In accordance to the program education objectives, the UPURP sets the following program learning outcomes. The students are expected to:
- Understand basic knowledge of natural science and technology to acquire scientific thought towards planning and design
- Understand basic spatial elements and principles of urban and regional planning, including land use and location structure, environment and natural resources, and infrastructure systems
- Understand basic non-spatial elements and principles of urban and regional planning, including urban and regional economics, housing systems, social aspects and demographics, and development financing and management
- Apply the prevailing procedures, regulations, and instruments for implementation of spatial concepts in urban planning and design, regional and rural planning, and infrastructure planning
- Explain the professional ethics and the encompassing responsibilities of the profession
- Apply analytical planning methods
- Communicate and articulate effectively via visual, oral and written means to a diverse range of stakeholders across the realms of society and politics
- Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team that recognizes interdisciplinary correlations and one’s own professional competence
- Conduct scientifically reliable research in the field of urban and regional planning
- Integrate the process of urban and regional planning and design based on real-life conditions according to the needs and constraints, using rational, participatory, comprehensive, innovative and creative approaches
- Integrate coded planning practice in making sound judgment and good sense with colleagues and other stakeholders in the professional work environment