Graduate 500-Level Courses
USP 501 Research
(Credit to be arranged.) Consent of instructor.
USP 504 Cooperative Education/Internship
(Credit to be arranged.)
505 Reading and Conference
(Credit to be arranged.) Consent of instructor.
507 Seminar
(Credit to be arranged.) Urban Agriculture. Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation. Neighborhood Planning. Urban History. Other selected topics.
USP 407/507 Transportation Seminar
(offered each quarter)
Please see below link for a listing:
http://www.cts.pdx.edu/seminars.htm
507/607 Community Development/Planning Theory Seminar
USP 508 Workshop
(Credit to be arranged.) Urban Investigation. Land Use. Field Techniques. Neighborhood Analysis.
USP 509 Practicum
(Credit to be arranged.) Consent of instructor.
USP 510 Selected Topics
USP 410/510 AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
This course will begin with an overview of federal housing policies and how they have affected housing conditions, affordability and production. The course will examine the role of nonprofit organizations as major producers of affordable housing, as well as their role in impacting neighborhood revitalization. The course will cover the fundamentals of how affordable housing is developed and wrap up with a discussion of current trends and challenges in the affordable housing field.USP 510 TOP:MULTIPARTY MEDIATION
USP 510 TOP:TRANSPORTATION AND FINANCE
Fall 2007 SyllabusUSP 510 TOP:LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Fall 2007 SyllabusUSP 510 TOP:ENVIRONMENT PLANNING METHODS
Current SyllabusUSP 510 TOP:SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
USP 510 TOP: GREEN BUILDINGS
USP 510 TOP:DISCRETE CHOICE MODELING
Current SyllabusUSP 510 TOP:ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLCIES
Current SyllabusUSP 510 TOP:SUBURBS AND SPRAWL
Current Syllabus
USP 510 TOP: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Current Syllabus
USP 515 Economics: Applications in Urban Studies (4):
Prepares students for advanced urban studies seminars requiring a background in urban economic analysis. Microeconomic analysis of individual and firm behavior is developed with emphasis on applications to urban studies. Topics which may be covered include: land use and land rents, urban structure, poverty, housing and slums, transportation, environmental quality, and local government finance.
USP 519/619 Social Demography (4):
Covers the basic substantive areas of demography--population size, composition (age, sex, race) distribution, and processes (mortality, fertility, and migration)- as well as a number of topics of special concern to demographers and policy makers, including family and household structure, income and poverty, and economic development and the environment. Lectures and readings are used to identify current and historical demographic trends (U.S. and international), to consider the consequences of these trends for various groups within the population, and to examine the policy issues they raise. A schedule of topics to be covered is provided below. While this is a substantive course, an introductory knowledge of basic demographic techniques is helpful to understand lectures and readings.
USP 520 Applied Demographic Methods (4):
The first of a two-course sequence. The purpose is to introduce the various basic methods of demographic analysis. The topics to be covered include data sources, population characteristics and change, and measures of mortality and fertility. In addition, the course will help students develop good judgment about data availability and quality, and acquire skills for presenting data. Recommend prerequisite: a course in regression analysis, such as USP 534.
USP 521 Applied Demographic Methods II ( 4)
The second of a two-course sequence. The purpose is to introduce more advanced methods of applied demographic analysis. The topics to be covered are: data sources, internal and international migration data evaluation, population estimates, and projection projections. The course will consist of readings, lectures, and laboratory sessions. Homework exercises, one examination and one term-long project
USP 522 Practicum in Applied Demography (4)
Represents the capstone course for the graduate concentration in applied demography. The focus is on integrating a practicum experience with the methods of applied demography into a research paper. Students will also provide professional peer review in evaluating the development of fellow student research papers.
