Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Core Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Data Science Courses | ||
DA 5020 | Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data | 4 |
or DA 5030 | Introduction to Data Mining/Machine Learning | |
or PPUA 7237 | Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Systems | |
INSH 5301 | Introduction to Computational Statistics | 4 |
INSH 5302 | Information Design and Visual Analytics | 4 |
PPUA 5263 | Geographic Information Systems for Urban and Regional Policy | 4 |
Methods and Applications | ||
PPUA 5262 | Big Data for Cities | 4 |
Concentrations or Electives Option
A concentration is not required. Students may complete electives option in lieu of a concentration.
- Climate and Resilience
- Communities and Economic Development
- Transportation and Infrastructure
- Electives Option
Optional Co-op Experience
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Four-month co-ops require registration at 1 SH for one term. Longer co-ops require registration at 1 SH per term for two consecutive terms: | 1-2 | |
Co-op Work Experience and Experiential Integration |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
33 total semester hours required (34-35 with optional co-op)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Concentration in Climate and Resilience
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Methods and Applications | ||
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
Participatory Modeling for Collaborative Decision Making | ||
Ecological Economics | ||
Energy Democracy and Climate Justice: Technology, Policy, and Social Change | ||
International Environmental Policy | ||
Environmental Science and Policy Seminar 1 | ||
Resilient Cities | ||
Analysis | ||
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
Agent-Based Modeling for Applied and Social Sciences | ||
Qualitative Methods | ||
Social Networks | ||
Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Decision Making | ||
CIVE 7000-level Special Topics in Engineering—approved by program director | ||
Practicum or Capstone | ||
Complete topic-focused capstone or practicum approved by program director: | 4 | |
Practicum | ||
or PPUA 7673 | Capstone in Public Policy and Urban Affairs | |
Portfolio | ||
PPUA 6410 | Urban Informatics Portfolio | 1 |
Concentration in Communities and Economic Development
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Methods and Applications | ||
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
Special Topics in Industrial Engineering (Sharing Economy Systems) | ||
Housing Policy | ||
Participatory Community Planning Methods | ||
Participatory Modeling for Collaborative Decision Making | ||
Global Urbanization and Planning | ||
Economic Analysis for Policy and Planning | ||
The Nonprofit Sector in Civil Society and Public Affairs | ||
Analysis | ||
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
Agent-Based Modeling for Applied and Social Sciences | ||
Qualitative Methods | ||
Analyzing Complex Digitized Data | ||
Social Networks | ||
Techniques of Program Evaluation | ||
Practicum or Capstone | ||
Complete topic-focused capstone or practicum approved by program director: | 4 | |
Practicum | ||
or PPUA 7673 | Capstone in Public Policy and Urban Affairs | |
Portfolio | ||
PPUA 6410 | Urban Informatics Portfolio | 1 |
Concentration in Transportation and Infrastructure
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Methods and Applications | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Special Topics in Industrial Engineering (Sharing Economy Systems) | ||
Participatory Modeling for Collaborative Decision Making | ||
Resilient Cities | ||
Analysis | ||
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
Critical Infrastructure Resilience | ||
Performance Models and Simulation of Transportation Networks | ||
Transportation Demand Forecasting and Model Estimation | ||
Agent-Based Modeling for Applied and Social Sciences | ||
CIVE 7000-level Special Topics in Engineering—approved by program director | ||
Practicum or Capstone | ||
Complete topic-focused capstone or practicum approved by program director: | 4 | |
Practicum | ||
or PPUA 7673 | Capstone in Public Policy and Urban Affairs | |
Portfolio | ||
PPUA 6410 | Urban Informatics Portfolio | 1 |
Electives Option
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Methods and Applications | ||
PPUA 5266 | Urban Theory and Science | 4 |
Analysis | ||
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
Agent-Based Modeling for Applied and Social Sciences | ||
Analyzing Complex Digitized Data | ||
Social Networks | ||
Participatory Modeling for Collaborative Decision Making | ||
Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Decision Making | ||
Research Toolkit for Urban and Regional Policy: Project Management | ||
Research Toolkit for Urban and Regional Policy: Grant Writing | ||
Practicum or Capstone | ||
PPUA 6966 | Practicum | 4 |
or PPUA 7673 | Capstone in Public Policy and Urban Affairs | |
Portfolio | ||
PPUA 6410 | Urban Informatics Portfolio | 1 |