Community and Regional Planning

Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning
Doctor of Philosophy

Areas of Study

In conjunction with completion of the core portion of the curriculum, students may choose to specialize in a field within urban planning . An official specialization requires completion of a minimum of four elective courses plus a thesis or professional report within the chosen field. Areas of specialization include social and economic equity; environmental planning; land use, transportation and infrastructure; urban design and development; and historic preservation. Students can also pursue specialized interests through dual degree programs, which are described under Degree Requirements . Selection of an official field of specialization is not a requirement of the degree program. Students may instead choose to tailor the choice of elective courses to their specific interests.

Graduate Studies Committee

The following faculty members served on the Graduate Studies Committee in the spring semester 2015.

Dean J Almy Sarah Eileen Dooling Michael Holleran Junfeng Jiao Talia M McCray Steven A Moore Elizabeth Mueller Michael Oden Robert G Paterson

Sandra Rosenbloom Allan W Shearer Bjorn I Sletto Frederick R Steiner Jacob A Wegmann Patricia A Wilson Robert F Young Ming Zhang

Admission Requirements

Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning. There are no specific course prerequisites for admission to the master’s degree program . However, facility in basic computer skills (using spreadsheets and word processing) is assumed. 

Doctor of Philosophy. To be admitted to the doctoral program , an applicant must have a master’s degree in community and regional planning or a related field.

To be admitted to any of the dual degree programs, the applicant must be admitted to each of the individual participating programs.

For more information about admission to the master’s or doctoral degree program or to any of the dual degree programs, consult the graduate adviser in care of the program or the community and regional planning Web site . 

Upon admission to the program, the student must pay a nonrefundable enrollment deposit to indicate that he or she accepts the offer of admission. The deposit is applied to the payment of tuition when the student enrolls. The deposit is also required of students admitted to the dual degree programs.