Urban Planning and Community Development (MS)

Urban Planning and Community Development | School for the Environment

Program Requirements

Complete 48 credits from 15 courses including nine core courses, three concentration required courses, two concentration electives, and two capstone courses.

Concentration: Select a concentration in environmental land use and planning, housing and community development planning, or community resiliency planning.

Capstone: completion of UPCD 750 and UPCD 751

Statute of limitations: Five years.

Course Requirements

Core Courses (27 Credits)

UPCD 600 - History and Theory of Urban Planning 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 615 - Urban Real Estate Markets and Development Process 3.0 Credit(s)
UPCD 620 - Analytic Methods for Urban Planning and Community Development 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 625 - Analytical Methods II for Planners: Qualitative Techniques 3.0 Credit(s)
UPCD 626 - Spatial Analysis for Urban Design 3.0 Credit(s)
UPCD 631 - Land Use Controls 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 632 - Law, Ethics, and Practice in Planning 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 635 - Master Planning: Principles and Practice 3.0 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)

Two semester series of classes that result in a professional group or individual product.

UPCD 750 - Planning Studio I 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 751 - Planning Studio II 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 752 - Professional Planning Report I 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 753 - Professional Planning Report II 3 Credit(s)