Urban Management and Planning (MA)
Time to Completion
2 Years
Overview
The Master of Arts in Urban Management and Community Planning (UMAP) provides theoretical and hands-on to students seeking creative, community-shaping careers in local government and consulting services. Students are connected to the profession through internships and a Studio, giving them a chance to apply the theoretical and technical skills they learn in the classroom.
Program Highlights
- URSI's focus is on training for local government management and planning at a local and regional level
- Instead of a thesis, the student capstone experience is a Studio, working as a team to complete a project for a local government or related organization
- Internships are required to give students professional experience
- The program historically has a high rate of employment post-graduation. University data indicates 98.5% of sampled URSI graduates find a job within the profession.
- Faculty represent a spectrum of specialties within the field of urban planning and urban management
- Student group SURSI provides a place for all URSI students to belong
- The program combines professional, applied training in urban management and urban planning to enhance student marketability in the workforce.
- With an education focus which bridges theory to practice, students become "street ready professionals", readily able to assume their professional roles .
- URSI emphasizes individualized academic program design with opportunities for innovative learning environments, community based problem solving and individual research.
Application Requirements
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
- Applicants should, at the very least, have earned a 3.0 GPA on a scale of 4.0 in their earned bachelor’s degree in the two (2) most recent years of their education.
- Undergraduate course in research methods/statistics, or equivalent.
- A personal statement describing your academic and work background, your reason for selecting graduate study in this program, and the particular interests and skills you would bring to this program (especially technological skills such as computer programs with which you are familiar – GIS, web pages, etc.).
- Two letters of recommendation addressing your preparation for graduate study.
- Resume or C.V.
Additional Requirements for International Applicants
- Minimum TOEFL iBT score of 79 or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5
- Credential Evaluation prepared by a National Association of Credentials Evaluation Service member.
Urban Management and Planning MA Application Deadlines
| U.S-Based Applicants | International Applicants | |
| Fall Start | Rolling | May 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Start | Rolling | September 1 |
| Summer Start | Rolling | N/A |
Contact Us
Contact Urban Management and Planning Graduate Coordinator Learn more about the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Contact Graduate Studies