城市规划与城市设计(Urban Design)是两个涵义基本一致的专业，都是设计和规划城市(小到城镇大到一个地区)的专业，多数情况下，这两个专业可以视作同一个专业。在国内，与城市规划或城市设计相类的专业，一般习惯合称为“城市规划与设计”。
该专业的毕业生通常去往政府部门或建筑公司从事城市规划的工作。
选校分析
(1)该校城市规划专业是否被美国规划认证局认证?
(2)该专业的要求的前置课程要求是怎样的?
(3)可选的专业方向多吗，由你感兴趣的专业分支吗?
注：2014USNEWS城市管理与政策项目排名
课程列表
城市与环境规划Issues in Urban and Environmental Planning
定量推理Quantitative Reasoning
规划方法Planning Methods
城市与区域规划分析Urban and Regional Planning Analysis
规划理论与伦理Theory and Ethics in Planning
规划管理和法律Planning Administration and Law
社区规划Community Planning Workshop
规划问题Issues in Planning
分析方法与平面设计技巧Analytical Methods and Graphic Design Techniques
经济学Economics
物理规划与环境规划Physical and Environmental Planning
理论与道德Theory and Ethics
注：以上列表为美国本科典型课程列表。
心理准备
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Work with other students to solve problems
Build models of your designs
Use computers to model communities and make sense of statistics
Study maps and statistics
Learn how to resolve conflicts between groups, such as real estate developers and community residents
Learn about land use and real estate law
Research and write papers *(5)
学生评价
“Planners literally shape the world by creating livable communities.”
John B. Wright, Professor of Geography and Planning, New Mexico State University
