Program Overview

Department of Urban and Regional Planning

The Department of Urban and Regional Planning at ITU Faculty of Architecture is a leading institution in planning education and profession in Turkey. The department's vision is to create a milieu of innovative, creative, and productive education, research, and planning practice at national and international levels.

Education

The Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning program is designed to guide future planners who comprehend the life, space, and community to lead the future. The program aims to:

• Inquire and capture holistic relationships
• Produce analytical knowledge
• Integrate scientific knowledge with creative and intellectual identity
• Develop itself through innovations
• Act with the motto of equity, public interest, and right to the city

Program Details

• The program has been serving since the academic year with one of the largest groups of academic staff in Turkey.
• 30% of the classes in the curriculum have been in English since 1997 to educate Urban Planners who can pursue their profession internationally.
• 100% English education started in the academic year.
• The program consists of mandatory and elective courses as well as studios.
• The total number of credits is 156 (240 ECTS).
• The curriculum is designed to encourage participation in not only international exchange programs but also in double-major and minor programs between diverse disciplines.

Program Structure

The program is structured to provide students with a comprehensive education in urban and regional planning, with a focus on:

• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Production of genuine and high-quality knowledge
• Integration of rich tradition with contemporary achievements
• Reflection of scientific knowledge in social life through the advancement of public interest

Research and Practice

The department endures its education, research, and practice activities as a worldwide competing research university, aiming to:

• Produce genuine and high-quality knowledge
• Compete and preserve its recognition nationally and internationally
• Lead a milieu of innovative, creative, and productive faculty
• Reflect the scientific knowledge in social life through the advancement of public interest