Urban and Regional Planning - Urban Design
Bachelor of Science – B.S.
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Undergraduate
About the Program
Improve the well-being of communities by creating inviting, functional public spaces. The urban design option is designed to explore ideas around placemaking, tools, and techniques that make cities beautiful, livable, and meaningful to their inhabitants.
The Polytechnic Experience
Connect theory with hands-on fieldwork and professional practice. Engage in lectures, seminars, and group activities while working on real, to-scale local projects for actual clients. Learn from expert faculty and alumni, apply the latest design technology, and develop solutions that improve communities.
Career Outcomes
Courses
Cal Poly Pomona’s Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning option in Urban Design emphasizes the importance of physical design in urban planning, particularly in the context of the growing interest in place-making. This option equips students with the ideas, tools, and techniques needed to create cities that are beautiful, livable, and meaningful to their inhabitants. Through a combination of theory, fieldwork, and professional practice, students engage in a dynamic learning process that includes lectures, field studies, seminars, independent study, and collaborative group activities. This holistic approach ensures that graduates are well-prepared to address the interconnected challenges of urban design.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Peter J Pitassi Design Scholarship
Open to freshman, sophomore and incoming transfer students majoring in Architecture, Landscape Architecture or Urban and Regional Planning with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. This scholarship award is $2,000.
Accreditation
Plan the Future of Cities
The Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board.