Theory of Urbanism : UP 107
Mathematical Modeling : UP 111
Scientific Method : UP 122
Urban Sociology : UP 2051
Planning of New Communities : UP 208
- This course is designed to provide an introduction to the fundamentals of the new city planning. The course is concerned with the multidisciplinary field and
practice of new city planning. It includes a review of historical approaches to urban planning and current movements in the field, as well as discussion of the elements of urban form, theories of
good city form, scales of urban design, implementation approaches, and challenges and opportunities for the discipline. Learning from cities via fieldwork is an integral part of the course. Each
student or group of students selects a new city planning project and goes through the methodology ending by a spatial master plan.
Urban Economics : UP 2101
Housing (1) : UP 213
- This course is a basic subject for undergraduate students. it is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding about housing problems ,
policies and planning. The first part of the course gives student a general review about the progress of housing policies in Egypt and the implications of these policies on housing problem. The
second part discusses the characteristics of different housing social groups with their different needs, requirements in design housing units. The last part provides different housing examples
implemented in the new Egyptian cities.
Planning of Existing Urban Communities : UP 214
- This course is designed to provide an introduction to the fundamentals of city planning. The student selects an existing city, visiting its problems by site visit
and identifying the local social requirements. In the first part, the course provides the student with the planning methodology steps starting by collecting data, data analysis, problem solving,
and presentation methods that are essential for practicing planners. The second part is to teach student how to form the city vision, development scenarios, planning alternatives and spatial
master plan.
Urban Management & Legislation : UP 2161
Planning of Urban Areas : UP 310
Planning of Local Communities : UP 311
- The course uses an innovative teaching model based on community participation in planning of small communities. The course is based on teaching student the
following subjects: social planning methods, types of local communities in Egypt, local community characteristics and needs, different planning methods dealing with local community, planning by
participation methodology. The student selects a small village, visiting its problems, opportunities and identifying the local social requirements by real participation.
Detailed Planning (1) : UP 312
Planning of Specialized Areas : UP 315
Urban Development Management : UP 316
Detailed Planning (2) : UP 317
Selected Topics in Urban Planning : UP 3186
Graduation Project (1) : UP 3 UP 1
Graduation Project (2) : UP 3 UP 2
Profession Practice : UP 381
Housing (2): Housing Categories & Prototypes : UP 320
- The course is a detailed description for housing subjects. It is designed to give student the first steps in design housing areas. The course gives a solid
background about the different social groups with their different requirements is design housing units. It also offers different prototypes of housing units and building. The course is also based
on a practical exercise to design a housing unit and how it can be assembled in a small cluster.
Management of Urban Development Projects : UP 322
Planning of Residential Areas : UP 325
- It provides an overview of techniques and specified programs, policies, and strategies that are (and have been) directed at neighborhood design. It gives students
an opportunity to reflect on their personal sense of the housing and community development process. The course includes the following: design objectives and principles, social requirements and
spatial needs, circulation and parking design, public and private spaces. The course is also based on a practical project for each group of students to design a selected neighborhood in the new
cities.
Housing Economics : UP 326
- This module covers public finance and housing markets, housing finance policy, and the local authority, housing association, private rented and the owner
occupation sectors of the housing market, backup policies for low income, and interaction between housing supply and demand in housing market. It offers comparative perspectives on the housing
market
Housing Policies and Legislation : UP 3234
- The course is mainly designed for undergraduate students registered in the housing path group and an optional course for the planning path group. This course
examines the effectiveness and limitations of the law, critical approaches to tenancy law issues, and the synthesis of issues surrounding modern tenancy law. It includes a review for the
different national housing laws and regulations launched during the last fifty years and also presents some recommendations for the success of future housing policies.
Select Topics in Housing : UP 3233
Graduation Project (1) : UP 3 HO 1
Graduation Project (2): UP 3 HO 2