USP 523 Real Estate Development and Finance (4):
Evaluates the new public/private partnerships which are necessary for downtown redevelopment, historic rehabilitation, integrated mixed-use urban centers, urban villages, and new communities. Analyzes the critical conceptual, feasibility, and deal-making phases of the development process, as well as the development and management stages. Examines the new affirmative roles played by both public and private developers, as well as unusual joint development entities. Considers innovative concepts of incremental growth, land and development banking, shared parking, and alternative development patterns.
USP 524 Site Planning (3):
An exploration of the subject with emphasis on practical applications. The class will consist of a series of progressively difficult site planning exercises supported by lectures and presentations. Students will be exposed to the geological, aesthetic, environmental and legal aspects of site planning. Attention will be focused on environmentally sensitive lands, preservation of wildlife habitat and natural vegetation, compatibility with surrounding development, and both zoning and subdivision codes. The exercises will explore methods of subdivision, planned unit, and cluster developments. Prerequisites: USP 525. Graduate students undertake a substantial independent project in addition to other course requirements.
Syllabus 2006
USP 525 Design Analysis in Planning (2):
Approaches to the analysis of design issues in urban planning. The definition of urban space through mass, rhythm, and scale. Design and urban circulation. Planning tools for the implementation of design goals. Syllabus 2006
USP 526 Neighborhood Conservation and Change (4):
The dynamics of neighborhood development, including economic and institutional factors in neighborhood change; neighborhood definition and image, residential choice; residential segregation; neighborhoods in the political process; and neighborhood conservation strategies. Prerequisite: junior standing. Graduate students undertake a substantial independent project in addition to other course requirements.
USP 527 Downtown Revitalization (3):
This course deals with the growth and revitalization of downtown's and commercial districts. It examines the evolution of downtown core areas, introduces the theoretical explanations for commercial location, and looks at approaches for maintaining activities in older commercial areas. The major emphasis is on the United States, with some attention to the experience of other nations. Graduate students undertake a substantial independent project in addition to other course requirements
USP 528 Concepts of Community Development (3):
An investigation of models and perspectives on community development. Both structural and dynamic concepts related to processes of community-based change will be explored, including methodological approaches for assessing community settings, and the various roles and relationships in a community-based decision environment. Includes required field observation. USP 312 recommended. Graduate students undertake a substantial independent project in addition to other course requirements.
USP 529 Qualitative Research For planners (2):
Gives students in the MURP program experience with (a) designing research using qualitative approaches to data collection, (b) exposure to a variety of qualitative research methods with professional applications, (c) experience in using at least one approach, (d) experience with analyzing qualitative data.
USP 531 Geographic Data Analysis and Display(4):
Introduction to principles and methods of collecting, organizing, analysis and visualization of geographic information. Explores types and sources of geographical data used in urban and regional studies and planning with an emphasis on Census data. Provides an overview of principles and components of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a primary tool of spatial data analysis and visualization.Attention is given to practical applications of GIS and to developing essential skills in desktop mapping and spreadsheet software. Current Syllabus
USP 532 Data Collection (4):
The acquisition of data for research in an urban context. Emphasis is on the concepts, terminology, and methods related to the use of survey research and secondary data. Prerequisite: USP 430 and/or an introductory undergraduate statistics sequence and USP 530. The laboratory (USP 532L) must be taken concurrently.
USP 533 Planning Methods I (4):
Introduction to applied research in planning with emphasis on problem definition, planning/policy research design, collection and analysis of secondary data, and the use of qualitative observations.Other topics include land use surveying and the development of communication skills, including writing, presentations, interpersonal dialogue, and group process. Prerequisite: undergraduate statistics course Fall 2006 Syllabus
USP 535 Planning Methods II (4):
Continuation of USP 533 focusing on statisitics, forecasting, interpretation and presentation of data in the context of planning practice. Prerequsisites: USP 533
Syllabus 2007
USP 536 Policy Evaluation Methods (3):
Focuses on the methodological issues that must be addressed in attempting to evaluate programs and policies. Course offers an introduction to a variety of techniques useful in policy evaluation. Topics which may be covered include difference equations, Markov models, and queuing models. A section of the course considers the methodological issues that arise in cost-benefit analysis, such as present value calculations, determining the value of nonmarket benefits, and correctly evaluating costs. Prerequisite: USP 515 or equivalent.
