Fall 2006 Courses
For current offerings and class times, please see Timetable of Classes
UAP 4744: Principles of Real Estate (4 credits)
Nelson, Tuesdays 7:00-9:30
Library Room
Students taking this course do not qualify for taking the Virginia real estate examination. This course reviews real estate concepts and principles, includes pro forma and discounted cash flow analysis, and evaluates the effectiveness of public finance tools to leverage private real estate development.
UAP 4754: Legal Foundations of Planning (3 credits)
Schilling, Thursdays 7:00-9:30
Conference Room
UAP 5104: Urban & Regional Development Theory (3 credits)
Mayer, Tuesdays 4:15-6:45
Polycom Room
UAP 5114: Computer Applications in Urban and Regional Planning - GIS (3 credits)
Hancock, Tuesdays 4:15 - 6:45
Computer Lab
UAP 5114: Computer Applications in Urban and Regional Planning - GIS (3 credits) & UAP 5224: Quantitative Techniques in Planning (4 credits)
Sanchez & Wernstedt, Mondays 5:00-9:45
Library Room and Computer Lab
These courses will be combined into one course experimentally in fall 2006 and spring 2007. Students needing both courses need to sign up for both UAP 5114 and UAP 5224. Students needing just GIS and not methods should take UAP 5114 Tuesdays. Students who need just methods will be accommodated in the Monday combined course by signing up for just UAP 5224. Because of computer lab limits, the fall class is limited to 20 students but the course will be offered again in the spring. Additional lab sessions TBA.
UAP 5124: Urban and Regional Planning Studio (3 credits) & UAP 5774: Economic Development Studio (3 credits)
Mayer, Wednesdays 4 pm to 6:30 pm
Polycom Room
This studio will develop strategies to connect urban and rural economies. With students in Blacksburg, we will work for Arlington County and the City of Martinsville to develop a framework whereby the two communities can be linked. Students must have taken UAP 5234: Urban Economy and Public Policy to enroll. Students can choose which studio to sign up for. Students needing to meet the core studio requirement may wish to sign up for UAP 5124. Students who have already taken UAP 5124 or plan to in the future may choose to sign up for UAP 5774.
UAP 5174: Theory & Practice of Urban & Regional Planning (3 credits)
Lang, Mondays 7:00-9:30
Conference Room
UAP 5234: Urban Economy and Public Policy (3 credits)
Nelson, Mondays 4:15-6:45
Conference Room
UAP 5304: Land Use Planning (3 credits)
Mastran, Thursdays 4:15-6:45
Library Room
UAP 5324: Overview of Planning (2 credits)
Anacker, Wednesdays 4:15-6:45
Conference Room
This course will meet on the following Wednesdays: 9/6, 9/20, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 12/6 plus a Saturday field trip TBA
UAP 5414: Natural Resources Planning (3 credits)
Mastran, Tuesdays 7:00-9:30
Conference Room
UAP 5424: Metropolitan Planning Topics: Foundations of Demographics for Planning (1 credit)
Anacker, Wednesdays 7:00-9:30
MI Conference Room
This course will meet 10/18, 10/25, 11/15 and 11/29
UAP 5424: Metropolitan Planning Topics: Workforce Housing (1 credit)
LeFurgy, Wednesdays 7:00-9:30
MI Conference Room
This course will meet 9/13, 9/27 and 10/11 plus a Saturday field trip TBA
UAP 5424: Metropolitan Planning Topics: Regional Visioning
Sanchez and Lambert, September 8 (Friday) 5:00-9:00 and September 9 (Saturday) 9:00-5:00
Conference Room
This course is based on the Regional Visioning course the instructors are providing for AICP training and the book prepared by VT students, "Through the Eyes of the Community: A Guidebook for Regional Visioning"
UAP 5424: Metropolitan Planning Topics: Foundations of Land Use
Tustian, September 22 (Friday) 5:00-9:00 and September 23 (Saturday) 9:00-5:00
Library Room
This course provides students with a foundation in land use types, location, interaction, and the basic land-use measures.
UAP 5424: Metropolitan Planning Topics: Urban Infrastructure
Snyder, October 6 (Friday) 5:00-9:00 and October 7 (Saturday) 9:00-5:00
Library Room
This course provides students with a foundation in urban infrastructure systems.
UAP 5624: Urban Design Seminar: Preservation Planning (3 credits)
Morton, Fridays 4:14-6:45
Library Room
This course will have one or two Saturday field trips TBA
UAP 5654: Topics in Transportation and Land Use Planning (3 credits)
Sanchez, Thursdays 7:00-9:30
Library Room
UAP 5754: Metropolitan Planning Seminar (1 credit)
Mayer, Wednesdays 7:00-9:30
Conference Room
Wine and cheese at the end of each seminar. Seminars are scheduled for the following dates:
- 9/6 (Robert Lang and Chris Nelson will roll out their theory, maps, and data for "megapolitan America" to be filmed for broad distribution nationally);
- 10/4 (John Randolph will deliver his Dale Prize lecture for his contribution to environmental scholarship);
- 11/1 (Marie Howland, U of Maryland professor, has been invited to speak on emerging economic development themes);
- 12/6 (William Millar, President of the American Public Transportation Association will complete the seminar series with his perspective on the future of US public transit)
UAP 5844: Planning History Topics: Metro Washington's New Town Legacy
Briechle, October 20 (Friday) 5:00-9:00 and October 21 (Saturday) 9:00-5:00
Library Room
This course introduces students to the history and concepts of new towns focusing on the numerous new towns located throughout the metro DC area that have shaped the nation's planning for the past two centuries.
EDP 6006: Seminar in Environmental Design & Planning - Pedagogy (3 credits)
Lang, Wednesdays 4:15-6:45
MI Conference Room
Core doctoral course open to non-doctoral students.