Advanced Planning Studio. 521 (4)
Research and application of planning principles appropriate to small communities and rural areas. Emphasis on: natural area protection, conservation zoning, provision of recreational facilities, protecting agriculture, improving water quality, and community self determination.

Advanced Site and Environment. 423/523 (3-4)
This seminar asks students to investigate ÒalternativeÓ or ÒappropriateÓ technologies, and then develop guidelines using one selected technology. Students must apply their own guidelines to a real site and/or building design.

Analytical Methods for Planning. 511 (4)
Introduction to use of comparative analysis, building of data sets, assembly and organization of planning information. Use of statistical methods in problem and plan development. Use of survey research and beginning forecasting techniques.

Community Growth and Land Use Planning. 480/580 (3)
The purpose of this course is to study land use planning in its physical, legal, administrative, and economic contexts.

Community Planning Methods. 265 (3)
Exploration of land use activities, transportation systems, municipal services, and design as related to the community planning process.

Computer Applications for Planning and Administration. 481/581 (3)
Assembly, analysis and use of data related to: demographics, public expenditures, socio-economic variables, physical growth, infrastructure requirements, and mapping of geographic information. Problems based on urban planning and public administration cases.

Cultural Aspects of Community Development. 474 (3)
This course provides an understanding of how different cultural values, behavior, and decision structures affect community development strategies.

Design and Planning Assistance Center. 408 (4-6)
(Also offered as ARCH 408.) Architectural and planning services to organizations and groups throughout the state who cannot afford traditional professional services. May be repeated to a total of 12 hours. Advanced approval required.

Energy Administration Seminar. 575 (3)
(Also offered as PA 575.) Analysis of major environmental regulation and laws related to the development and uses of energy resources. Application of administrative principles to the special problems of energy resources.

Environmental Planning Methods. 424/524 (2)
This course focuses on methods used to gather data and make judgment about projects. It provides an overview of current practices in environmental planning, with an emphasis on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

The Housing Process. 462/562 (3)
Seminar examines selected issues in housing at both regional and local levels; independent research topics include trends in federal policy and legislation, technology and the housing industry, the changing roles of participants, and design implication of energy constraints.

Human Settlements. 376/576 (3)
The study of factors which have influenced human settlement patterns in the past and the way those factors operate today. Internship. 530 (2) Professionally based experience in a field setting: professional planning: public or private. Seminar meetings provide reflection on field experience. Introduction to Community and Regional Planning. 165 (3) Introduction to the spatial, economic, political, and physical factors involved in the development of cities and towns. Emphasis on the nature of urban form as a reflection of the prevailing past and present political economy of society.

Introduction to Environmental Problems. 181 (3)
Development of the major issues, concepts and methods emerging from the relationship of social systems and the natural environment.

Introduction to Graphics. 482/582 (3)
This course builds the capacity of planners with little graphic experience to produce and interpret graphically presented visual analysis and physical plans. It teaches observation, capacity to draw, and graphic materials, techniques and styles.

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. 483/583 (
Overview of GIS capabilities in the context of municipal government and other planning applications. Includes lectures, demonstrations and discussion of urban GIS applications.

Land Development Economics. 464 (3)
Examines the production, distribution, and location of urban land.

Land Use Controls. 545 (3)
This course examines the legal context for the evolution of land use regulation in the United States, with particular emphasis on the Southwest.

Latin American Development and Planning. 578 (3)
(Also offered as LAS 578, SOC 508.) Interdisciplinary seminar focusing on area topics in Latin American planning and development. Required for the LAS-MCRP dual-degree program.

Natural Resources Planning. 564 (3)
This course is a research seminar designed to characterize the substance, use and limitations of natural resources in regions, using southern New Mexico and northern Chihuahua as a geographical domain.

Neighborhood Planning. 484/584 (3)
This course addresses issues which affect community residents, including land use and zoning, traffic and streets, parks, social services, education, crime prevention, and economic development.

Planning Analysis and Forecasting. 512 (3)
Methods of modeling, assessment, evaluation and forecasting. Includes techniques of needs assessment, population forecasting, economic impact studies and estimation. Prerequisite: CRP 511 or equivalent courses or consent of instructor.

Planning Issues in Chicano Communities 486/586 (3)
This course applies planning concepts and techniques to development issues facing Chicanos in New Mexico generally and Albuquerque specifically. We study other Chicano communities for the insights gained from a comparative approach.

