Urban Planning, Minor
Understand how communities can use alternative transportation, develop housing solutions and forge community partnerships for urban revitalization. Study the issues experienced by urban areas and the planning tools used to tackle those issues.
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Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Minor description
Urban Planning minor description
If you wish to gain a further understanding of your community, from the neighborhood to the national level, you can benefit from an urban planning minor. The program provides you with insights into how neighborhoods are created and the effects of neighborhood planning on residents.
Why earn an urban planning minor at ASU?
ASU ranks No. 1 in the combined fields of geography, planning and development, ahead of UC Berkeley, UCLA and Wisconsin, in the 2025 SCImago integrative rankings of higher education institutions in the U.S.
At ASU's School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, you study in a program that connects urban planning with related disciplines like geographic information systems and geography. Coursework lets you explore how communities use land and resources, how neighborhoods take shape, and how planning tools address pressing urban challenges.
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Beyond the classroom, you can strengthen your education, build community, and grow professionally through ASU's Student Planning Association.
Courses
This undergraduate minor includes courses focused on a specialized topic, so you can advance your skills for further professional opportunities. Explore all courses below:
2026-2027 Catalog Year
The minor requires 18 credit hours. A "C" minimum is required for all courses in the minor, although students must maintain a 3.00 GPA in the post-baccalaureate certificate program.
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The minor requires completion of 18 credit hours, of which at least 12 must be upper division. A minimum of six upper-division credit hours must be taken from The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. When selecting courses, the college offering the course can be identified by viewing the course details in Class Search. Only courses completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a scale of 4.00) or better can be used to satisfy minor requirements. |
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PUP 301 Introduction to Urban Planning
3 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 3 |
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PUP Elective
6 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 6 |
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Upper Division
PUP Elective
9 credit hours
Minimum
grade:C
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C | 9 |
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.
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Enrollment requirements
GPA Requirement: None
Incompatible Majors: BSP in urban planning
Other Enrollment Requirements: None
Current ASU undergraduate students may pursue a minor and have it recognized on their ASU transcript at graduation. Minor requirements appear on the degree audit once the minor is added. Certain major and minor combinations may be deemed inappropriate by the college or department of either the major program or the minor. Courses taken for the minor may not count toward both the major and minor.
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Careers this urban planning minor prepares you for
The urban planning minor introduces students to the fields of urban, regional and environmental planning. Students in the minor program can explore the theories, methods and practices of many urban planning topics, including:
- comprehensive planning
- planning law
- public policy formulation
- site planning
- socioeconomic and environmental analyses
- sustainable planning
- urban design
Contact information
Use the contact information below to get in touch if you're a current student or have general questions.
School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
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COOR 5681
SGSUP.advising@asu.edu
480-965-7533
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