Urban Policy and Planning, BA

This program is designed for students who are looking for opportunities to pursue a professional career in urban policy and planning. The program is structured to accommodate students who transfer to UNT from a community college or for those who start as freshmen. A major strength of the program is its close affiliation with city planning departments within the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in urban policy and planning must meet the following requirements.

Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as specified in the University Core Curriculum in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Health and Public Service requirements.

Requirements: 42 hours in the university core, 33 hours in the major, 12 hours of Urban Policy and Planning electives, plus 33 hours of free electives to total 120 required semester hours.

Major requirements, 10 courses or 33 hours

Completion of a minimum of 30 hours from the urban policy and planning curriculum.

Students should complete 2000 and 3000-level courses before enrolling in 4000-level courses. Prerequisites are given in course descriptions and in the online schedule of classes at registrar.unt.edu.

General urban policy and planning electives, 12 hours

Select 4 courses or 12 hours from the following list:

Free electives, 33 hours

Courses may be selected from any offered at UNT that the student and the advisor deem appropriate to the degree.

Other requirements

• Must have a minimum C or better for entering the program
• A grade of C or better in all courses in the major
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation

Four-year degree plan (example)

The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

Year 1

Semester 1		Semester 2
PADM 2100 - Cultural Competency in Urban Governance	3 hours	PADM 3220 - Land Use and Transportation Planning	3 hours
PADM 2120 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning	3 hours	Communication core	3 hours
Communication core	3 hours	Creative Arts core	3 hours
History core	3 hours	History core	3 hours
Mathematics core	3 hours	Life and Physical Sciences core	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours

Year 2

Semester 1		Semester 2
COMM 2040 - Public Speaking	3 hours	GEOG 3500 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	3 hours
PADM 3210 - Population Demographics and Urban Planning	3 hours	Government/Political Science core	3 hours
Government/Political Science core	3 hours	Life and Physical Sciences core	3 hours
Language, Philosophy and Culture core	3 hours	PADM Urban Policy and Planning elective	3 hours
Elective	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours

Year 3

Semester 1		Semester 2
PADM 4250 - Community Development and Collaborative Planning	3 hours	PADM 4170 - Methods in Urban Planning Research and Analysis	3 hours
PADM Urban Policy and Planning elective	3 hours	PADM 4220 - Proposal Writing and Grants Administration	3 hours
Elective	3 hours	Component Area Option B Core	3 hours
Elective	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Elective	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours

Year 4

Semester 1		Semester 2
PADM 3410 - Financial Aspects of Government	3 hours	PADM 4180 - Urban Planning Studio	6 hours
PADM 4450 - Public Policy Analysis	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Elective	3 hours	Elective - advanced	3 hours
Elective - advanced	3 hours	Elective - advanced	3 hours
Elective - advanced	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours