The predecessor of the latter of department of urban planning was the economic geography founded in 1985. Department of Urban Planning has the awarded of urban and rural planning master and undergraduate degree. City construction and regional planning research center (Urban and Rural Planning B qualification) has been set up.
The Department of Urban Planning has 14 faculty members, 3 of whom are professors, 2 are associate professors, 6 hold PhD degrees, 5 are on-the-job doctoral candidates, and 5 are national Register of city planners.
Department of Urban Planning is one of the pioneer in conducting regional development planning, the distribution of productive forces, research of urban development and planning. In recent years, it has won the bid three times in the planning and design of invite public bidding. Scientific research project was completed more than 100. More than 20 provincial above to reward was obtained. Monograph teaching more than 10 to be published. Hundreds of articles have been published in various journals. Planning operations involved Shaanxi, Shanxi, Neimeng, Ningxia, Henan, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Guangdong and other provinces. The planning and design tasks completed to the Principal's praise.