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Planning is future-oriented and comprehensive. It seeks to link knowledge and action in ways that improve the quality of public and private development decisions affecting people and places. Because of its future orientation, planning embraces visionary and utopian thinking, yet also recognizes that the implementation of plans requires the reconciliation of present realities to future states.

To become effective and ethical practitioners, students must develop a comprehensive understanding of cities and regions, and of the theory and practice of planning. They must also be able to use a variety of analytic methods in their practice. They must become sensitive to the ways in which planning affects individual and community values, and must be aware of their own roles in this process.

The program offers five areas of concentration that allow students to specialize in one or more fields of planning, in addition to taking the required core courses. These concentrations are intended to help students develop a program of study that will help them fulfill their individual career goals.

Courses include:
* History and Theory of Planning
* Comprehensive Planning
* Urban Economy and Spatial Patterns
* Graduate Planning Studio
* Methods of Planning Analysis I
* Methods of Planning Analysis II
* Survey of Planning Law Principles
* Planning and Land Use Administration
* Historic Preservation
* International Historic Preservation
* Environmental Law and Policy
* Ethics in Planning and Policy
* Property Theory and Policy

A complete application consists of the application online form, the application fee, official transcripts of previous academic work, a personal statement, three (3) letters of recommendation, resume, and official test scores. Doctoral applicants are also required to provide a sample of writing. Detailed procedures and instructions accompany the application forms. Applications should be filed as early as possible to meet the deadlines listed in the application materials. English Language Requirements TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test: 79

The Bloustein School offers many opportunities for funding and support to qualified students in its graduate urban planning, public policy and doctoral programs. Merit-based aid is awarded to students in several forms, as described below. Financial aid packages may be for a single year, or multiyear, and may combine university, school, and outside sources.

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