Urban Planning (M.U.P.)
Admission to this program is contingent upon admission to the Graduate School.
The Master of Urban Planning is offered by this department under the following 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.
The distribution of the forty-eight credits is as follows: twenty-three credits in required courses (listed below), which build the core of the program; selection of elective courses (between thirteen and seventeen credits) to form a topic concentration; and the completion of a capstone component that includes an integrative project (UP 7700, four credits), and professional report (UP 7500, three credits) or a master’s essay (UP 7999, three credits), or a master’s thesis (UP 8999, eight credits). Students are strongly advised to pursue Plan C. Plan C includes the Professional Report, UP 7500. Students can petition the Graduate Director to substitute other courses for UP 7500. Students will not be permitted to graduate if they obtained B- or less on more than one required (core) classes.
Required (Core) Courses
| 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: Following completion of at least twelve credits in required courses, students will, in consultation with their assigned faculty advisor, 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 his/her own topic of concentration.
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.
Academic Scholarship: All course work must be completed in accordance with the regulations of the Graduate School and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.