USP 537 Economics of urban transportation(3):
The transportation system is critical to the functioning of an urban area. The movement of people and goods affects both the productivity and livability of the region. Transportation systems also affect and are affected by land use and location decisions. This course presents the economic analysis of urbantransportation. This will include analysis of the effects of transportation systems on land use and location as well as the evaluation of transportation investments. These methods will then be applied to evaluation of various proposals to improve the urban transportation system. Recommended prerequisite: USP 515 or 615.
USP 538 Real Estate Law (3):
USP 539 Statistical Methods in Regional science and planning (2):
Demonstrates the application of statistical methods to problems in the fields of regional science, transportation, and land use planning. Material is organized to provide a general description of statistical technique and a related set of applications. Data sets used in the actual applications are also provided to the students, allowing them to replicate or recast the analysis. Methods covered include correlation, multiple regression, multivariate regression, time series analysis, and limited dependent variable techniques.
USP 540 History and Theory of Planning (4):
The evolution of the urban planning field from its 19th century European origins through 20th century U.S. history provides the setting for critical analyses of the internal dimensions and external relations of the theory and practice of planning. Specific topics include: problems of rationality in forecasting, analysis, decision making and design; philosophical issues and political-organizational contexts of professional activity; and the place of planning in the political economy of U.S. metropolitan development. Fall 2007 Syllabus
USP 541Public Participation, Diversity and Ethics (3):
Examination of the principles, methods and programs for giving explicit attention to the perspectives of citizens in the development and implementation of public policies, programs and planmaking. Sets citizen participation in its historical context with an assessment of its impact to date. Examines issues pertaining to working with diverse communities and highlights ethical dilemmas faced by professional planners.
USP 542 Land Use Implementation (3):
An examination of alternative approaches to implementation of plans. Topics include: regulatory tools, e.g., zoning and subdivision ordinances; review functions, e.g., design review and administrative review; and programs, e.g., growth management, capital improvements, community development, housing assistance plans; and political-procedural issues, e.g., permit streamlining, cost impacts.
USP 543 Geographic Applications to Planning (3):
Urban ecology/land use/cartography; metropolitan commercial structure/analog method of market area analysis; graph analysis and gravity concepts within transportation analysis; urban climate, geomorphology, and ecosystems/McHarg method/floodplain zoning.
USP 544 Urban Transportation Planning (3):
Principles of urban transportation planning. Urban transportation problems and policy formation. Techniques used in transportation planning. Current Syllabus
USP 545 Cities and Third World Development (3):
Critical survey of historical, economic, cultural, political, and urban aspects of Third World development, starting with the colonial era. Historical patterns of integration of the Third World with the emerging world market system. Covers problems of the post-independence period, focusing on urban sectoral issues and policy alternatives. Specific topics include trade, investment, industrialization, finance, technology transfer, political participation, land use, housing, transportation, information, infrastructure, population growth, social services, militarism, and cultural conflict.
USP 546 Real Estate Development II (3):
Provides students with the experiences of developing a comprehensive and unified analysis of a commercial real estate project. Each student submits a case study with greater specificity showing how the design, development, marketing, finance, construction, and management of the project are integrated. A select number of projects in the greater Portland area will be analyzed as case studies. Students work closely with industry participants and faculty to develop their analysis as well as alternative strategies for the project at critical states of its development. Recommended prerequisite: USP 4/523
USP 547 Planning for Developing Countries (3):
The nature of the urban and regional planning process in developing countries. Tools, approaches and/or improvisations utilized in regions where date and information are unreliable or insufficient. Relationship of planning process to the economic and political realities of developing nations. The impact of rapid social change and social conflict on the urban and regional development process. Differences between poor and rich countries in planning approaches and expectations.
