Massachusetts Institute of Technology Master's degree City Planning

 
 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Master's degree City Planning

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above Research Universities (very high research activity) with 10,253 students in Cambridge, MA.
This school offers the following degree levels: Doctor's degree, Master's degree, Bachelor degree
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Master's degree - City Planning

  
 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master's degree
City Planning
 
The principal professional degree in the planning field is the Master in City Planning (MCP). The Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) provides graduate education for men and women who will assume professional roles in public, private, and nonprofit agencies, firms, and international institutions, in the United States and abroad. The department seeks to provide MCP students with the skills and specialized knowledge needed to fill traditional as well as emerging planning roles. The MCP is accredited by the American Planning Association.

The two-year Master in City Planning Program emphasizes mastery of tools for effective practice and is therefore distinct from undergraduate liberal arts programs in urban affairs. In addition to its basic core requirements, the program offers four areas of specialization: city design and development; environmental policy and planning; housing, community, and economic development; and international development. MCP students, in their application to the department, select one of these areas of specialization.

Under special circumstances, admission may be granted to candidates seeking a one-year Master of Science (SM) in Urban Studies and Planning. The SM is intended for professionals with a number of years of distinguished practice in city planning or related fields who have a clear idea of the courses they want to take at MIT, the thesis they want to write, and the DUSP faculty member with whom they wish to work. That faculty member must be prepared to advise the candidate when at MIT and to submit a letter of recommendation so indicating as part of the candidate's application. This process means that prior to submitting an application the candidate must contact the appropriate faculty member to establish such a relationship. The SM does not require the candidate to take the core courses, which are mandatory for MCP candidates.

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Degrees Awarded: Massachusetts Institute of Technology - City Planning

  
 
Bachelor degree - Planningawarded in 2005.
98Master's degree - City Planningawarded in the last year reported.
7Doctor's degree - Urban Studies and Planningawarded in the last year reported.