Minor Program in City and Regional Planning
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Minor Program in City and Regional Planning
The program emphasizes interdisciplinary perspectives and ethical planning practice, equipping students to collaborate effectively with planners and public institutions in professional contexts. Designed to complement diverse majors, the minor enables students to apply planning approaches to their own fields -such as architecture, engineering, social sciences, environmental studies and public administration—while strengthening their capacity to engage with real-world urban challenges and contribute to socially responsible decision-making.
The program is, in principle, open to all students from any department of METU and consists of two must courses and four electives to be chosen from the following lists of courses. Successful completion of these courses grants students with a Minor Diploma in City Planning, but does not entitle them to the right to exercise the profession.
In order to complete the Minor Program in City Planning, 6 (six) courses from the list below should be successfully passed. Please aware that at least 2 (two) of the courses should be taken from the (MUST HAVE ELECTIVE) section and other 4 (four) courses can be chosen among the list below. For the course substitution please consult with the Minor program coordinator since students can add maximum 2 (two) courses on both major and minor programs according to METU Directive for Minor Programs (https://oidb.metu.edu.tr/en/middle-east-technical-university-directive-minor-programs).
* Starting from 2024-2025 Autumn Semester City Planning Minor Program has been changed as follows.
Courses Offered By CP Minor Program from 2024-2025 academic year autumn semester:
** For your course loads and information related with our minor program please consult with Minor Program Coordinator, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meltem Şenol Balaban (mbalaban@metu.edu.tr), Room number: 310 at Annex Building, Faculty of Architecture.