Revision of the Certificate in Urban Design
The revised certificate program substitutes PLAN 1900 in the list of core courses with a new
course PLAN 4050 or PLAN 5985. This change provides the certificate students with a better
foundation for understanding urban form and design issues. The list of elective courses is also
revised to remove PLAN 3021 and PLAN 3051 which are core courses for the BS in Urban and
Regional Planning and invariably created a need for course substitution. Four other courses were
added to enhance the elective course list.
Certificate Program Description
The course of study for the certificate enhances the creative, visualization, and graphic abilities required
for design and planning professions. Students engage in design projects that deal with streetscapes,
urban regeneration, downtown revitalization, historic preservation, public squares, and smart community
planning. The certificate program allows students to develop specialized competencies in urban design
and prepares them to engage in professional practice in the public sectors. Students gain interdisciplinary
knowledge about physical, environmental, aesthetic, and social planning issues that confront
contemporary cities. To qualify for admission to the certificate program, students must hold good
academic standing and be admitted to an undergraduate degree at East Carolina University. To qualify
for the award of the Certificate in Urban Design, students must complete a series of core and elective
courses as well as a final project that allows them to integrate all the knowledge and skills acquired
throughout the program. Students must maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA in the certificate courses and
finish the certificate program during the course of their undergraduate studies. The certificate requires a
minimum of 15 s.h. as follows:
CORE COURSES:
PLAN 4003. Urban Form and Design (3)
PLAN 4046. Planning and Design Studio (3)
PLAN 4050. World Architecture and Urbanism or PLAN 5985: Planning for Historic Preservation (3) (This
substitutes for PLAN 1900. Planning for the Human Environment)
ELECTIVE COURSES (two courses from the following):
IDMR 4750. Interior Design for Adaptive Reuse (3)
ART 4950. Twentieth-Century Architecture (3)
GEOG 3004. Urban Geography (3)
DESN 3030, 3031. Architectural Design and Drafting (3)
PLAN 3021. Introduction to Planning Techniques (3) to be removed
PLAN 3051. Introduction to GIS in Planning (3) to be removed
DESN 3038, 3039. Sustainable Design (3) to be added
PLAN 4021. Advanced GIS Applications in Planning (3) to be added
PLAN 5985. Historic Preservation Planning (3) to be added
PLAN 4050. World Architecture and Urbanism (3) to be added
1. Names of Associated Faculty
Burne, Al; Lecturer, Planning Program, Dept. of Geography
Hankins, Wes; Associate Professor Emeritus, Planning Program, Dept. of Geography
Kashef, Mohamad; Assistant Professor, Planning Program, Dept. of Geography
Tilley, John, A.; Associate Professor, Department of History
Wubneh, Mulatu; Professor and Director, Planning Program, Dept. of Geography
Graziani, Ron; Professor, School of Art and Design
Chin, Bob; Professor, Dept. of Technology Systems
Warsco, Katherine; Professor and Chair, Interior Design
2. Name of Certificate Coordinator
Mohamad Kashef, Assistant Professor, Planning Program, Dept. of Geography