USP 548 Real Estate Market Analysis (3):
A well-researched market study provides critical information that can make or break a development project. Provides students with the tools needed to evaluate trends and understand the key factors affecting real estate markets. Class demonstrates where to get and analyze information on demand for multifamily, hotel, office, industrial and mixed-use developments. Reccomended prerequistes: Ec 201
Syllabus 2007
USP 549 Regional Planning and Metropolitan Growth Management (3):
Techniques and methodological approaches utilized in the preparation of regional development plans. Application of various methods of analysis with a focus on the regional planning process for urban regions. Techniques include the identification of regional development issues, nature and direction of growth, regional goal formulation, establishment of development strategies, and delineation of urban growth boundaries. Attention is paid to the role of regional planning in the economic development process and the techniques utilized in assessing the economic impact of development strategies.
USP 550 Concepts of Citizen Participation (4):
See description under USP 450 Concepts of Citizen Participation.
USP 551 Community Economic development(3):
Course sets community Economic Development within the context of traditional state and local economic development policy and compares their underlying theoretical perspectives. It examines the impact of recent economic, social and demographic transformations on local labor markets and surveys the labor markets problem solving activities of local governments and commercial development strategies are also explored.
USP 552 Urban Poverty in Critical Perspective (3):
Examines historical, empirical, and theoretical perspectives on urban poverty in the United States. It addresses the politics of poverty discourse by examining why explanations and policy prescriptions have emphaized morality and behavior: race, family and culture and dependency and responsibility rather than systemic economic inequality.
USP 553 Legal Processes in Urban Planning (1):
Covers the legal context within which land use planning and plan implementation takes place at the local level. Requirements for the conduct of hearings, appeals, and evidentiary processes are analyzed; skills for techniques of writings findings and conditions of approval are developed; and questions of ordinance interpretation and liability are discussed.
USP 554 Data Analysis II (4):
Takes an applied approach to statistical analysis and research methodolgy and is the second in a two-course sequence. Provides students with statistical background, conceptual understading, technical writing skills, computer application and the ability to apply these skills to realistic data analysis problems and research designs, Topics include simple regression and correlation, multiple regression and logistic regression. The laboratory (USP 554L/654L) must be taken concurrently. Recommended prerequisite: USP 534/634 or an equivalent course approved by the instructor and prior experience with statisical software.
USP 555 Land Use: Legal Aspects (3):
Land use and planning from the legal perspective. Includes historical review of attitudes toward property tenure and ownership; the relationship between local planning and regulations; and current issues and perspectives on land use including emerging state and federal roles. Graduate students undertake a substantial independent project in addition to other requirements. Current Syllabus
USP 556 Urban Transportation: Problems and Policies (3):
An introduction to urban transportation policy from a historical and political perspective. Historical developments in transportation policy are traced from the early streetcar days up through the present. Federal, state, and local transportation policies are examined for their impact on urban spatial and economic development. An overview of current issues in transportation policy and planning includes transportation demand management strategies, transit-oriented design, road pricing, and alternative transportation modes. The intersection of environmental and transportation policy is also examined, as is the decision-making structure at the local, regional, and state level.
USP 557 Information Cities (3):
Focuses on the political, social, and cultural impacts of mass media and information technologies within the urban matrix. Contextualizes the "information society" in historical, institutional, political, economic, and global settings. Topics include flexible production, the segmentation of consumption, alternatives to mass media, the Web, the reorganization of work, the transnationalization of culture, commercial and political surveillance, and the development of urban information infrastructure.
USP 558 Planning Workshop (3, 6):
Organized team approach to a current planning problem in the Portland metropolitan area. Focus on applied planning practice, field investigation, data analysis, written and oral communication. Work program includes strategies, methods, and skills needed to identify issues and draw together all participants in the search for solutions. Emphasis is on the blending of practical skills with knowledge gained from core-area courses. Two-term sequence, credit for first term dependent upon successful completion of second term.
