172 / FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION specializations include growth management, planning/ geographic systems; environmental planning; real estate/ development; urban design; and housing, community, and economic development. Students are also encouraged to take advantage of the extensive faculty, course offerings, and other resources available in the College of Architecture and throughout the University. The Department has two research centers: The Geofacilities Planning and Informa- tion Center and the Center for Community Redevelopment. The curriculum is supported by adequate studio and individual study space in close proximity to architectural and landscape architecture laboratories, an extensive com- puter laboratory, and a visual aid library. Variation from the core studies may be approved by the Department if the student can demonstrate education and experience to the faculty which would support such an alternative. The M.A.U.R.P. degree is accredited by the Planning Accredi- tation Board, a joint undertaking of the American Institute of Certified Planners and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, for having achieved the highest appli- cable standards for graduate education in the field of planning. Graduates of the Department are prepared to practice urban and regional planning. The Department of Urban and Regional Planning and the College of Law offer a concurrent degree program. Admis- sion to the joint degree program must be simultaneous. In addition, the Department along with the Department of Architecture offers a specialization in planning and com- munity conservation. Areas of concentration with other programs in the Graduate School may be developed to meet the individual needs of students. In addition to course work the student is required to complete an internship with a public or private planning office and the student must complete a thesis or terminal project. The department reserves the right to retain student work for purposes of record, exhibition, or instruction. ARC 6644-Modeling Techniques in Architectural Acoustics (3) Theory and practice of ultrasonic, computer, and other tech- niques used to model human subjective response to sound and their application in the design of buildings. ARC 7790-Doctoral Core I (3) Philosophy, theory, and history of inquiry into the processes of design, urban development, and building systems. ARC 7792-Doctoral Core II (3) Prereq: ARC 7790. Urban, environmental, and legal systems in the context of urban develop- ment. ARC 7794-Doctoral Seminar (1; max: 4) Current planning, architecture, development, and construction theories. ARC 7911-Advanced Architectural Research 1 (3) Prereq: STA 6167. Architectural, planning, and construction research design with relevant mathematical and computer methods. ARC 7912-Advanced Architectural Research II (3) Prereq:ARC 7911. Conduct of research in architecture, planning, and con- struction. ARC 7979-Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study of for students who have been admitted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U. ARC 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U. URP 6042-Urban and Regional Systems (3) Theoryof urban and regional areas, trade, and growth. URP 6061-Planning Administration and Ethics (3) Administra- tion and management of public and private planning offices; ethics of planning profession. URP 6100-Planning Theory and History (3) History of planning and the associated development of theory. Synoptic versus dis- jointed incrementalism and the political setting for comprehen- sive planning are emphasized. URP 6101-Planning and Design I (3) Lectures, readings, and exercises in planning research and design methods. Emphasis on design graphics and other means of communication. URP 6102-Planning and Design 11 (3; max: 6) Advanced lec- tures, readings, and exercises in planning research and design methods. Emphasis on urban and regional planning design prob- lems. The focus may vary and will be determined by prospective students and the instructor. URP 6103-Urban Design and Special District Planning (3) Prereq: URP 6101. Explores the practice of urban design and special district planning. Emphasis on applied methods, case studies, and synthesis of form. URP 6131-Growth Management Powers I (3) Introduction to regulatory and nonregulatory techniques of plan implementation. Relationship of law and politics to the planning process. Police power as the basis for regulation. Mandatory planning and status of adopted comprehensive plans. URP 6132-Growth Management Powers II (3) Prereq: URP 6131. Traditional and innovative approaches to the control of land use. Zoning, subdivision regulation, and other land use control codes. Growth management in modern context. URP 6141-Comprehensive Planning and Evaluation (3) Lec- tures, readings, and field experiences. Analysis of comprehensive planning tasks and methods of plan evaluation, often using regional or river basin, Caribbean, Latin American, and Florida case studies. URP 6231-Planning Methods I (3) Quantitative and qualitative statistical methods for planners. Introduction to census and demo- graphic data systems; emphasis on computer applications. URP 6261-Planning Methods II (3) Prereq: URP 6231. Ad- vanced quantitative and qualitative methods for planners; empha- sis on large-scale data files and computer graphics. URP 6271-Planning Information Systems (3) Prereq: URP6261. Advanced work in planning and analysis using large data bases with emphasis on development monitoring systems and informa- tion systems in planning. URP 6272-Advanced Planning Information Systems (3) Prereq: URP 6271. Theoretical and practical knowledge about the struc- ture, use, and architecture of georeference data base systems. Discussion of spatial relationships which exist between network and area related systems. Development and maintenance of geographic information systems as related to urban and regional planning. URP 6312-Land Development Planning and Evaluation (3) Standards, criteria, policies, design techniques, and research systems used in designating proposed general distribution; loca- tion and extent of the uses of land and of population densities for all public and private land use categories as established by law, regulation, and social and economic justification at all levels of government in the U.S. and abroad. URP 6315-Special District Project (1-12; max: 12) Examination of planning for districts such as historic, town centers, or special neighborhood redevelopment projects. H. URP 6341-Urban Planning Project (1-12; max: 12) Projects encompass city wide comprehensive planning examining the interaction of urban and social systems cast in scenarios of future growth and development. H. URP 6421-Environmental Impact Statements (3) Management and decision-making aspects of impact statements under the U.S. Environmental Protection Act, Florida's Land and Water Manage- ment Act of 1972, and as a component of a comprehensive planning process. URP 6541-Economic Development Planning (3) Major interna- tional and national economic development theory, issues and trends as they affect local economic development planning, methods, and practice. URP 6542-Land Use and Economic Development (3) Review of land economics within the context of urban and regional plan- ning. URP 6543-Seminar in Capital Improvement Finance (1) Meth- ods and means of local government finance of capital improve- ments. URP 6601-State Planning (3) History, development, and ad- ministration of state planning in the twentieth century with emphasis on recent growth management initiatives.