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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Same as GEOG 556. See GEOG 556.
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4.00 Credits
Same as GEOG 557. See GEOG 557.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
Same as ACE 558. See ACE 558.
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4.00 Credits
Recent advances in planning, policy-making and decision-making theories as they relate to the efficient use of land and to the complex interrelationships among the major uses of land, i.e., housing, transportation, agriculture; specific applications vary annually, reflecting the students' dissertation research topics. Prerequisite: UP 501 or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Explores the reciprocal relationship between human settlement and ecology as a basis for planned change. Combines scientific and historical accounts of ecosystems; analyzes the historical interaction of land use change and the ecology of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Focuses on Illinois and the Midwest; includes role of Native Americans and European settlers in midwestern ecosystems and the importance of gender and race in examining society and ecological change. Same as GEOG 583 and LA 583.
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4.00 Credits
Seminar on formal models used to analyze planning problems and planning behavior. Includes static and dynamic, linear and non-linear, and deterministic and stochastic optimization models. Derivations of models and methods for solution treated in depth, but the emphasis is on applications to planning problems such as transportation, land use, and environmental management. Specific themes change from year to year. Prerequisite: UP 505 and UP 508, or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Students use individual research to practice qualitative methods of studying social interaction. Includes field research and historical/archival research methods; project areas include community development, environment, and landscape. Discussion is divided between 1) readings on issues such as techniques and research design, social theory, ethnocentrism, and combining qualitative with quantitative research and 2) student research reports. Same as GEOG 587.
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4.00 Credits
Prepares students to embark on thesis research and independent grant proposals. Introduces the phases of research design process, including literature review, identification of the research problem, statement of research objectives and questions, establishment of the conceptual framework, and selection of methods, sampling strategies, measurements, and analyses that are most suitable to address the research questions. Provides an overview of the commonly used quantitative and qualitative research methods, e.g., survey, quasi-experiment, and case study. Guides students through the process of writing and reviewing a research proposal and providing feedback to others. Prerequisite: Enrollment in a PhD program or consent of instructor.
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0.00 Credits
Summer, part-time, or other professional-level employment in the field of planning, usually in an area of concentration; exposure to the social, political, and institutional setting in which planning operates; and full documentation of internship activities required. Approved for S/U grading only. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
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0.00 Credits
Provides general capstone advising to MUP students. Seminar is used for peer discussion and feedback about work in progress, as well as to organize for the capstone poster session held each spring semester. Meets on a monthly basis. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated in separate terms.
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