Graduate
Typical Schedule
M.U.P. students typically complete most of their required core courses in their first year, giving them the flexibility to take mostly electives in their second year.
- Year 1 (fall): UP 503 (intro to stats.), 510 (public econ.), 513 (law)
- Year 1 (fall): UP 540 (theory)
- Year 1 (winter): UP 504 (quantitative methods), 505 (planning practice), 610 (fiscal planning)†
- Year 2 (fall and/or winter): six-credit capstone: either UP 631, 634 ,733, or 734
†Note: Students may take 610 either in their first or second year. Taking 610 in your first year would just leave your 6 credit “capstone” studio-like course as the only remaining “core” course for year two.
In the fall, most students take four core courses (*), and sometimes an elective or two:
- 503 Intro to Statistics* (if you have no statistics background)
- 510 Public Economics* (if you have no economics background)
- 513 Legal Aspects*
- 540 Planning Theory*
- UP500 Professional Practice [1 credit] and/or UP 590 Expanded Horizons [1 credit]
- [elective]
Many students take the less formal, one-credit course: UP590 (Expanded Horizons: a 4-5 day field trip to a major North American city). In addition, if you waive out of either 503 and/or 510 [see below], you will have more room for electives this fall. Course schedule for Fall 2008.
Generally students take 12 credits/semester, but you can take more/less depending on your needs and workload. (15 credits/semester is not unusual, but 18+ credits would likely be an excessive load for most students.) You need 48 credits to graduate with your M.U.P. Most courses are three credits.
Each student must complete a minimum of four credit hours of courses outside the program (i.e., “cognate” courses). In general, students are encouraged to take courses across the university, as long as 30+ credit hours are taken in graduate-level urban planning courses. Students typically take planning courses in the fall, and begin looking around at non-planning courses in later semesters.
See your concentration for specific information on that concentration’s core courses and cognates.