USP 559 Planning Practice Workshop (1):
Involves the completion of a 400-hour internship as part of the M.U.R.P. program. Content of the internship and expectations for it are negotiated among the student, the academic adviser, and the field sponsor. Student must also participate in a colloquium which will emphasize planning criticism at the level of the job, the organization, and the issues with which the organization is concerned.
USP 562 Real Estate Development Wksp (3):
Students form a real estate development team and produce an original development concept, the market analysis, the conceptual design, economic analysis capital and operations budget, and management plan. The student's plan will demonstrate and apply mastery of the development concepts and tools learned through the previous courses. Prerequisite: USP 523 or instructors consent. Course may be taken twice for credit with instructors consent.
USP 563 Program Evaluation (3):
This course is designed as a graduate introduction to the field of evaluation research and program evaluation. Topics covered include contemporary and emerging theoretical perspectives on evaluation research, experimental and quasi-experimental design, internal and external validity and reliability, measurement, analysis of change, ethical issues in evaluation, administration of program evaluation.
USP 564 Political and Administrative Issues in Aging (3):
Coverage of organizational dynamics as related to the elderly including the provision and use of services. Covers voting behavior and advocacy as well as administrative and legal issues that are particularly applicable to the elderly.
USP 565 Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning (3)
Examines the importance of walking and bicycling as means of transportation in a sustainable urban environment. Covers planning, design, implementation and maintenance of bikeways and walkways, as well as ancillary facilities such as bicycle parking. Focus on the roles of education, advocacy and outreach in improving walking and bicycling conditions. Study relevant examples from various cities, with a heavy emphasis on Portland's experience.
Fall 2007 Syllabus
USP 566 National Urban Policy (3):
Examination of the federal government's involvement with urban issues from a historical and political perspective. Focus on policies pertaining to social welfare and economic development, with an overview of other policy arenas such as housing, health, and education. Critical analysis of how and why the federal government responds to urban crises with national policy initiatives and how changes in political regime correspond with changes in policy emphases and perspectives.
USP 567 Urban Housing Policies (3):
Review of the history and the role of public policy in the housing sector. Study of past and current trends in the delivery of housing services in urban areas. The basic philosophies related to the supply of housing are analyzed and examined relative to current trends in the delivery of housing services in urban areas. Critical review of the role of the federal government and the construction industry. Equal attention to the role of public housing and the impact of urban renewal. Active participation in discussion and a research paper are required.
USP 568 Oregon Land Use Law (3):
The Oregon program is placed in a national context that stresses the broad nature of planning here. Structural relations between state, regional, and local government planning and regulation are analyzed. Legal aspects of the implementation of the various functional statewide planning goals are studied, as are the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals and recent developments in local government land use planning and regulatory processes. Syllabus 2008
USP 569 Sustainable Cities and Regions (3):
USP 570 Transportation and Land Use (3):
An analysis of transportation and land use interactions in urban areas. The impact of highway and transit changes on travel behavior and locational decisions are examined. Prerequisites: USP 515 and 544. Spring 2006 Syllabus
USP 571 Environmental Policy (3):
Surveys federal, state, and international environmental policy-making with an emphasis on process design. Political and technical objectives for policy, the roles and responsibilities of institutions, federal-state tensions, representation and analysis of stakeholding interests, the role of the media, and environmental justice are key elements. Topical areas include issues concerning resource management as well as pollution prevention.
USP 572 Regional Economic Development (3):
This course focuses on methods of analyzing why regions differ economically, how they interrelate, and why and how they react to changes in economic policies and conditions. Part of the course will be devoted to a study of models of regional structure and growth, such as economic base or input-output, and the strengths and weaknesses of each in modeling the regional economy. The remainder of the course will be concerned with the development of models for use in regional forecasting and/or evaluation of policy changes on regional development. Prerequisite: USP 515.
