University of Minnesota

Program Information

Degree Offered

Urban and Regional Planning

Format: Campus

Program Description:

Planners bring together knowledge and expertise from sociology, engineering, law, architecture, social work, biology, landscape architecture, urban design, and other disciplines to shape cities and regions.

The Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degree is designed to produce professionals able to think across fields of expertise to see and act upon the links among environmental systems, land use and transportation systems, infrastructure development, and housing and community development. The program equips graduates with the technical and analytical skills needed to think strategically about developing and implementing plans at the neighborhood, city, or regional level.

As a planner, you can work for positive change by using your skills to help build cities, tackle urban sprawl, upgrade housing, protect the environment, design regional institutions, and promote economic development.

Planners work for government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private consulting firms. Urban and regional planners work to improve communities by preserving and enhancing quality-of-life, protecting the natural-built environment, promoting equity and equality, improving services to all the communities that make up cities and regions, and promoting efficient and sustainable growth and development.

Accreditation:

ACSP

Eligibility Requirements:

-A four-year bachelor's degree
-Competence in college-level algebra, (including facility with functional notations; algebraic manipulation of polynomials, logs, and exponentials; and graphic representation of equations)
-Competence with GIS demonstrated through coursework or work experience
-Computer competency in MS Excel and Word
-English language competence
-Completion of an undergraduate a course in political science that analyzes political institutions strongly recommended
-Completing of an introductory course in microeconomics is strongly recommended

Tuition & Financial Aid

Tuition In-State Full Time:

15954 USD

Tuition Out of State Full Time:

23036 USD

Financial Aid Offered: Yes

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Fringe Rural Area

Size & Settings: 10,000 - 19,999