What's the difference between urban planning and architecture?

Urban planning majors train senior engineering management talents who are engaged in urban planning and design, urban planning and management, and can participate in urban socio-economic development planning and regional planning. Students are required to have professional skills and comprehensive ability in comprehensive analysis of regional economic development, urban master planning and detailed planning and design, urban road and traffic planning and design, urban ecological environment planning and design, organization planning implementation and management. The main courses offered are urban planning, preliminary architecture, urban geography, urban planning principles, urban roads and transportation, urban economics, Chinese and foreign architectural history, urban master planning, urban planning management and regulations, urban environment and urban ecology. In the fifth academic year, one semester of professional practice will be arranged, so that the planning and design institute can cultivate practical ability and complete the basic training of planners. After graduation, students can engage in planning, design and management, urban landscape design, real estate development and other aspects in planning and design institutes at all levels, various architectural design institutes and government departments.

Architecture majors train senior engineering management talents who are engaged in architectural design, interior design, landscape planning and design, building group planning and urban design and have obtained basic training for architects. Students are required to have a solid foundation in science and engineering, strong image thinking ability and artistic expression ability. During the period of school, students will receive strict professional training and master the basic knowledge of architectural design series courses, fine arts, urban planning and design, interior design, Chinese and foreign architectural history, architectural structure, architectural physics, programming foundation, building regulations, architectural photography, building model making, building equipment, building economy and so on. In the fifth academic year, they will arrange a semester of professional practice to cultivate practical application ability in the design institute. After graduation, students can work in various architectural design and research institutes, urban planning and design institutes and government departments.

Urban planning majors can take the postgraduate exam in architecture. I am a graduate student in urban planning. One of my brothers majored in urban planning in the previous undergraduate stage, and took an examination of architecture in the postgraduate entrance examination.