Design & Planning (DSPL)
DSPL 7011 - Research Design (3 Credits)
Students are provided with a 'hands on' understanding of methodological issues to become both intelligent consumers of social science research and competent producers of empirically based knowledge. The course moves through the research process covering hypothesis formulation, research design, data collection, measurement, and some fundamentals of statistical inference.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to graduate majors within the College of Architecture and Planning.
DSPL 7012 - Theories of Planning (3 Credits)
Examines theories of planning and problems of plan implementation. Review and assesses a range of theories of intervention - market imperfections, political economy, regulations, community, rationality, and communication - relying on examples from students research as well as case studies developed by students.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to graduate majors within the College of Architecture and Planning.
DSPL 7013 - Environment and Behavior (3 Credits)
Explores contributions of social research to understanding what facilitates and motivates people's adoption of sustainable environmental behaviors. It examines personal and collective behaviors, at scales that range from buildings to global environmental change, in the developed and developing world.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to graduate majors within the College of Architecture and Planning.
DSPL 7014 - Colloquium (1 Credit)
Presentations of research projects by students, college faculty members and visitors. Repeatable.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 9.
Restriction: Restricted to students in the College of Architecture and Planning PhD program.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring.
DSPL 7015 - Historiography and Architecture (3 Credits)
Advanced seminar concerning the study of the written record of the past and how it is established. Readings focus on canonic texts formative to the discipline and the strategies they offer for historical research."
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to graduate majors within the College of Architecture and Planning.
DSPL 7016 - Architecture, in Theory (3 Credits)
Explores theories and texts that have influenced the analysis and the production of architectural form. The focus is on the expressive potential of architectural forms and the modalities of the realization of this potential." Cross-listed with ARCH 6254.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to graduate majors within the College of Architecture and Planning.
DSPL 7017 - Pro-Seminar (3 Credits)
Advanced, graduate-level course (seminar, independent-study, or other) addressing the history of architecture, landscape, or urbanism."
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to graduate majors within the College of Architecture and Planning.
DSPL 7686 - Special Topics in Design and Planning (1-3 Credits)
Various topical areas in design and planning are studied, including those in history, theory, methods, and practice. Repeatable.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 18.
Restriction: Restricted to graduate majors within the College of Architecture and Planning.
DSPL 7810 - Independent Study: DSPL (1-3 Credits)
Studies initiated by students or faculty and sponsored by a faculty member to investigate a special topic or problem related to design and planning. Repeatable.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 16.
Restriction: Graduate level students.
DSPL 7840 - Literature Review (1-2 Credits)
The study, analysis and discussion of journal articles and topics related to geography, planning, and design. Repeatable.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Repeatable. Max Credits: 18.
Restriction: Restricted to students in the College of Architecture and Planning PhD program.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
DSPL 7850 - Teaching Assistantship (3 Credits)
Work with a faculty member in a course to help with class preparation and delivery. Terms offered: fall, spring, summer.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to students in the College of Architecture and Planning PhD program.
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
DSPL 7950 - Doctoral Thesis Research (1-10 Credits)
Conducting research for doctoral dissertation, including data collection, analysis and presentation of findings. Repeatable.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade with IP
Repeatable. Max Credits: 30.
Restriction: Graduate level students.
Additional Information: Report as Full Time.
