Urban Planning school training courses in Atlanta, GA (public, in-house or online)

This program educates the student whose career goal is to be a professional planner. The program requires fifty-five total credit units for graduation. Approximately half of the program consists of required courses, called the core. The core is composed of three substantive streams:
1. planning theory and process, including planning law, institutional analysis, plan implementation, and history and theory of planning;
2. planning methods, including data analysis, computer applications, des...

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This course acknowledges linkages between rural and urban preservation and addresses issues and planning strategies common to both settings. Through readings and extended project work, students are introduced to the philosophy, problems and practical solutions of preservation planning.

This course incorporates concepts of law, economics and planning to provide a holistic analysis of the process by which downtown areas can be revitalized. The course explores the Main Street 4 Point Approach that combines organization, design, promotion, and economic restructuring to accomplish sustainable revitalization of downtowns. The course also considers the effects of current trends in development, such as SmartGrowth and New Urbanism, on the process of downtown revitalization. The course...

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The postprofessional M.Arch. degree is intended for students who have completed an accredited professional architecture degree and who elect to pursue advanced education in architecture with emphasis on urban design

Students are introduced to the study of exterior spaces as they relate to and complement building design. Through lectures, studio problems and field trips, the course explores the historical background of landscape design, theory, site analysis, environmental issues and plant materials.