Graduate Program of Regional Planning
Head of Department: Prof.Dr. SERAP KAYASÜ
Web address: http://crp.metu.edu.tr
M.S. with thesis in Regional Planning
M.S. Program through courses and thesis aims to provide advanced level of knowledge in the field as well as tools and techniques of research with their implementation within the context of a comprehensive thesis.
Outcomes
- To follow current theoretical discourses and discussions on regional development and to have the knowledge to use them with respect to regional policiesa nd planning practice.
- To have adequate knowledge accumulation that can enable them to get expertise in different fields of regional development and planning.
- To define the problems of regions, the main causes of different problems and to define possible methods in order to solve problems in a systematic way by using their skills and knowledge on regional planning.
- To be able to follow and evaluate new knowledge, new debates and new practices on regional development, planning and other related subjects.
- To be able to use English competently that is necessary for making international joint work and building international networks and to follow international publications and innovative projects in his/her field.
- To have occupational capacity and expertise to realise different types of projects and plans with an utmost quality.
- To undertake responsibility to carry out and organise work on regional planning projects and other spatial planning studies.
- To be able to use the different views of the participants of planning processes in stating priorities in planning and policies and outlining the solutions.
- To be able to disseminate and share the findings of his/her work to others.
- To have social responsibility and occupational ethics.
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RP500 | M.R.P. THESIS | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.0 |
| RP501 | REGIONAL PLANNING STUDIO I | 8 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 16.0 |
| RP511 | PLANNING THEORY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| RP532 | METHODS OF REGIONAL ANALYSIS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| RP534 | CHANGING ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL STRUCTURE | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| RP546 | WORKSHOP ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
| CP509 | INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS IN PLANNING AND DESIGN | 3 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 6.0 |
| CP570 | THESIS SEMINAR | 0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 10.0 |
2 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Regional Planning.
Total minimum credit (ECTS): 29.00
h/w: hours per week