Master of Urban Planning and Development

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Urban PlanningMain Subject Area

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Main Subject

Urban Planning

Study Level

Masters

AREAS OF STUDY: Economic Development; Environmental Sustainability; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Historic Preservation; Housing and Neighborhood Development; Real Estate Development and Finance; INTRODUCTION: The Master of Urban Planning and Development (MUPD) program integrates planning, design, and development into one course of study. Urban planning and urban real estate development are featured components of the planning core curriculum. The course of study focuses on the theory, skills, and practical experience needed for the transformation and revitalization of cities and the regions in which they are located, particularly industrialized and post-industrial areas. The Master of Urban Planning and Development program is committed to: Educate students to become thoughtful urban planning generalists with distinctive technical competence in an area of practice, who can positively affect the built urban environment and the well-being of individuals in restructuring urban regions, leading to sustainable, livable communities. Offer a broad educational experience to meet the needs of students and the planning profession; Provide students with an opportunity to develop knowledge in a substantive planning field; Make the MUPD program accessible, through its curriculum delivery methods, to students in Northeast Ohio and beyond; Provide a high-quality faculty with adequate expertise, resources and numbers to meet teaching and advising needs of the program; Support a faculty engaged in empirical, applied, and reflective scholarship that addresses key issues and challenges in the planning profession; Maintain, enhance, and support a faculty engaged in quality teaching and public service; Achieve a diverse faculty reflective of the citizenry of Northeast Ohio, including its urban core areas, and the student body in the program; Recruit, retain, and place a high-caliber and diverse student body prepared for professional practice in planning; Provide quality student support services to facilitate student achievement and efficient administration of the program; Seek student participation in fair, inclusive, and autonomous program administration and assessment; Improve community knowledge of the value of planning as a profession and of the MUPD program and its resources; Facilitate and support a strong relationship and interaction with the professional planning community in the state and region; Train new planners in the latest techniques and theories and to upgrade the skills of practicing planners. The program is structured to accommodate both full-time and part-time students. Most required courses are offered in the evenings, with some courses offered during summer sessions and weekends; CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: The MUPD program provides advanced training for recent college graduates and incumbent professionals. This graduate-level training in urban planning offers students the opportunity to pursue and advance careers in city or regional planning, housing and neighborhood development, real estate finance and development, economic development, environmental sustainability, and geographic information systems (GIS). Employment opportunities for planners exist in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Urban Planning

Study Level

Masters

Admission Requirements

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Student should have 4 yr Bachelor's degree or the equivalent. Other English language Requirements: TOEFL paper-based exam: 525; Successful completion of CSU's IELP (Intensive English Language Program) Advanced Level, with a grade of 80% or better and passing COMPASS ESL scores. Completion of English language studies (Level 112) from any of the ELS Language Centers. Achieve a score of C (Pass) or better on the Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE).

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Jan-2000

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