Students are required to submit a Plan of Study form to the UPP Program office by the end of the fifth week of their second semester of study or they will not be allowed to register for the following semester. The Plan of Study should be developed in consultation with and approved by the student's advisor.
For developing the Plan of Study, refer to the:
Please note that the UPP Two Year Plan for Course Availability is for planning purposes and is not the official schedule. Registration information for the current semester's official Schedule of Classes is on UIC's webpage (now with a departmental view), along with the current Academic Calendar. If you note discrepancies between the UIC Schedule of Classes and the Two Year Plan for Course Availability, please email Ann Barnds at abarnd1@uic.edu.
A list of UPP courses, with brief Course Descriptions including credit hours and prerequisites, is available in the online Graduate College catalog.
For more detailed information about specific classes, refer to the Course Syllabi.
SUMMER 2009 Course SyllabiSPRING 2009 Course Syllabi
UPP 205: Cinema in the City (.pdf, 66kb)
UPP 460: Intro to Visualization and Geospatial Analysis (.pdf, 295k)
UPP 461: GIS for Planners (.pdf, 295k)
UPP 462: Intermediate GIS (.doc, 344k)
UPP 500 - Hoch: History and Theory of Planning (.doc, 137k)
UPP 502 - Dieber: Planning Skills (.pdf, 36k)
UPP 505 - Making Plans (.doc, 36k)
UPP 506 - Hoch: Plan Making Studio (.doc 36k)
UPP 506 - Smith: Plan Making Studio (.pdf, 36k)
UPP 506 - Zhang: Plan Making Studio (.doc, 36k)
UPP 530: Economic Development I (.pdf, 52k)
UPP 535: Deal Making and Negotiation Analysis (.doc, 113k)
UPP 551: Physical Planning II (.doc, 67k)
UPP 553: Land Use Law (.doc, 42k)
UPP 563: Transportation Management (.pdf, 57kb)
UPP 570:Environmental Planning (.pdf 86k)
UPP 593: Urban Food Systems (.doc, 27kb)
UPP 594: Nelis - Municipal Service Planning (.doc, 199k)
UPP 594: Zerin - Transit Orientated Development (.pdf, 37k)
UPP 202: Planning Great Cities (.doc, 66kb)
UPP 403: Introduction to Urban Planning (.doc, 136k)
UPP 460: Intro to Visualization and Geospatial Analysis (.pdf, 295k)
UPP 461: Geographic Information Systems for planners (.pdf, 21k)
UPP 462: Intermediate GIS (.pdf, 344k)
UPP 493: Survey of Sustainable Development Techniques (.doc, 60kb)
UPP 500 - Hoch: History and Theory of Planning (.pdf, 137k)
UPP 500 - Vidyarthi: History and Theory of Planning (.pdf, 139k)
UPP 502 - Drucker: Planning Skills (.pdf, 36k)
UPP 502 - Zhang: Planning Skills (.pdf, 170k)
UPP 502 - Winkle: Planning Skills (.doc, 44k)
UPP 514: Economic Analysis for Planning and Management (.pdf, 86k)
UPP 531: Economic Development II (.pdf, 52k)
UPP 536: Urban Employment Planning (.pdf, 113k)
UPP 545: Community Development (.doc, 45k)
UPP 550: Physical Planning I (.pdf, 112k)
UPP 552: Physical Planning III: Studio (.pdf, 67k)
UPP 553: Land Use Law (.doc, 42k)
UPP 556:Urban Design Studio (.doc, 490k)
UPP 558: Land Use Planning (.pdf, 57kb)
UPP 565:Transportation - Schlickman (.doc, 86k)
UPP 565: Transportation - Grove (.pdf, 27kb)
UPP 594:Build Access to Capital (.pdf, 199k)
UPP 594:Strategic Planning for an Inner Ring Suburb (.doc, 37k)
