Want good ideas for urban planning and development in your community? Become a BOCEP studio client

A university studio course is a good, cost-effective way for communities to get information and ideas to help them deal with specific planning and development issues. Imagine if the students in the course were a diverse group of practicing professionals, who could bring a wide range of expertise and insights to an issue.


That's what you would receive if your community became a client for a BOCEP Deep Learning studio course.  You would get the attention of up to 20 professionals who bring their knowledge together to help you address almost any issue connected to community development, economic development, planning law, leadership, sustainability or urban design.



Previous courses have developed form-based codes strategies in Arlington, Virginia; strategies for connecting the arts and community development in Bisbee, Arizona; transit-oriented urban design strategies in Perth Amboy, NJ; and draft environmental regulations for several communities in the United States.  All courses are guided by seasoned practitioners who are experts in the subjects they teach.

In addition to the attention of planning and development professionals, BOCEP studio clients receive a deliverable (plan or study, depending on the issue) at the end of the class.

There's a small fee to be a client:  $1,500.  This fee ensures that the class has the resources it needs to run and that you will receive a quality deliverable at the end of the class.


Almost any course offered by BOCEP is or can become a studio course.  You can choose from a scheduled course, or we can customize a course to fit with your schedule.  Learn more about BOCEP courses.


For more information, please contact PDI Director Leonardo Vazquez by email or at 732-932-3822, x711.

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BOCEP studio courses give you practical skills in urban design and creative sector development

What do you think sounds better:  "I learned about it" or "I learned how to make it happen"?

BOCEP Deep Learning classes help you answer the second question, and the studio courses offer a new experience in online education.  These courses not only can help you in your career; they also bring value to the real communities that the courses serve.

From May 26 to July 3, the Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program is offering two studio courses.

Urban Design Studio will create an urban design plan for the area around the train station in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.  The City is the client and the instructor is Matt Wanamaker, a seasoned urban designer and architect with Brown & Keener in Philadelphia. 

Cultural Community Development Studio will help the City of Bisbee, Arizona  develop strategies and plans to move forward with an actual cultural-based project.  Learners will get a better understanding of the connection between arts and quality of life, and learn how to bring them together through planning.  The City is the client and the instructor is Rhonda Phillips, an Arizona State University professor who specializes in community development, economic development, and cultural heritage tourism.  She is the author of Concept Marketing for Communities.

In both courses, learners will work in teams under the guidance of their instructor.  Their work product will be evaluated by the client. With five weeks to complete the course, learners have time to learn and share ideas at their convenience.  And the courses are entirely online.


Each course costs $295.  As of May 13, there are a limited number of $50 scholarships available for each course.  To get the scholarship, please use Promotion Code BGBBS.  If you want to apply a course toward a Bloustein Professional Certificate, there is an additional fee of $50.  There are a limited number of $145 scholarships available to PDI Network subscribers.

Can a studio class work online?  Yes.  We know because the Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program pioneered the successful online studio model last year.

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