2006 Syllabus
USP 573 Housing Economics (4):
Looks at the economics of real estate and housing, including land rent, interest rates, apartment rents, and housing prices, using an economic framework. Basic concepts in urban economics such as land rents, externalities, and public goods are reviewed. Explores the technique most commonly used in real estate and housing economics: hedonic pricing. Explores the rationale and impact of government intervention in the private real estate market.
USP 575 Urban Design Workshop:
USP 577 Urban Environmental Management (3):
An accelerated survey of principles, concepts, and techniques employed in the management of urban environmental problems, with particular emphasis to "best practice" and emerging ideas. Selected topics may include: watershed stewardship, brownfield development, green spaces, protection or urban wildlife, stormwater management, urban agriculture, residential toxics.
USP 578 Impact Assessment (3):
Empirical techniques employed in measuring the impacts associated with land use change. Topics: goals achievement matrix approaches to impact assessment, trade-offs between community and regional welfare, distance and time in urban analysis, estimating the social profitability of land development, cost-benefit analysis applied to freeway location, techniques for valuation of nonpriced resources, measuring municipal revenue and expenditure impacts, gravity models and transport demand estimation, economic base analysis for employment and population impact assessment, estimating air and noise pollution associated with land development. Prerequisite: USP 515.
USP 579 State and Local Public Finance (3):
The course will focus on the following topics: the tax burdens, fiscal resources and expenditure patterns of local governments in metropolitan areas. The impact of revenue sharing and categorical grants. The spatial distribution of local government services, transfer payments, and tax burdens. Review of literature on the urban-suburban exploitation thesis, the Tiebout-Oates model, etc. Prerequisite: USP 515.
Fall Syllabus 2007
USP 580 Political Economy of Nonprofit Organizations (3):
Considers theories of altruism, trust, and social capital. Examines the connections between wealth and social responsibility and between elite status and social reproduction. Explores the broad scope of nonprofit activity in the economy, the interdependence of government and nonprofit organizations in the modern state, and the role of think tanks in shaping public policy. Surveys the dramatic rise of non-governmental organizations in developing countries and the future of nonprofits in a global economy.
USP 581 Environmental Psychology (3):
Examination of the relationship between people and their physical environments. Specific topics include human spatial behavior (personal space and territoriality), the contribution of the behavioral sciences to architectural and urban design, community and neighboring in the city, and environmental cognition. USP 518 recommended. 2007 Syllabus
USP 582 Poverty, Welfare, and Income Distribution (3):
Looks at the problem of poverty in the United States and the various programs designed to alleviate or reduce the level of poverty. Looks at the measurement of the poverty level, the competing theories of poverty, and the related problems of racial discrimination. Looks at the rationale behind our anti-poverty programs and assesses how well those programs are meeting their intended goals.
USP 584 Negotiations in the Public Sector (3):
Overview of the conventional and innovative applications of negotiations in public sector activities and the potential and limitations of negotiation based approaches to public decision making. Key components include negotiation theory individual skill development and a review of the institutional legal and political context of negotiations.
USP 585 Housing Environment for the Elderly (3):
The urban environment as a physical and social context for the diverse lifestyles of its elderly residents. Theoretical approaches to aging and the environment; perception and impact of living environments on older adults. Specific topics include housing and services alternatives, issues in developing, regulating and managing housing for the elderly and housing design.
USP 586 Urban Social Networks (3):
Analysis of the social psychological and anthropological literature on social networks: the structure and content of interpersonal networks (including kinship, friendship, instrumental) in an urban setting. Specific topics will include: the nature of interpersonal ties in the city, urban migration and networks, access to urban resources, methods of analyzing personal and group networks. Prerequisite: USP 517 or 518. Syllabus 2007
USP 587 Travel Demand Modeling (3):
Understand, analyze and apply travel demand forecasting models from an applied and practical perspective. The underlying theoretical basis of model components will also be covered. Student will become familiar with the traditional four step travel forecasting process, including model application software package and interpretation of model application software. Prerequisites: an introductory course in urban transportation planning, familiarity with spread sheet software; college-level algebra; and introductory statistics (i.e., regression analysis). Prior experience with DOS is helpful but not mandatory. Current Syllabus
USP 588 Sustainable Development Practices (3):
Introduction to analytic and management approaches intended to limit the social and environmental harms associated with most past patterns of development. Builds upon basic understanding of socio-environmental change and provides a foundation for subsequent in dept studies of particular sustainable development strategies and analytic techniques. Students study a broader range of sustainable development topics, tools and techniques.
