StudyQA — Master: City and Metropolitan Planning

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The Master of City & Metropolitan Planning (MCMP) is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board. It emphasizes ecological resiliency, economic efficiency, and social justice through effective communication, collaboration, and innovation. The program’s blend of core knowledge and skills with selected specializations prepares students for professional and leadership roles in public, private, and nonprofit planning.

The program’s specializations include ecological planning, smart growth + transportation, urban design, and small town + resort town planning. In addition, students have the opportunity to integrate one of the department’s graduate certificates in real estate development, historic preservation, and urban design into their master’s degree program. Students are also encouraged to engage in interdisciplinary work, drawing from fields outside of planning.

Along with coursework in urban processes, history, law, theory, research, and analysis, the program features community-based planning workshops, urban design studios, and an individualized capstone professional project.

Required Core Courses

CMP 6010 - Urban Research 3 Credit(s)
CMP 6100 - Urban Theory & Form 3 Credit(s)
CMP 6240 - Reason, Power and Values 3 Credit(s)
CMP 6260 - Land Use Law 3 Credit(s)
CMP 6322 - City & Metropolitan Economics 3 Credit(s)
CMP 6430 - Planning Communication 3 Credit(s)
CMP 6450 - Geographic Information Systems in Planning 3 Credit(s)
CMP 6610 - Urban Ecology 3 Credit(s)
CMP 6280 - Graduate Workshop 3 Credit(s)
or
CMP 6445 - Urban Design Studio I: Urban Design Elements 5 Credit(s)

Capstone Course

CMP 6971 - Professional Project 4 Credit(s)

A bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited U.S. college or university or from an institution recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education in their home country. The Office of International Admissions will determine if applicants with international degrees meet the Graduate School's requirement of a recognized bachelor's degree.
At least a 3.0 or higher undergraduate weighted mean GPA on a 4.0 scale. If the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, a GPA will be calculated for the last two years attended if schooling was done at a foreign institution, and based upon the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) if the student attended a U.S. institution.
6.5 on the IELTS
80 on the TOEFL iBT
550 on the TOEFL pBT (paper-based)
Statement of purpose. Applicants must write and upload a statement onto the online application outlining their experiences and articulating why this course of study makes sense to them. We recommend you write your statement of purpose before beginning the online application. Note that applicants are required to submit their statements of purpose online by the appropriate deadline; paper copies will not be processed.
Two letters of recommendation are required for all applicants. To facilitate this process, you will be asked as part of your online application to enter the names and contact information (including email addresses) of your two recommenders. Once that information is saved, an email will be sent automatically to the recommender with an access code and instructions on how to proceed with the online recommendation. Note that recommendation requests are sent immediately to the recommenders once you save that information, regardless of whether you have completed your application. Please remind recommenders that letters must be completed and submitted by the appropriate deadline.
Applicants are required to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Official scores must be received by the Department of City & Metropolitan Planning before the application deadline. Use the following codes to facilitate efficient reporting of your test scores: University of Utah school code is 4853, Department code is 4402.
You are required to upload an unofficial transcript from each institution you have attended. Uploading unofficial transcripts will significantly decrease the amount of time required to process your application. Official transcripts will be required if you are admitted.
Application fee
CV/Resume