Urban Planning and Community Development (MS)

Urban Planning and Community Development | School for the Environment

Program Requirements

Complete 49 credits from 15 courses including nine core courses, three concentration required courses, two concentration electives, and one capstone course.

Concentration: Select a concentration in environmental land use and planning, housing and community development planning, or community resiliency planning.
Capstone: Completion of UPCD 750 .

Statute of limitations: Five years.

Course Requirements

Core Courses (28 Credits)

ENVSCI 623L - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit(s)
PUBADM 621 - Analytic Skills II: Research Methods 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 600 - History and Theory of Urban Planning 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 601L - Social Vulnerability to Disasters 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 611 - The City in History 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 620 - Analytic Methods for Urban Planning and Community Development 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 630 - Urban Information and Institutional Systems 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 631 - Land Use Controls 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 632 - Law, Ethics, and Practice in Planning 3 Credit(s)

Concentration Required Courses (9 Credits)

Complete three courses from one of the concentrations below.

Community Resiliency Planning Concentration

Environmental and Land Use Planning Concentration

Housing and Community Development Concentration

Concentration Electives (6 Credits)

Complete two additional courses approved by your advisor.

Capstone Course (6 Credits)

UPCD 750 - Planning Studio 6 Credit(s)