USP590 Green Economics and Sustainable Development (3):
Examines prevailing assumptions about economic growth, production, consumption, labor, and leisure. We consider how changes in these basic assumptions might help us design an economic system that includes alternative values such as appropriate scale, community impact and environmental sustainability.
USP 591 Geographic Information Systems I: Introduction (4):
The use of computers in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping. Includes theory of databases related to geographic information management and practical aspects of database design. Students will use a variety of programs for mapping and spatial analysis of geographic information. Each student completes a series of exercises demonstrating a variety of approaches to the analysis and display of spatial data. Prerequisite: Geog 270 or equivalent experience in cartography. Students enrolling in this class must register for a computer lab section. Also listed as Geog 488/588, may only be taken once for credit.
USP 592 Geographic Information Systems II: Applications (4):
Analysis and applications of geographic information systems concepts and technology to land planning and management issues. The multipurpose land information systems concept is used as an organizing device for spatial registration of data layers to achieve data sharing and compatibility among functions. User needs assessment and systems design provides the basis for systems procurement, implementation, and use. Prerequisites: Geog 488/588 or USP 591, and USP 519 or 543. Students enrolling in this class must register for a computer lab section. Also listed as Geog 492/592, may only be taken once for credit.
USP 593 Advanced GIS Applications (3):
Offered as a students-based GIS class. The objective is for students to apply GIS skills acquired in previous GIS courses to a specific real-world spatial problem. Tasks will involve problem definition primary data collection, advanced GIS analysis and presentation of results. This format will give students practical experience in implementing GIS technologies with specific emphasis on planning practices environment. Recommended prerequisites: USP 531 and USP 543 or USP 591 and 592.
USP 594 Planning in Pacific Northwest (3):
This course will utilize the work of Pacific Northwest historians, writers, critics and others as a vehicle for equipping planners with a somewhat systematic and certainly eclectic cultural overview of the region they hope to serve. This course will attempt to prepare them to be members of a place and of a culture of place and to embrace the art and literature of the Pacfic Northwest as part of their ongoing professional development. Though focused on the Pacific Northwest, the general approach used in this course should be applicable to other regions as well.
USP 595 Reshaping the Metropolis (3):
Examination of the contrast between classic models of metropolitan settlement and new patterns emerging in the late twentieth century. Land use changes in the context of new patterns of economic activity; ideas about the physical form of the good city and the societal implications of development patterns; issues of residential choice, community change, globalization, and environmental protection as affected by metropolitan growth. 2007 Syllabus
USP 598 Introduction to Finance and Real Estate (3)
Designed for students seeking the graduate certificate in real estate development who have little or no business education, or for those students who desire a course a in basic finance and real estate concepts and techniques. Introduces business finance within the context of commerical real estate. Concepts and techniques will include financial statements, analysis and forecasting; present value and discounted cash flow analysis an introduction to real estate valuation measurements; and analysis of preformance risk versus return. Students also recieve an overview of real estate title, contrat, regualtion and financing issues. Recommended prerequisites: Ec 201 and 202. Current Syllabus
USP 599 Real Estate Finance Investments (3)
Application of finance and econmics principles to analysis of real estate finance and investments. Emphasis on the development of problem solving capabilities though the use of computer application programs. Special attention is given to risk anaylsis, alternative mortgage instruments, hedging techniques. and the tax effects of real estate investment. Recommended prerequisites: BA 303 or USP 4/598. This course is the same as Fin 4/599; course may only be taken once for credit.
