Master of Urban Planning / Dual Degrees
As an interdisciplinary school, Taubman College encourages students to explore interests outside of urban and regional planning. Toward that end, the college offers students opportunities to pursue combined degrees. Dual degree programs enable students to earn two degrees in considerably less time than if each degree were earned separately. Four formal dual degree programs enable students to study for a dual master of business administration/master of urban planning degree, a dual doctor of jurisprudence/master of urban planning, a dual master of architecture/master of urban planning degree, or a dual master of urban planning/master of science in natural resources and environment. Students can also pursue student-initiated dual degrees with a wide range of other programs. Requests are approved on an individual basis.
Formal Dual Degree Programs: (Business, Law, Architecture, SNRE)
A number of arrangements are available for students to pursue two degrees simultaneously. Dual degree programs lead to two different degree citations on the transcript and two separate diplomas. Dual degree programs allow a student to combine two graduate or graduate-professional programs, at least one of which is a Rackham master's or doctoral program, and may include a non-Rackham professional degree program. A dual degree program allows students to undertake complementary programs of graduate study simultaneously through streamlined curricular arrangements with limited double-counting of courses. The student may double count one-sixth of the sum of the credits required for each of the two degrees. Specific information about dual degree programs, including minimum credit hours required, credit hours that may be double counted, and awarding of degrees can be found in Rackham's Help Desk.
A student in a Rackham doctoral or master's program must complete at least one term of coursework in good academic standing in a regular Rackham program before requesting admission to a dual degree program (section 3.8. Students pursuing any combination of master's degrees must complete an Add a Degree or Certificate Application.
Formal dual degree programs include:
Student-Initiated Dual Degree Programs
A student may seek arrangements for a dual degree program that is not among those already approved by the Rackham Graduate School. A dual degree program may not include a student-initiated single degree program which already combines study in two programs. Student-initiated dual degree programs are reviewed on an individual basis and must be approved by both Urban and Regional planning and the Rackham Graduate School.
Urban and regional planning is frequently paired with the following fields in student-initiated dual degrees:
