MPS Sustainable Urban Planning at George Washington University

Programme overview

The graduate programs in sustainable urban planning will give you the necessary skills and education to help you lead communities towards healthier, more inclusive futures. Designed to transfer the knowledge and skills needed to promote health and equity, this program has an emphasis on policy analysis, climate solutions, and equity. This accredited program is taught by thought leaders across a variety of fields such as engineering, sustainable energy, parks, and brownfields redevelopment. The program has an emphasis on people, prosperity, and place as a framework for understanding and influencing policies, plans, and procedures.

Faculty: College of Professional Studies | Department: Graduate Programs, College of Professional Studies | Location: Washington, DC, United States

What you will study

Required coursework includes PSUS 6201 Principles of Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning; PSUS 6202 Urban and Environmental Economics; PSUS 6203 Quantitative Research Methods in Urban Planning; PSUS 6204 Land Use Law; PSUS 6210 Transportation Planning in City Systems.

Career pathways

To do this, the program offers classes focusing on: Health, equity, and the built environment The MPS in sustainable urban planning also offers professionals from other sectors a unique opportunity to gain the technical grounding necessary to jump-start careers in urban planning and sustainability. Graduates of the MPS in sustainable urban planning program can expect to play pivotal roles in polic

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Application information

Entry requirements

Two (2) letters of recommendation from professional and/or academic references; at least one academic reference for those who graduated within the last five years. Transcripts are required from all colleges and universities attended, whether or not credit was earned, the program was completed, or the credit appears as transfer credit on another transcript. Transcripts from institutions outside the United States must be accompanied by an official transcript evaluation from an accredited independent evaluating agency. Please be sure you request a detailed, course-by-course evaluation that includes all course titles, credit hours, grade-point average (GPA), United States degree equivalency, and

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Offers of admission are valid for the semester stated in the admission letter; most graduate programmes use rolling admissions, and some review applications collectively after the deadline.

Graduate applications are submitted through the Graduate Application Center with a non-refundable $80 application fee; deadlines vary by programme and school. Processing usually takes four to six weeks.

Apply through the official page: https://www.cps.gwu.edu/international-student-admissions

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