Urban and Regional Planning (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The Master in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) prepares students for professional planning careers in the private and public sectors, developing general planning knowledge and practice skills. The programme is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board and admits students from varied academic backgrounds.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Department: School of Planning, Design and Construction | Duration: At least 43 credits; six-year time limit | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Core courses (25 credits) include Planning History and Theory, Methods for Investigation of Urban Systems, Planning Process and Development Review, GIS for Planning, Economics of Planning and Development, Environmental Planning and Climate Change, Planning and Development Law and Ethics, and a Planning Practicum, plus 12 credits of UP electives. Plan A adds a master's thesis; Plan B adds six further approved credits and a final evaluation.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared to assume intermediate-level responsibilities in professional planning operations in the private and public sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants need a bachelor's degree from a recognized institution and a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0; a GPA below 3.0 may be supplemented with a GRE score of 1000 (verbal and quantitative) and an analytical writing score of 3.5. Applicants required to take TOEFL must submit scores.

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.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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