SAMPLE COURSE PLAN
Aug. 11, 2021, 5:21 p.m.

YEAR 1: SEMESTER 1

Code Course Credit Points Contact Hours
1.3 Presentation and Group Facilitation 1.5 1
1.5 Academic Writing and Research Paper Preparation 1 1.5
Workshop – Planning Practice I/II/III - Planning Cycle: Analysis, Planning, Implementation 6 4
3.1 Land Use Planning and Environmental Management 3 2
3.3 Climate Change and Resilience 3 2
3.4 Human Settlement Planning and Housing Policy 3 2
4.1 Quantitative Spatial Analysis 2 1.5
4.4 Demography and Population Projections 1 1
5.1 Development Theories and Urban Form 3 2
5.3 Theories and Methods of Planning 2 1.5
6.2 Decentralization Policies and Urban Governance in MENA Countries 2 2
6.3 Local and Regional Economic Development 3 2
Total 30.5 22.5

YEAR 1: SEMESTER 2

Code Course Credit Points Contact Hours
1.1 Spatial Planning and Sustainability in Iraq and in the Middle East 2 1.5
1.2 Excursion(s) to Erbil and Mosul or Baghdad 1 1
1.4 Human Dimensions in Planning and Conflict Management 1.5 1
1.5 Academic Writing and Research Paper Preparation 1 1.5
Workshop – Planning Practice I/II/III - Planning Cycle: Analysis, Planning, Implementation 6 4
3.2 Mobility and Infrastructure Planning 3 2
3.5 Research Paper Writing 4 0
4.2 Programme Planning and Project Management 3 2
4.3 GIS Analysis and Mapping 2 1.5
5.2 Cities in Crisis: Theory and Practice 3 2
6.1 Socio-Economic Reform Policies and Development 3 2
Total 29.5 18.5

YEAR 2: SEMESTER 1

Code Course Credit Points Contact Hours
7.1 Qualitative Methods in Research 3 2
7.2 Quantitative Methods in Research 3 2
7.3 Research Methodology in Spatial Planning 4 2.5
8.1 Reconstruction Process under Crisis Conditions in Iraq 4 3
8.2 Migration and Demographic Transition 3 2
8.3 Responding to Future Challenges – 1: Global Warming (COS) 3 2
8.4 Responding to Future Challenges – 2: Water Resources (COS) 3 2
9 Planning Workshop I/II 8 6
Total 28 21.5

YEAR 2: SEMESTER 2

Code Course Credit Points Contact Hours
9 Planning Workshop I/II 8 6
10 Master Thesis 24 0
Total 32 6
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