Preliminary Courses

Our Courses

Our courses are interdisciplinary by nature and provides students with knowledge from diverse fields, including economics, environment, sociology, psychology, and transportation.

(Preliminary)

 Mon Thur 1:00-3:00 PM

Semester A (Winter)

3 Credits

Economic Thinking for Planners

Assoc. Prof. Dani Broitman

Fundamentals of Economics, the Economic Thinking and Its Limitations in Specific Relation to Urban and Regional Planning. the Problem of Scarcity, the Production Curve, Alternative Cost, Relative and Absolute Advantage, Consumer Theory, Producer Theory, Damand and Supply, Monopoly, Government Intervention in the Markets, National Accounting, the Keynesian Model and Fiscal and Monetary Policy. Basic Quantitative Tools for Decision-Making in Planning.

 

(Preliminary)

 Mon Thur 1:00-3:00 PM

Semester A (Spring)

2 Credits

General and Urban Sociology

Assoc. Prof. Meirav Aharon

he Goal Is to Acquaint the Student with Basic Concepts of Sociology and Urban Sociology. the Major Subjects Are: the Meaning and Purpose of Sociology, Culture and Society, Values and Social Norms, Stratification and Social Disparities, the Urban Way of Life, Neighborhood Planning - Normative Aspects and Empirical Findings.