UPP 101: Intro to Urban Studies (.doc, 93k)
UPP 205: Cinema and The City (.doc, 60k)
UPP 308: Globalization and Urban Public Affairs (.doc, 70k)
UPP 403: Introduction to Urban Planning (.doc, 136kb)
UPP 460: Intro to Visualization and Geospatial Analysis (.pdf, 38k)
UPP 461: Geographic Information Systems for planners (.pdf, 28k)
UPP 462: Intermediate GIS (.pdf, 375k)
UPP 493: Civil Rights, Social Movements (.doc, 53kb)
UPP 493:Public Spaces (.doc, 168k)
UPP 493:Gender and the City (.doc, 20k)
UPP 500: History and Theory of Planning (.doc, 67k)
UPP 502: Planning Skills (.doc, 822k)
UPP 505: Making Plans (.doc, 6702k)
UPP 506: Plan Making Studio (.doc, 250kb)
UPP 506: Plan Making Studio (.doc, 465k)
UPP 506: Plan Making Studio (.doc, 1.53mb)
UPP 506: Plan Making Studio (.doc, 487k)
UPP 520: Globalization and International Planning I: Theory and Applications (.pdf, 28k)
UPP 525: US World and Cities (.doc, 432k)
UPP 530: Economic Development I (.pdf, 60k)
UPP 533: Development Finance Analysis (.doc, 262k)
UPP 535: Revitalizing Urban Business Districts (.doc, 23k)
UPP 535: Planning for the Informal Economy (.pdf, 113kb)
UPP 540: Community Development I: History and Theory (.doc, 97k)
UPP 541: Community Development II (.doc, 277k)
UPP 544: Urban Revitalization and Gentrification (.doc, 97k)
UPP 547: Community Organization Practice (.doc, 23k)
UPP 551: Physical Planning II: Methods (.pdf, 60k)
UPP 553: Land Use Law (.pdf, 9.95k)
UPP 554:Enviormental Planning (.pdf, 499k)
UPP 557:Site Planning (.pdf, 374k)
UPP 561: Urban Transportation II: Policy and Methods (.pdf, 521kb)
UPP 562:Urban Transportation Planning (.pdf, 24k)
UPP 580: Dissertation Proposal Workshop (.pdf, 326kb)
UPP 594:Municipal Services Planning (.doc, 64k)
UPP 101: Intro to Urban Studies (.doc, 98k)
UPP 202: Planning Great Cities (.doc, 59kb)
UPP 205: Cinema and the City (.doc, 55kb)
UPP 403: Introduction to Urban Planning (.doc, 122kb)
UPP 460: Intro to Geospatial Analysis & Visualization (.doc, 125kb)
UPP 461: GIS for Planners (.pdf, 44kb)
UPP 462: Intermediate GIS (.pdf, 90kb)
UPP 463: Complexity Based Modeling (.pdf, 25kb)
UPP 500: History & Theory of Urban Planning (.doc, 128kb)
UPP 500: History & Theory of Urban Planning (.doc, 59kb)
UPP 501: Urban Space, Place, and Institutions (.doc, 283k)
UPP 501: Urban Space, Place, and Institutions (.doc, 104kb)
UPP 501: Urban Space, Place, and Institutions (.doc, 107kb)
UPP 502: Planning Skills: Computers, Methods, and Communication (.doc, 201kb)
UPP 502: Planning Skills: Computers, Methods, and Communication (.pdf, 61kb)
UPP 502: Planning Skills: Computers, Methods, and Communications (.pdf, 142k)
UPP 502: Planning Skills: Computers, Methods, and Communications (.pdf, 426kb)
UPP 506: Plan Making Studio (.pdf, 48kb)
UPP 514: Economic Analysis for Planning & Management (.doc, 38kb)
UPP 516: Issues of Class and Race in Planning (.doc, 94kb)
UPP 521: Globalization and International Planning II: Comparative Planning and Policies (.doc, 84kb)
UPP 531: Economic Development II (.pdf, 99kb)
UPP 533: Development Finance Analysis (.doc, 47k)
UPP 537: Economic and Environmental Planning (.doc, 30k)
UPP 540: Community Development I: Theory (.doc, 94k)
UPP 542: Metropolitan Housing Planning (.doc, 433k)
