PROGRAM INFORMATION
The Master of Science (M.S.) with a major in Urban Analytics program at the University of Florida is designed to equip students with a strong foundation in computing, data analysis and visualization skills for urban science. What sets our program apart is its focus on artificial intelligence with an interdisciplinary support, offering a holistic perspective that goes beyond the limitations of single-discipline urban analytics degrees.
The 36-credit, two-year degree program will offer students a variety of courses in different clusters about urban and regional planning theory (6 credits required), methods (9 credits required), data science (3 credits required), Artificial Intelligence (9 credits required) and database (3 credits required) in collaboration with departments in the College of Engineering. Incoming students will begin the program in the fall semester. Based on their terminal project topic, each student will enroll in URP 6979 for their 6 credits of master’s research project.
Each student will develop a solid base of understanding for data science and AI technologies and have a strong domain knowledge in urban studies and urban planning, understand social justice and equity, become an expert in their chosen field of research, and develop the skills necessary to pursue an independent research and practice agenda in both academia and industry.
Upon completion of this degree, students will be able to think critically and apply AI and Machine Learning methodologies to complex spatial analysis and environmental, and urban planning problems, and integrate technologies with analysis.
For more information, please see our website:https://dcp.ufl.edu/urp/urban-analytics/
URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING DEPARTMENTAL COURSES
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| URP 6007 | Survey of Urban and Regional Planning | 3 |
| URP 6042 | Urban Economy | 3 |
| URP 6059 | Community Engagement | 3 |
| URP 6061 | Planning Administration and Ethics | 3 |
| URP 6100 | Planning Theory and History | 3 |
| URP 6131 | Land Use Planning Law | 3 |
| URP 6132 | Growth Management Seminar | 3 |
| URP 6203 | Planning Research Design | 1-3 |
| URP 6223 | Introduction to Urban Analytics | 3 |
| URP 6224 | Intermediate Urban Analytics | 3 |
| URP 6231 | Quantitative Data Analysis for Planners | 3 |
| URP 6270 | Introduction to Planning Information Systems | 3 |
| URP 6271 | Automation for Geospatial Modeling and Analysis | 3 |
| URP 6272 | Urban Spatial Analysis | 3 |
| URP 6274 | GPS for Planners: Introduction to Global Positioning System | 1 |
| URP 6275 | Intermediate Planning Information Systems | 3 |
| URP 6276 | Internet Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| URP 6277 | Land Use Visioning and Analysis | 3 |
| URP 6278 | Web Mapping and Visualization | 3 |
| URP 6280 | 3D Geospatial Modeling and Visualization | 3 |
| URP 6341 | Urban Planning Project | 1-12 |
| URP 6409 | Sustainable Community Development | 3 |
| URP 6421 | Environmental Land Use Planning and Management | 3 |
| URP 6424 | Sustainable Urbanism in the Americas | 3 |
| URP 6428 | Advanced Environmental Planning | 3 |
| URP 6429 | Natural Resources Planning and Management | 3 |
| URP 6445 | Planning for Climate Change | 3 |
| URP 6526 | Health and the Built Environment | 3 |
| URP 6541 | Economic Development Planning | 3 |
| URP 6542 | Urban Land Economics | 3 |
| URP 6603 | Development Review | 3 |
| URP 6610 | International Development Planning | 3 |
| URP 6645 | Sustainable Urbanism in Europe | 3 |
| URP 6646 | International Perspectives in Urban and Regional Planning | 3 |
| URP 6711 | Transportation and Land Use Coordination | 3 |
| URP 6716 | Transportation Policy and Planning | 3 |
| URP 6743 | Affordable Housing Law | 3 |
| URP 6745 | Housing, Public Policy, and Planning | 3 |
| URP 6821 | Transportation and Land-Use Modeling | 3 |
| URP 6855 | Urban Form in Cities throughout the Americas | 3 |
| URP 6871 | Planning and Design I | 3 |
| URP 6872 | Planning and Design II | 3 |
| URP 6880 | Defensible Space and CPTED in Urban Design | 3 |
| URP 6887 | Advanced Defensible Space in Urban Design | 3 |
| URP 6905 | Exploration and Directed Study | 1-4 |
| URP 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| URP 6920 | Colloquium | 1 |
| URP 6931 | Topical Seminar | 1-4 |
| URP 6941 | Urban Planning Internship | 1-3 |
| URP 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
| URP 6979 | Master's Research Project | 1-6 |
COLLEGE OF DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND PLANNING COURSES
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DCP 6205 | Ecological Issues in Sustainability and the Built Environment | 3 |
| DCP 6212 | Sustainable Design Issues: Ecology, Architecture, and Planning | 4 |
| DCP 6217C | WELL Building Strategies (WELL Practicum) | 6 |
| DCP 6218 | Developing Sustainable Projects | 3 |
| DCP 6221 | Economics of Sustainability in the Built Environment | 3 |
| DCP 6230 | Integrated Sustainable Development Studio | 6 |
| DCP 6301 | Sustainable Planning and Design Studio | 6 |
| DCP 6701 | World Heritage Research and Stewardship | 3 |
| DCP 6710 | History and Theory of Historic Preservation | 3 |
| DCP 6711C | Built Heritage: History and Materials Conservation I | 3 |
| DCP 6712C | Built Heritage: History and Materials Conservation II | 3 |
| DCP 6714C | Built Heritage Documentation I | 3 |
| DCP 6715 | Built Heritage Documentation II | 3 |
| DCP 6716 | Cultural Resource Management | 3 |
| DCP 6718 | Current Topics in Historic Preservation | 3 |
| DCP 6730 | Preservation Policy | 3 |
| DCP 6905 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
| DCP 6931 | Special Topics in Design, Construction, and Planning | 1-4 |
| DCP 6943 | Cultural Resource Survey | 3 |
| DCP 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-9 |
| DCP 6979 | Master's Research Project | 1-6 |
| DCP 7790 | Doctoral Core 1: Paradigms and Theories of Inquiry | 3 |
| DCP 7794 | Doctoral Core 4: Research Assessment and Professional Preparation | 1 |
| DCP 7911 | Doctoral Core 2: Foundations of Research Design and Methodologies | 3 |
| DCP 7940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-3 |
| DCP 7949 | Professional Internship | 1-5 |
| DCP 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| DCP 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
| DCP 7981 | Doctoral Core 3: Academic Writing for Publication | 3 |