The program of study requires completion of forty-five (45) credit hours to earn the MCP degree. In lieu of completing a final (synthesis) project, students may elect to take a Comprehensive Examination. This option requires the student to take six (6) graduate-level elective credit hours instead of the otherwise required CPLN 7800: Synthesis Project. For more information on this option, explore the links on the main curriculum page.

MCP Degree (45 Credit Hours)

FALL
CPLN 6000: History and Theory of Urban Form (3)*
CPLN 7240: Quantitative Methods (3)*
CPLN 7450: Planning History (3)*
Directed Elective (3)

SPRING
CPLN 7430: Planning Law, Ethics and Implementation (3)*
CPLN 7440: Planning Theory (3)*
Directed Elective (3)
Directed Elective (3)

FALL
CPLN 7400: Community Planning Studio (6)*
CPLN 7460: Digital Applications for Planning, Design and Development (3)*
CPLN 7620: Research Methods (3)*

SPRING
CPLN 7800: Synthesis Project (6)* OR Comprehensive Exam + Directed Electives (6)*
Directed Elective (3)