UPP 543: Planning for Healthy Cities (.doc, 96k)
UPP 545: CD Studio: Bridging Places and Federal Priorities through Capacity Building and Continuous Proposal Development (.doc, 49k)
UPP 550: Physical Planning I: Theoretical Foundations (.doc, 349kb)
UPP 552: Physical Planning Workshop Studio (.doc,33kb)
UPP 553: Land Use Law (.doc, 44kb)
UPP 556: Urban Design Studio (.pdf, 93kb)
UPP 558: Lane Use Planning (.doc, 94kb)
UPP 560: Urban Transportation Planning I: Introduction (.doc, 101k)
UPP 563: Transportation Management (.doc, 89kb)
UPP 565: Complete Streets (.pdf, 136kb)
UPP 565: Transportation Project Funding & Finance (.doc, 80kb)
UPP 588: Research Design and Evaluation (.doc, 36kb)
UPP 594: Latinos and Latin America in Transnational Context (.doc, 67kb)
UPP 594: Strategic planning in a post-bubble environment: An examination of land uses in Channahon, IL (.doc, 35k)
UPP 594: Survey of Sustainable Development Techniques (.pdf, 36kb)
UPA 306: Urban Policy Analysis Methods (.doc, 90kb)
UPA 308: Globalization and Urban Public Affairs (.pdf, 157kb)
UPP 101: Intro to Urban Studies (.pdf, 61kb)
UPP 205: Cinema and the City: Contested Urban Spaces in Movies(.pdf, 173 kb)
UPP 403: Introduction to Urban Planning (.pdf, 69kb)
UPP 460: Intro to Visualization & Geospatial Analysis (.doc, 89kb)
UPP 462: Computer Topics in Urban Planning: Intermediate GIS for Planners (.pdf, 35kb)
UPP 493: Public Space: Theory, Analysis, Planning (.doc, 149kb)
UPP 493: Gender & the City (.doc, 40.7kb)
UPP 500: History & Theory of Planning (.doc, 64kb)
UPP 502: Planning Skills—Computers, Methods, and Communication (.pdf, 37kb)
UPP 505: Making Plans (.pdf, 201kb)
UPP 506: Plan-Making Studio-Hoch (.doc, 68kb)
UPP 506: Plan-Making Studio-Smith (.pdf, 220kb)
UPP 506: Plan-Making Studio-Winkle (.doc, 141kb)
UPP 506: Plan-Making Studio-Zhang (.doc, 514kb)
UPP 508: Geographic Information System for Planners (.pdf, 34kb)
UPP 520: Globalization & International Planning I: Theory & Applications (.doc, 111kb)
UPP 530: Economic Development I (.pdf, 110 kb)
UPP 533: Development Financial Analysis (.doc, 62kb)
UPP 535: Revitalizing Urban Business Districts: Economic Development Studio (.pdf, 151kb)
UPP 540: Community Development I: History & Theory (.doc, 88kb)
UPP 541: Community Development II: Practice (.doc, 273kb)
UPP 551: Physical Planning II: Methods (.doc, 708kb)
UPP 553: Land Use Law (.doc, 37kb)
UPP 554: Environmental Planning (.pdf, 517kb)
UPP 561: Urban Transportation II: Policy & Methods (.pdf, 546kb)
UPP 565: Public Transportation: Planning & Methods (.pdf, 38kb)
UPP 567: Principles of Computational Transportation Science (.pdf, 105kb)
UPP 580: Dissertation Proposal Writing Seminar (.doc, 26kb)
UPP 589: Data Analysis for Planning and Management II (.pdf, 104kb)
UPP 594: Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning (.pdf, 95kb)
UPP 594: Community Reinvestment: Building Access to Capital (.doc, 130kb)
UPP 594: Public Participation (.xls, 26kb)
UPP 304: Visualizing the city: Introduction to Concepts and Tools (.doc, 93kb)
UPP 493: Urban Food Systems (.doc, 96kb)
UPP 501: Urban Space, Place and Institutions (.docx, 66kb)
UPP 502: Planning Skills: Computers, Methods and Communication (.doc, 96kb)
