Academic Catalog

DEPARTMENT OF CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING

General Information on Undergraduate Program

The aim of the undergraduate program is to train planners who can perceive holistic relationships, develop alternative views (utopian/realist) on how to transform these relationships and produce creative designs for the future and who possess the ability

Undergraduate Curriculum


FIRST YEAR

First Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
CRP101 PLANNING STUDIO I 6 4 4 10.0
CRP111 INTRODUCTION TO CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING 3 3 0 4.0
CRP135 GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION FOR PLANNERS 3 2 2 4.0
MATH125 BASIC MATHEMATICS I 4 3 2 5.0
ENG101 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I 4 4 1 6.0
OHS101 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY-I 0 0 0 2.0
IS100 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS 0 0 2 1.0
Semester Total:32

Second Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
CRP102 PLANNING STUDIO II 6 4 4 10.0
CRP108 URBANIZATION AND URBAN SOCIOLOGY 3 3 0 4.0
CRP146 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS IN PLANNING 3 2 2 4.0
MATH126 BASIC MATHEMATICS II 4 3 2 5.0
BA100 CAREER PLANNING 0 1 0 2.0
ENG102 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II 4 4 1 6.0
Semester Total:31

SECOND YEAR

Third Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
CRP201 PLANNING STUDIO III 6 4 4 10.0
CRP213 THE CITY IN HISTORY 3 3 0 3.0
CRP241 URBAN TRANSPORT PLANNING 3 3 0 4.0
CRP290 SUMMER PRACTICE-MAPPING,TOPOGRAPHY & COMPUTER PRESENT. 0 0 0 5.0
STAT201 INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY &STAT. I 3 3 0 6.0
ENG211 ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS 3 3 1 4.0
OHS301 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - II 0 0 0 2.0
Any 1 of the following set ..
HIST2201 0 2 0 2.0
HIST2205 HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I 0 2 0 2.0
Semester Total:36

Fourth Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
CRP202 PLANNING STUDIO IV 6 4 4 10.0
CRP214 CREATIVE THINKING FOR PLANNERS 3 3 0 4.0
CRP236 ECONOMICS FOR PLANNERS 3 3 0 5.0
CRP238 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN PLANNING 3 2 2 5.0
CRP242 URBAN GEOGRAPHY 3 3 0 4.0
Any 1 of the following set ..
HIST2202 0 2 0 2.0
HIST2206 HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II 0 2 0 2.0
Semester Total:30

THIRD YEAR

Fifth Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
CRP301 PLANNING STUDIO V 6 4 4 10.0
CRP341 URBAN ECONOMICS 3 3 0 4.0
CRP371 PLANNING TECHNIQUES 3 3 0 5.0
CRP372 PLANNING THEORY 3 3 0 4.0
Any 2 of the following set ..
TURK105 TURKISH I 0 4 0 5.0
TURK201 ELEMENTARY TURKISH I 0 2 0 3.0
TURK303 TURKISH I 0 2 0 2.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:34

Sixth Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
CRP302 PLANNING STUDIO VI 6 4 4 10.0
CRP370 PRINCIPLES OF HOUSING 3 3 0 4.0
CRP373 ENGINEERING FOR URBAN PLANNERS 3 3 0 5.0
CRP382 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF PLANNING 3 3 0 4.0
Any 2 of the following set ..
TURK106 TURKISH II 0 4 0 5.0
TURK202 INTERMEDIATE TURKISH I 0 2 0 3.0
TURK304 TURKISH II 0 2 0 2.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:34

FOURTH YEAR

Seventh Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
CRP401 PLANNING STUDIO VII 6 4 4 10.0
CRP403 URBAN CONSERVATION PLANNING 3 3 0 6.0
CRP409 URBAN POLITICS 3 3 0 5.0
CRP490 SUMMER PRACTICE:MUNICIPAL,PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PLAN.OFFICE 0 0 0 5.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:32

Eighth Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
CRP402 PLANNING STUDIO VIII 6 4 4 10.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:34
Program Total:263

h/w = hours per week