MS Urban and Regional Planning at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture (DPLA) offers an accredited Master of Science (MS) degree in Urban and Regional Planning. The degree trains students in the knowledge, theories, and skills to be leaders in their communities by making positive change through informed and reflective action. Our department centers the values of sustainability, equity and justice, and works with communities to address many of the complex challenges involving space and place that are critical to the planning profession.

Department: Planning Landscape Architecture | Duration: 46 credits | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall (deadline February 1), Spring (deadline October 15) | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 46 credits. Courses listed in the requirements include URB R PL 742 Planning Orientation Seminar; URB R PL 781 Planning Thought and Practice; URB R PL 833 Planning and the Legal System; URB R PL 791 Visual Communication for Planners; URB R PL 912 Planning Workshop; URB R PL 512 Gentrification and Urban Restructuring.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) Not required. English Proficiency Test Every applicant whose native language is not English, or whose undergraduate instruction was not exclusively in English, must provide an English proficiency test score earned within two years of the anticipated term of enrollment. Refer to the Graduate School: Minimum Requirements for Admission policy: https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-1241 . Other Test(s) (e.g., GMAT, MCAT) n/a Letters of Recommendation Required 3 Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Applications submitted by the deadlines listed above will be considered for limited Department funding.

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.

Entry terms (spring, summer or fall) vary by programme and are listed on each programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. An applicant may have active applications in only one entry term at a time.

Application deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. Applications are submitted through the Graduate School application portal. The application fee is $75 US, non-refundable, payable by credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or debit/ATM; international applicants pay an extra $6 processing fee. Up to three programmes in the same entry term can be applied to for one application fee.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.wisc.edu/apply/requirements/

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