UPP 502: Planning Skills: Computers, Methods and Communication (.pdf, 138kb)
UPP 521: Globalization and International Planning II: Comparative Planning and Policies (.doc, 77kb)
UPP 531: Economic Development II: Planning (.pdf, 159kb)
UPP 533: Development Finance Analysis (.docx, 50kb)
UPP 542: Metropolitan Housing Planning (.doc, 293kb)
UPP 552: Physical Planning III: Studio (.doc, 33kb)
UPP 555: Zoning & Form-Based Codes (.pdf, 37kb)
UPP 558: Land Use Planning (.pdf, 164kb)
UPP 560: Urban Transportation I: Introduction (.pdf, 49kb)
UPP 563: Transportation Management (.doc, 39kb)
UPP 565: Transportation Project Funding & Finance (.doc, 64kb)
UPP 583: Advanced Planning Theory (.doc, 36kb)
UPP 588: Research Design & Program Evaluation (.doc, 30kb)
UPP 493: Introduction to Bicycle Planning (.doc, 17k)
UPP 101: Introduction to Urban Studies (.doc, 86kb)
UPP 202: Planning Great Cities (.doc, 107kb)
UPP 306: Urban Policy Analysis Methods (.pdf, 40.2kb)
UPP 308: Globalization in Urban and Public Affairs (.doc, 99.5kb)
UPP 403: Introduction to Urban Planning (.doc, 718kb)
UPP 501: Urban Space, Place and Institutions (.doc, 108kb)
UPP 502: Planning Skills: Computers, Methods and Communication (.doc, 45.5kb)
UPP 506: Plan-Making Studio (.doc, 2.17mb)
UPP 506: Plan-Making Studio (.doc, 2.94kb)
UPP 506: Plan-Making Studio (.doc, 1.39mb)
UPP 508: Geographic Information Systems for Planning (.pdf, 2.94mb)
UPP 510: Data Analysis for Planning and Management I (.doc, 1.39mb)
UPP 520: Globalization and International Planning I: Theory and Applications (.doc, 66.3kb)
UPP 530: Economic Development I: Analysis (.pdf, 53.5kb)
UPP 533: Development Finance Analysis (.doc, 142kb)
UPP 535: Revitalizing Urban Business Districts, Economic Development Studio Village of Richton Park (.pdf, 34.3kb)
UPP 535: PhD Research Methods (.doc, 52kb)
UPP 548: Community Development Methods and Techniques (.doc, 105kb)
UPP 553: Land Use Law (.doc, 82kb)
UPP 555: Complexity-based modeling for planning & policy (.pdf, 28.6kb)
UPP 565: Transportation: Special Topics (.pdf, 234kb)
UPP 565: Transportation Research Methods (.pdf, 49kb)
UPP 594: Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning (.doc, 51.5kb)
UPP 594: Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Recovery (.doc, 49.5kb)
UPP 594: Planning for Competitive Cities and Regions (.pdf, 176kb)
UPP 202: Planning Great Cities (.doc, 792kb)
UPP 304: Visualizing the City: Methods and Tools for Representing the City (.doc, 88kb)
UPP 493: On Land: Trusts, Community, Conservation & People (.doc, 137kb)
UPP 500: History and Theory of Urban Planning (.doc, 98.5kb)
UPP 501: Urban Space, Place and Institutions (.doc, 91kb)
UPP 506: Plan-Making Studio ( .doc, 91kb)
UPP 531: Economic Development II: Planning (.pdf, 93.6kb)
UPP 533: Development Finance Analysis ( .doc, 61kb)
UPP 535: Economic Development: Special Topics ( .doc, 60kb)
UPP 540: Community Development I: Theory ( .doc, 99kb)
UPP 553: Land Use Law (.pdf, 76.9kb)
UPP 555: Culture and Urban Design (.doc, 46.6kb)
UPP 557: Site Planning (.doc, 33kb)
UPP 563:Transportation Management (.doc, 51kb)
UPP 594: A Survey of Sustainable Development Approaches (.doc, 42kb)