Urban Planning

Urban and regional planning deals with aspects of design and regulation of the uses of space that focus on the physical form, economic functions, and social impacts of the urban environment and on the location and flow of different activities within it. It stimulates creative and systematic approaches for addressing and resolving the physical, economic, and social problems of towns, cities, and larger regions.

Urban and Regional Planning Program students excel academically. The planning faculty encourages students to learn specific skills such as GIS and planning, written oral and communication skills, planning methods, and grant writing. Our students participate in internship programs with various planning and planning agencies in Michigan, and many of our students take advantage of internship opportunities in other parts of the country.