2-Year M. Plan (Urban Planning)

• Prepare balanced and critical analyses/arguments, attentive to the particularities of place, based on theoretical insights and empirical evidence.
• Undertake well-supported diagnoses of the problems and opportunities in given urban development contexts, in ways that reframe strategic opportunities for action.
• Formulate systematic and well-supported strategic action planning proposals, aimed at responding to complex urban development situations, including organisational and institutional development.
• Build presentation, advocacy and negotiation skills.
• Develop research skills including interviewing, conceptual framework formulation, and the ability to analyse a range of information sources.
• Deliver group projects, and negotiate the dynamics of working in diverse teams.
• Operate professionally in unfamiliar environments.

Semester I

Core Subjects

• Housing and Environmental Planning
• Socio-economic basis of Planning
• Planning History and Theory
• Infrastructure and Transport Planning
• CAD and GIS
• Studio Course

Semester 2

Core Subjects

• Urban Heritage Conservation
• Planning Techniques
• Infrastructure Planning
• Sustainable Planning and Development
• Study of Town

Semester 3

Core Subjects

• Urban Development Management
• Urban Governance
• Project Management
• Research Methodology
• Re-planning of an area

Elective Subjects (Any one)

• Planning for Disaster Risk Mitigation and Management OR Energy, Climate Change and Urban Development

Semester 4

Core Subjects

• Financing Development
• Planning Legislation and Professional Practice
• Thesis