General Information on Undergraduate Program
The aim of the undergraduate program is to train planners who can perceive holistic relationships, develop alternative views (utopian/realist) on how to transform these relationships and produce creative designs for the future and who possess the ability
Outcomes
- Knowledge and internalization of the concepts of social responsibility and public interest
- Giving priority to these concepts in planning and practice
- Commitment to professional ethics and values
- Capacity to independently carry out individual tasks and studies
- Ability to work as a responsible team member as well as a leader in team works
- Professional competency to carry out plans and projects with the utmost quality
- In the fields of planning and design:
* Knowledge of planning theories
* Ability to integrate theory and practice
* Competency in problem definition, critical approach, and usage of analysis methods and techniques
* Skills of inter-disciplinary and multi-dimensional thinking, analysis, synthesis, implementation, and development of alternative plans and design solutions
- In both Turkish and English:
* Knowledge of professional terminology
* Ability to carry out and present original studies
* Skills of expressing oneself
- Lifelong learning skills and attributes
- Competency in process design and management
Undergraduate Curriculum
First Year » First Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| CRP101 | PLANNING STUDIO I | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 10.0 |
| CRP111 | INTRODUCTION TO CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
| CRP135 | GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION FOR PLANNERS | 3 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.0 |
| MATH125 | BASIC MATHEMATICS I | 4 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.0 |
| ENG101 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I | 4 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 6.0 |
| OHS101 | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY-I | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| IS100 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS | 0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 1.0 |
First Year » Second Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| CRP102 | PLANNING STUDIO II | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 10.0 |
| CRP108 | URBANIZATION AND URBAN SOCIOLOGY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
| CRP146 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS IN PLANNING | 3 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.0 |
| MATH126 | BASIC MATHEMATICS II | 4 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.0 |
| BA100 | CAREER PLANNING | 0 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| ENG102 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II | 4 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 6.0 |
Second Year » Third Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| CRP201 | PLANNING STUDIO III | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 10.0 |
| CRP213 | THE CITY IN HISTORY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.0 |
| CRP241 | URBAN TRANSPORT PLANNING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
| CRP290 | SUMMER PRACTICE-MAPPING,TOPOGRAPHY & COMPUTER PRESENT. | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| STAT201 | INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY &STAT. I | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 6.0 |
| ENG211 | ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS | 3 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.0 |
| OHS301 | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - II | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set |
| HIST2201 | PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK I | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| HIST2205 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
Second Year » Fourth Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| CRP202 | PLANNING STUDIO IV | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 10.0 |
| CRP214 | CREATIVE THINKING FOR PLANNERS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
| CRP236 | ECONOMICS FOR PLANNERS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| CRP238 | INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN PLANNING | 3 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 5.0 |
| CRP242 | URBAN GEOGRAPHY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set |
| HIST2202 | PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK II | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| HIST2206 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
Third Year » Fifth Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| CRP301 | PLANNING STUDIO V | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 10.0 |
| CRP341 | URBAN ECONOMICS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
| CRP371 | PLANNING TECHNIQUES | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| CRP382 | LEGAL AND ASPECTS OF PLANNING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
| | ELECTIVE | | | | |
| Any 2 of the following set |
| TURK105 | TURKISH I | 0 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| TURK201 | ELEMENTARY TURKISH | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| TURK303 | TURKISH I | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
Third Year » Six Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| CRP302 | PLANNING STUDIO VI | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 10.0 |
| CRP370 | PRINCIPLES OF HOUSING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
| CRP372 | PLANNING THEORY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4.0 |
| ENVE330 | PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENG. | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| | ELECTIVE | | | | |
| Any 2 of the following set |
| TURK106 | TURKISH II | 0 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| TURK202 | INTERMEDIATE TURKISH | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
| TURK304 | TURKISH II | 0 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.0 |
Fourth Year » Seven Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| CRP401 | PLANNING STUDIO VII | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 10.0 |
| CRP403 | URBAN CONSERVATION PLANNING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 6.0 |
| CRP409 | URBAN POLITICS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| CRP490 | SUMMER PRACTICE:MUNICIPAL,PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PLAN.OFFICE | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
| | ELECTIVE | | | | |
Fourth Year » Eight Semester
| Course Code |
Course Name |
METU Credit |
Contact (h/w) |
Lab (h/w) |
ECTS |
| CRP402 | PLANNING STUDIO VIII | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 10.0 |
| | ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | ELECTIVE | | | | |
| | ELECTIVE | | | | |
h/w: hours per week
