Program Overview

Urban Planning (M.U.P.)

The Master of Urban Planning is offered by the department under three options: Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C.

Overview

Admission to this program is contingent upon admission to the Graduate School. The distribution of the forty-eight credits is as follows: twenty-three credits in required courses, which build the core of the program; selection of elective courses to form a topic concentration; and the completion of a capstone component.

Requirements

The program requires forty-eight credits, including:

• Twenty-three credits in required courses
• Thirteen to seventeen credits in elective courses
• A capstone component, including an integrative project, professional report, or master's essay or thesis

Plan Options

The program offers three plan options:

• Plan A: Forty-eight credits, including an eight-credit thesis
• Plan B: Forty-eight credits, including a three-credit essay
• Plan C: Forty-eight credits of coursework, including a professional report

Required (Core) Courses

The required courses are: | Course List Code | Title | Credits | | --- | --- | --- | | UP 5010 | Resources and Communication in Planning | 3 | | UP 5110 | Urban Planning Process | 3 | | UP 6120 | Planning Studies and Methods | 4 | | UP 6320 | Quantitative Techniques I | 4 | | UP 6510 | Urban and Regional Systems | 3 | | UP 6650 | Planning and Development Law | 3 | | UP 7010 | Planning and Decision Theory | 3 |

Electives

Students will devise a Plan of Work, selecting elective courses that constitute one of three concentrations:

• Housing and Community Development
• Urban Economic Development
• Managing Metropolitan Growth With the approval of the Director of the Urban Planning Program, a student may design their own topic of concentration.

Academic Scholarship

All coursework must be completed in accordance with the regulations of the Graduate School and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Prior Completion of Courses

Prior completion of courses equivalent to the program requirements may form a basis for reducing credits in any individual Plan of Work. Possession of a master's degree in an area of study determined to be related to urban planning by the Graduate Program Committee may allow an applicant to elect a program of thirty-two credits, inclusive of capstone requirements.