URBN PL 221

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Data Science

Urban Planning · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

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(Formerly numbered 206A.) Designed to familiarize students with use of geographic data in public policy, urban planning, and related practice, and develop skill base for community practice that provides each student with tools necessary to organize and plan effectively for political, economic, and social justice in our communities. Students learn how to use geographic information systems (GIS) to inform practice, advocacy, and policy work.

Letter grading.

When it runs

Spring 2026
Spring 2027

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.

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Requisites

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