Community Planning, Master of Community Planning (M.C.P.)

Non-thesis only (capstone project required): 48 credits 

Graduation requires satisfactory completion of 48 credits of course work. The 24 credits in core courses introduce students to the foundations of city and regional planning, research methods, planning process, planning history and theory, and the physical and socio-economic functions of cities and regions. The 18 elective credits allow students to develop competencies in subfields of planning, specializations, including community development, housing, economic development, international planning, land use / environmental planning, social planning, historic preservation, and transportation planning. Electives may be taken within the URSP program, the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, or outside of the School. Students are required to complete an internship with an accompanying seminar class for 3 credits and a capstone project for 6 credits. The capstone project may be completed as a Planning Studio course (URSP708) or as a client report (URSP711 and URSP712).The MCP program accepts up to nine credits from other graduate programs. Applicants to this program should use the CMPL program code.