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Engineering in Urban Planning and Design Study Plan — Birzeit University

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Engineering in Urban Planning and Design Study Plan — Birzeit University

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The Engineering in Urban Planning and Design Study Plan at Birzeit University requires 156 credit hours over 5 academic years. This summary lists the plan's required path by year and semester (56 courses), plus 3 elective pools. Use the interactive plan above to track completed courses and their prerequisites.

First year

First semester · 17 credits

  • ENAR1111 — VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS 11
  • ENAR1211 — Architectural drawing2
  • ENGC1400 — INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 14
  • ENME120 — WORKSHOP2
  • MATH1411 — CALCULUS 14
  • PHYS141 — GENERAL PHYSICS 14

Second semester · 17 credits

  • PHYS111 — GENERAL PHYSICS LAB 11
  • ENAR1311 — Principles of architectural design3
  • ENGC2400 — INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 24
  • ARAB135 — ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS 13
  • MATH1321 — CALCULUS 23
  • PHYS132 — GENERAL PHYSICS 23

Second year

First semester · 15 credits

  • ENAR2101 — Computer-aided design1
  • GEOG230 — INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY3
  • ENAR2232 — Visual skills 22
  • ENAR2311 — Architectural design 13
  • GEOG232 — PRINCIPLES OF CARTOGRAPHY3
  • ENPL234 — History of spatial planning and landscape3

Second semester · 16 credits

  • ENPL232 — Landscape design3
  • ENPL2260 — horticulture2
  • ENAR229 — HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE2
  • ENPL2330 — Principles of spatial planning 13
  • ENPL335 — LEGISLATION AND LAWS OF SPATIAL PLANNING3
  • ENPL2380 — Geographic information systems3

Summer semester · 3 credits

  • ARAB136 — ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS 23

Third year

First semester · 18 credits

  • ENAR329 — Architecture theories2
  • ENAR2361 — Building construction 13
  • ENPL3340 — Principles of spatial planning 23
  • ENPL3120 — Technical and visual skills in spatial planning1
  • SOCI333 — URBAN SOCIOLOGY3
  • ENPL3343 — Road planning and development3
  • ENCE2320 — STATICS3

Second semester · 17 credits

  • CULS331 — MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION3
  • ENCE3270 — SURVEYING FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING ENGINEERING2
  • ENCE3170 — SURVEYING LAB FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING ENGINEERING1
  • ENPL3310 — Open spaces design3
  • ENPL336 — Theories of spatial planning and Landscape3
  • ENPL3210 — Planning in Palestine2
  • GEOI3340 — SPATIAL STATISTICAL ANALYSIS3

Fourth year

First semester · 16 credits

  • ENPL421 — Environmental planning2
  • ENCE3391 — Transportation engineering3
  • ENPL433 — Introduction to infrastructure planning3
  • ENPL425 — Landscape ecology2
  • ENPL431 — Rehabilitation of historical sites3
  • ENPL4313 — Housing design3

Second semester · 13 credits

  • ENPL414 — Seminar in spatial planning1
  • ENPL4320 — Urban development and revitalization3
  • ENPL4370 — Planning and development of rural areas3
  • ENPL4380 — Strategic spatial planning3
  • CULS332 — MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ARAB THOUGHT3

Summer semester · 3 credits

  • ENPL4300 — PRACTICAL TRAINING3

Fifth year

First semester · 10 credits

  • ENAR520 — INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATION PROJECT2
  • ENPL531 — ADVANCED SPATIAL PLANNING3
  • ENPL537 — Principles of regional planning3
  • ENPL529 — LAND ADMINISTRATION2

Second semester · 3 credits

  • ENAR530 — Graduation project3

Elective pools

  • ELECTIVE 1: 2 credit hours chosen from 1 courses
  • ELECTIVE 2: 3 credit hours chosen from 1 courses
  • CONCENTRATION: 3 credit hours chosen from 1 courses

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