Introduction to the history and evolution of urban planning theories and pioneering theorists that influenced and shaped urban environments in different western and Arab countries, the lessons learned from the application of significant theories in different cities and projects, Various sciences and aspects interacting with urban planning theories and profession, and the predictions and road maps to future urban planning and design theories in the booming information age.

The course is intended to cover all the basic principles, definitions, concepts and elements of urban design and their role in the process of urban development. In addition to the process and approaches needed at macro and micro levels, the traditional and current trends in urban design profession, Visual studies, spatial analysis and Conceptual design, Major elements and determinants of urban form and spaces.

The man-built environment field influence on the quality of life, spatial categories, and environmental behavior. The course focuses on the theories and dimensionality of man – environment interaction such as perception, cognition, preference, behavior and ecology. In addition to the study of mental images, privacy, personal space, social interaction, crowdedness, territoriality, adaptation, and the projection of all behavioral, mental, ecological and other environmental issues on urban design projects.

Principles of scientific methods and its applications to urban planning researches, and the process of research and writing planning papers, thesis, and technical reports.

Continuation of the work carried out on the program stage during the previous semester, the student is required to finalize the planning proposals, including presentation boards, and comprehensive report, which would reflect the student's readiness and capability to enter the urban planning profession.

The student should prepare the Urban Planning Program for the Graduation Project, through research and collection of primary and secondary data, Analysis of technical data, Definition of the project problem, Formulation of goals and preliminary alternatives. Then he writes a technical report including all the data gathered through this stage, analysis, goals, alternatives and strategies. The studied project should be associated with a real project being undertaken by the government or a private organization.

the process of planning a new town, the data gathering stage, site selection, different factors that influence shaping the new town in both macro and micro levels, and the size, function, demography, economy, housing, road network, and infrastructure of the proposed plan for a certain new town.

The study, planning, and design of an existing district or town center, and the process of redeveloping the blighted areas , with defining its problems, making a contextual analysis, internal and external determinants, forces, and potentials, strategies of planning  and design and the role of socio-economic and cultural dimensions in developing the studied area.

Skills and principles of site analysis and design... Site Selection and Data Gathering, Theme Definition and Site Analysis, Detailed Program and Preliminary Design Concept, Preparation of Final Drawings and Model