Community Planning, Policy, and Design, M.A.

Program Requirements

Credit Hours: 54+

Core Courses

• ARTH 535 American Architecture (3)
• ARTH 565 City as a Work of Art (3)
• CPAD 605 Drawing Charleston (3)
• CPAD 615 Introduction to Urban Design (6)
• CPAD 619 Architectural Design Studio (6)
• CPAD 631 Introduction to Real Estate (3)
• CPAD 790 Independent Urban Design Field Study (6)
• CPAD 830 Sustainable Design and Adaptive Reuse (6)
• CPAD 895 Urban Design Graduate Thesis Studio (6)
• PUBA 511 Urban Policy (3)
• PUBA 517 Urban Transportation: Problems and Prospects (3)

Electives

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

• COMM 514 Social Media (3)
• COMM 520 Communication Campaigns (3)
• COMM 530 Race, Gender, Class and Media (3)
• CPAD 690 Special Topics (1-3) *
• CPAD 700 Independent Study (1-6)
• CPAD 710 Internship (1-6)
• EVSS 534 Environmental Law and Regulatory Policy (3)
• EVSS 549 Geographic Information Systems (4)
• EVSS 650 Energy Production and Resource Management (3)
• PUBA 513 Planning Law (3)
• PUBA 514 Urban Applications of Geographic Information Systems (4)
• PUBA 516 Local and Regional Economic Development: Policy and Practice (3)
• PUBA 518 History and Theory of American Urban Planning (3)
• PUBA 519 Community Planning (3)
• PUBA 520 Local Government Politics and Administration (3)

Transfer Credit Policy

No program specific guidelines. Please refer to the Graduate School’s transfer credit policy .