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MS Urban Planning and Policy at Northeastern University

Northeastern University, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy program trains leaders interested in building just and sustainable solutions to today’s critical urban problems. Students in the program develop the theoretical and analytical tools to understand contemporary challenges of social, racial, and environmental injustice in cities and urban regions. Offered at: Boston.

Faculty: College of Social Sciences and Humanities  |  Department: Public Policy Urban Affairs  |  Duration: 48 semester hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 48 semester hours. Required courses include PPUA 6201 The 21st-Century City: Urban Opportunities and Challenges in a Global Context; PPUA 6502 Economic Analysis for Policy and Planning; SUEN 6340 Topics in Urban Environmental Design; INSH 6300 Research Methods in the Social Sciences; ARCH 6340 Graduate Topics in Architecture; ARTG 5150 and ARTG.

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Application information

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.

Duration: 48 semester hours

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