Transnational Planning Stream
Many academic planning programs in the U.S. structure their specializations and areas of concentration such that international planning issues are covered in a separate subfield labeled "international planning" or "international development planning" that is intended to serve a distinct professional career path. In contrast, the Department of Urban and Regional Planning recognizes that even students preparing to practice solely within the United States benefit from exposure to international best practices in various planning subfields as well as an understanding of the implications of growing international linkages among cities and regions. Moreover, those students that are seeking careers specifically in international development planning and related fields are best served by developing expertise within one or more substantive planning concentrations (land use and transportation, community development, economic development, sustainable design and development, GIS) in addition to knowledge of the international planning field.
DURP's Transnational Planning Stream is therefore not designed as a separate concentration, but rather as a set of courses and learning opportunities supplementing the Department's other concentrations. This is a unique aspect of the curriculum at UIUC: transnational planning education is designed to work with, rather than in lieu of, other planning subfields.
The Transnational Planning Stream seeks to promote critical
thinking and analytical skills by focusing on the history of
international development planning, globalization as an influence
on the growth and development of foreign and domestic cities
and regions, the ethics and politics of contemporary development,
and international planning theory and practice. To achieve
these, Transnational Planning Stream stresses combining
classroom learning with field-based experiences via participatory
action research, study and research abroad, and internship with
local and international organizations.
Recommended Courses
| Recommendation |
Number |
Course |
Foundations:
Highly recommended |
UP 423
UP 429
|
Introduction to International Planning
(Offered every Fall)
Professional Seminar in International Planning Practice (to be offered Spring 09)
|
| Suggested: Other DURP courses of interest to students in TNP stream |
UP 555
|
Regional Development Theory (to be offered Spring 09)
|
| UP 428 |
International Planning Studio/ workshop (offered every summer in Costa Rica) |
| UP 499 |
International Environmental Issues (to be offered during the second half of Fall 08) |
| UP 521 |
Seminar in International/Transnational Development Planning (to be offered Spring 09 every other year) |
| UP 424 |
Cities and Planning in World Regions (to be offered Spring 09 with focus on Eastern and Central Europe) |
| Also, UP494 and UP 59 Special Topics in Planning (unique course offerings each semester - past courses include Gender & Race in Community Development Planning, Gender & Dev in Russian & Former Republics, Community Economic Development. Immigration, Diversity and Planning will be offered Spring 09. |
Other TNP-Related Courses in the University
Students may also consider electives from among the vast range of offerings on campus. For example, in addition to the course offerings through the area studies centers and programs listed here, the Department of Sociology has a strong transnational studies concentration and an active seminar series and workshop, and faculty in the departments of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Geography, and Economics regularly offer courses of relevance to transnational planning.
| Courses with specific language or regional focus |
Courses with international and global focus |
| Number |
Course |
Number |
Course |
Number |
Course |
| AAS 397 |
Asian Families in America |
ACE 387 |
Textiles in the Global Economy |
HIST 519 |
Colonialism & Postcolonialism |
| AFST 425 |
Southern Africa Race & Power |
ACE 411 |
Environment and Development |
HDFS 470 |
International Families |
| AFRO 460 |
Slavery in the United States |
ACE 451 |
Agriculture in International Development |
LAW 657 |
International Human Rights Law |
| ANTH 484 |
American Indian Studies |
ACE 455 |
Intl. Trade in Food & Agriculture |
LAW 798 |
Globalization |
| BALT 415 |
Baltic History and Culture |
ACE 551 |
International Food Policy I |
LIR 555 |
Labor in Less Developing Countries |
| EALC 392 |
Chinese Foreign Policy |
ACE 556 |
International Food Policy II |
PS 380 |
Internation Cooperation |
| EALC 421 |
Soc-Econ Historic Modern China |
AIS 485 |
Indigenous Transnationalisms |
PS 386 |
International Law |
| EALC 485 |
Family and Gender in China |
ANTH 402 |
Transnational Islam |
PS 389 |
International Communications |
| GER 401 |
Global Issues in German |
ANTH 504 |
Colonialism & Post Colonialism |
PS 395 |
International Organization |
| HIST 472 |
Immigrant America |
ANTH 505 |
Global Modernities |
PS 396 |
International Conflict |
| LLS 379 |
Latina/os and the City |
COMM 377 |
Global Communications |
PS 398 |
Strategic International Relations |
| LLS 412 |
Hispanics in the U.S |
COMM 389 |
International Communications |
PS 457 |
Governing Globalization |
| LLS 422 |
US Latina and Latino Families |
ECON 420 |
International Economics |
PS 543 |
Global Democratization |
| PS 418 |
Language & Minorities in Europe |
ECON 450 |
Development Economics |
PS 583 |
International Organizations |
| RSOC 443 |
Social Changes in Developing Areas |
ECON 520 |
International Trade Theory |
PS 584 |
International Cooperation |
| RUSS 460 |
Russian Culture Studies |
ECON 550 |
Economics of Development and Growth |
PS 587 |
Research Seminar in International Relations |
| RUSS 461 |
Russia and the Other |
ECON 521 |
Topics in International Economics |
PS 589 |
Topics in International Relations |
| SOC 321 |
Gender and Latina/o Migration |
ECON 551 |
Topics in Development Economics |
SOC 364 |
Impacts of Globalization |
| SOC 328 |
Asian Americans & Inequalities |
EPS 530 |
Education and Globalization |
SOC 367 |
Globalization Dynamics Debates |
| SOCW 412 |
Hispanics in the U.S |
GEOG 410 |
Geography of Development and Under Development |
SOC 463 |
Social Change in Developing Areas |
| SPAN 301 |
Culture of Spain |
GEOG 484 |
Migration and Spatial Interact |
SOC 465 |
Empire and War |
| UKR 113 |
Ukrainian Culture |
GEOG 520 |
Political Ecology |
SOC 466 |
New Modernities South |
| GEOG 453 |
Russia and Eurasia |
GEOG 557 |
Seminar in Regional Science |
SOC 560 |
Globalization Dynamics Debates |
| GEOG 455 |
Geography of Central &South
Africa |
GLBL 356 |
Comparitive Political Economy |
SOC 561 |
Developing Theories |
| GWS 480 |
Gender Relations & International Development |
SOC 562 |
Seminar in Transnational Studies |
Career Paths
Living in an increasingly globalized and
interconnected world, exposure to transnational issues, gives an
increased range of opportunity for students. DURP international
planning activities and programs and its Transnational Planning
Stream opens several such career paths for a graduating student.
The students may combine their understanding of transnational processes
with any of the concentration areas to develop the right skills
for the career of their choice. Most concentrations also provide
a list of career options for students who wish to combine their
concentration with the TNP stream, and this information is available
on the respective concentration webpage. This stream also provides
opportunities for students who want to work domestically but are
also interested in opportunities abroad. In short, wishing
to work abroad or within the US upon graduation, students who combine
their area of concentration with the TNP stream, only widen their
future career opportunities.
Additional Information
See the department’s International Activities and Programs webpage for information on the range of international programs and activities offered by the department and campus.
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