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• PLN 202: Real Estate Practice

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides students with an overview of real estate practice in Pennsylvania, including the various facets of the real estate business and the techniques, procedures, and ethics involved in real estate transactions. The course will prepare real estate professionals to following proper procedures and behave ethically to protect the interests of consumers in the provision of services. This is one of the two courses required to sit for the Pennsylvania Real Estate Salesperson License Examination.
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• PLN 214: Introduction to Planning

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  The methods of analyzing problems of urban and regional planning. Emphasis is placed on systems of housing, recreation, transportation, industry, and commerce.
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• PLN 301: Planning History, Theory, and Ethics

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Planning theory is crucial to understanding how planners make decisions. Making ethical decisions is a critical component in the everyday life of an urban planner. This course takes an in-depth look at various planning theories including comprehensive, incremental, mixed scanning, advocacy, equity, and radical approaches to planning while adhering to the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) code of ethics and conduct. Students examine the history and evolution of planning; planning within a democracy; how planning influences society; new directions within the field, including sustainability; and finally the relationship between planning theory, practice, and ethical decision making. As a result, it will enable students to critically understand the purpose and contribution of planning within society as well as the role of the planner, including the issues of planning ethics, professional standards and conduct, and principles of the AICP Code of Ethics.
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• PLN 302: Community Engagement Techniques

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course focuses on qualitative methods and citizen engagement techniques for planning practice. Discussion centers on citizen participation, social justice, governance and working with under-represented populations. The course includes how to conduct a community survey, structure a public meeting, conduct a focus group, and other methods planners use to bring meaningful citizen participation into community decision-making.
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• PLN 316: Planning for Resilient Communities and Natural Disasters

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will focus on urban planning practices that help mitigate the impacts of various disasters to make resilient cities. It will provide students with the capacity to develop planning and public service skills to understand, diagnose and address causes, consequences, and mitigation and adaptation measures for a wide variety of emergencies and disasters. The course is both international and place-based in scope, with an emphasis on identifying best practices to help local communities survive the impact of major disasters.
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• PLN 318: Economic Development Planning

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is concerned with the spatial patterns of economic activities, including production, consumption, and settlement. It provides an understanding of their location and the processes of change. The course is both international and place-based in scope, with an emphasis on economic concepts and the global economy, and the local impacts of global economic forces, as well as the role that the local public sector plays in generating economic development (jobs, employment, and tax base). The class is geared both to students interested in exploring the role of the public sector in facilitating private sector investment and those interested in preparing themselves for a career position in planning, economic development, real estate, or public policy in general.
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• PLN 320: Land Use Planning

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  An inquiry into the development of comprehensive land use studies by governmental and private agencies, emphasizing the development of skills in problem identification and resolution. Prerequisite:    PLN 320 requires a prerequisite of PLN 214.
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• PLN 322: Land Development Controls

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  An insight into the "why" and "how" of land development, emphasizing the role of local government in zoning, subdivision regulation, and other land regulations. Prerequisite:    PLN 322 requires a prerequisite of PLN 214.
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• PLN 326: Quantitative Analysis in Geography and Planning

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Applications of basic statistical techniques to problems of spatial significance, emphasizing the adaptation of technique to problem, and the understanding and interpretation of specific analytical methods as applied to real-world situations. Prerequisite:    PLN 326 requires a prerequisite of MAT 103 or MAT 115 or MAT 113 or MAT 143 or MAT 121 or MAT 161 or MAT 131 or MAT 199.
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• PLN 331: Transportation Planning

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Transportation planning is a key component of our communities and regions. This course addresses the various components of the transportation system of an urban area and the planning processes to provide transportation facilities as integral elements of the urban community. The primary geographical focus is the metropolitan area. The student will consider the various modes of the transportation system: automobile, rail, mass transit, air, water, bikeways and pedestrian components. Each mode is addressed in terms of systems elements: governance, financing, the planning process, environmental aspects and sustainability. The course is appropriate for the student new to community planning as well as the student who has focused interested in transportation planning and considerations it encompasses. The course serves as a base of career building in community planning; transportation planning; or serving as a base of knowledge for the informed citizen and user of the transportation system in a sustainable manner.
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