| 1 | Introduction to regional and metropolitan planning | Karagül M., Kaya L. G., Sungur O., (2018), Bölgesel Kalkınma ve Bölge Bilimi Üzerine Yazılar, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, İstanbul. |
| 2 | The formation and development of big cities in the world urbanization process, | Course book |
| 3 | Metropolis and metropolitanization; definitions, general approaches and assumptions | Course book |
| 4 | The process of metropolitanization, general approaches | Course book |
| 5 | Metropolitanization processes in different country groups. | Course book |
| 6 | Characteristics of metropolitan areas | Course book |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | The developmental stages of the metropolitan area, the formation of the metropolis under the influence of global capitalism | Course book |
| 9 | Typologies of metropolitan areas, single-centered metropolises, polycentric metropolises. | Course book |
| 10 | The metropolitanization process, its characteristics and development in developed and developing countries, examples from developed and developing country metropolises. Sao Paolo, Mexico City, Cairo, Beijing, Tokyo | Course book |
| 11 | North-south metropolises, the dual roles of metropolises in terms of national benefits and international capital. The formation and development of the metropolitan area system within the world economic system. | Course book |
| 12 | Main problems in metropolitan areas; urban poverty and segregation and participation. | Course book |
| 13 | Introduction to metropolitan planning, definitions, scope, criticism. | Course book |
| 14 | Types and tools of metropolitan planning. Metropolitan planning in developed and underdeveloped countries. | Course book |