2026-2028 Catalog

Offered at: San Luis Obispo Campus

The minor provides students with an interdisciplinary understanding of the science and the art of city planning and its relationship with other environmental design professionals. The student is provided with an understanding of how growth and change affect the physical, social and economic aspects of the city, including the relationships among land use, transportation, housing and the environment. Courses that build skills in the preparation of plan documents, land use studies and environmental studies are combined with laboratory courses providing opportunities for involvement in community building and plan-making projects.

The minor is excellent preparation for creating visions of the future, participation in government and community organizations. It enhances skills in disciplines that have linkages with cities and the built and natural environments. It provides the student with the knowledge, skills and values that help people build better communities and cities. 

Minor Requirements and Curriculum

The minor must be completed prior to, or at the same time as, the requirements for the bachelor's degree. A major and a minor may not be taken in the same degree program, and a minor is not required for a degree. Requirements for the minor include:
  • At least half of the units must be from upper-division courses (3000-4000 level).
  • At least half of the units must be taken at Cal Poly (in residence).
  • No more than one-third of the units will be taken with credit-no credit grading (CR/NC), not counting courses with mandatory CR/NC. Departments may further limit CR/NC grading if desired.
  • A minimum 2.0 GPA is required in all units counted for completion of the minor.
REQUIRED COURSES
CRP 1212Introduction to City Planning4
Approved Electives
Select from the following:3-4
CRP 1211
Urban Planning History
CRP 1213
Methods of Population and Housing Analysis
CRP 1215
Planning Approaches to a Just City
CRP 1222
The Divided City: Urban Studies on Spatial Justice
CRP 2214
Methods in Land Use and Transportation
Select from the following:11-12
CRP 2457
GIS Applications in Planning
CRP 3303
Smart Cities
CRP 3334
Cities in a Global World
CRP 4325
Planning for Bicycling and Walking
CRP/NR 4408
Water Resource Law and Policy
CRP 4420
Land Use Law
CRP 4428
International Planning and Development
CRP 4442
Planning and Housing
CRP 4445
Green Infrastructure
CRP 4446
Development Review and Entitlement
CRP 4448
Principles of Urban Design
CRP 4455
Transportation Policy and Planning
CRP 4458
Hazard Mitigation Planning and Resilient Design
CRP 4481
Urban Design and Real Estate Development Case Studies
Total Units19