Planning Process & Issues on Native American Reservations. 473 (3)
This course examines tribal identity issues central to Native American community development in the United States. Planning Theory and Process. 500 (4) The course provides a broad overview of the history of planning thought, with a focus on current theories as they apply in practice. Introduces the student to the roles professional planners play in practice and the dilemmas they encounter.

Political Economy of Urban Development. 487/587 (3)
This course analyzes the political and economic factors shaping urban development with particular emphasis on the impacts of economic restructuring. As planners, we study how these changes affect the process of planning and policy formation.

Practice of Policy Development. 577 (3)
(Also offered as PA 577.) Introduction to practice of public policy development in technical and professional applications. Emphasis on writing, interpretation and implementation of policy documents. Required for the MPA-MCRP degree.

Practicum in Negotiation and Public Dispute Resolution. 485 (3)
(Also offered as PA 588.) This course helps students develop effective ways to negotiate and apply strategic tactics in the context of professional practice. The course uses dynamic simulations of development and planning projects of interest to planners, architects, engineers, and public administrators.

Project/Thesis Preparation Seminar. 588 (2)
The objective of this course is to prepare students to pursue research, analysis and presentation of a Professional Project or Thesis. This includes definition of the problem, choice of appropriate methodology, and schedule.

Professional Project II. 589 (1-6)
Development of a professional project reflective of advanced work in the field. Project should have an identified client, a time frame, and a final product which demonstrates competence to engage in professional level planning. Prerequisites: advanced graduate standing and permission of instructor. Plan II only. Offered on a PR/CR/NC basis only.

Problems. 429/551 (1-3)
Individual student problems in planning undertaken with faculty advisement and supervision.

Psycho-social Aspects of the Environment. 471 (3)
(Also offered as ARCH 371.) Theory and research of the effects of the built environment on urban populations. Prerequisite: ARCH 271 or permission of instructor.

Regional Planning Process. 472 (3)
This course addresses two fundamental lines of inquiry: a) what concepts of "region" are important in the planning process, and b) how planners integrate complex systems (such as transportation, human settlements, economic development, public health) on a regional scale.

Research Methods. 572 (3)
(Also offered as ARCH 572.) Conceptualizing research questions and translating those into research strategy.

Rural Community Development. 569 (3)
(Also offered as PA 569.) Principles and practice of rural area development. Emphasis on rural issues of the Southwest. Includes field studies and analysis of theory. Relationship of funding sources to cultural context. Special Topics. 570 (1-3) Frequently offered topics include: ¥ Applied Statistics for Planners ¥ Architecture and Children ¥ Field Research Methods ¥ Foundations of Community Development ¥ Land and Housing in Latin America ¥ Landscape Planning Studio ¥ Meaning and Place ¥ Rural Self-Reliant Development.

Seminar on Transportation Planning. 543 (3)
Introduction to urban transportation subject area in a seminar format. Characteristics of urban transportation systems in U.S. and foreign cities are explored as are effects of urban transportation on local economies, urban form, the environment and the neighborhood.

Social Policy and Planning. 536 (3)
(Also offered as PA 536.) This seminar is designed to explore different approaches to social service planning by comparing experiences in several parts of the world.

Techniques of Planning Communication. 510 (4)
Basic planning communication techniques with emphasis on applied skills using various modes of information. Included are: team work, visual, graphic, oral, written and electronic media techniques. Course requires student presentation and application of skill areas.

Thesis. 599 (1-6)
Prerequisites: 598 or equivalent and approval by thesis chairperson. Plan I only. Offered on a PR/CR/NC basis only.

Urban Design Theory. 425/525 (3)
(Also offered as ARCH 571.) Defines and illustrates the context of place, elements of landscape, culture, the built environment, and history. Explores urban and rural contexts, historic preservation, community social and economic structures and the spaces between buildings.

Urban Planning Studio. 520 (4)
Application of planning methods to real world settings. Development and synthesis of the application of theory to professional practice. Case problems pertaining to various urban planning situations.

Water Resources Studio. 426/526 (4)
(Also offered as PA 573.) This field-based, problem solving class focuses on the assessment of watershed condition including GIS/remote sensing, analysis of policy and social issues, impacts of land use on water quality, biodiversity, and hydrologic functions.

Watershed Management. 427/527 (3)
An introduction to the watershed as a rational planning unit, with case studies to illustrate principles of resource inventory, identification of land use problems and the formulation of plans for protection and rehabilitation.

Women and Economic Development. 428/528 (3)
This course examines womenÕs economic and social roles in economic development, especially in Third World societies; prepares students to assess gender implications of development plans and projects; and provides analytical skills in gendered development planning.