pass basis. Prerequisites: Upper division standing. Analysis of selected topics in urban studies.

CY PLAN 190 SEC 1
PRENTICE
Historic Preservation in California

CY PLAN 290
TOPICS IN CITY AND METROPOLITAN PLANNING

(1–3) Course may be repeated for credit. Three hours of lecture and discussion per week per module. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Analysis of selected topics in city and metropolitan planning with emphasis on implications for planning practice and urban policy formation. In some semesters, optional five-week, 1-unit modules may be offered, taking advantage of guest visitors.

CY PLAN 290 SEC 1
PRENTICE
Historic Preservation in California