Advanced Standing Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP) Program

Students with an undergraduate degree in planning or a related field and five or more years of professional planning experience may apply for advanced standing to complete the master's degree in only 30 credit hours.
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Advanced Standing Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP) prepares students for careers as professional planners with public, private and nonprofit organizations. This program provides students with planning theory, knowledge, techniques, and skills to planning problems through hands-on learning opportunities and coursework, studio, interdisciplinary knowledge, and engagement with planning issues. The advanced standing track is available to students well-prepared through an undergraduate degree in planning or related field with five or more years of relevant and verifiable professional experience. This track can be completed in less than two years and the Planning Accreditation Board does not accredit it.

STUDENT COMPETENCIES

  • Students will be able to communicate planning information clearly and effectively in oral, written, and graphic form.
  • Students will be able to relate knowledge of the ethical and normative aspects of planning to the planning process.
  • Students will be able to identify and evaluate planning problems and to apply planning methods to their solution and communication.
  • Students will be able to identify and relate the factors influencing the growth and development of communities, cities, and regions.
  • Students will be able to understand the challenges that regions, cities, communities, and planners face in the field.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The degree requires completion of 30 hours of study: 27 hours of core courses and 3 hours of elective course. A student who is well-prepared through an undergraduate degree in planning or related field and has as well five or more years of relevant and verifiable professional experience is eligible to apply for the Advanced Standing MCRP Program.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

See the UTA GRADUATE CATALOG for admission requirements. The admission requirements published in the current Catalog are undergoing revision. At present, applicants are not required to submit GRE test results to be considered for admission to our program.

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Contact Info

Current Students Contact:
CAPPAadmissions@uta.edu 

Admissions Process

REQUIRED COURSES

Course Code Course Name Hours
PLAN 5303 Planning History, Theory, and Ethics 3
PLAN 5304 Plan Implementation, Zoning, and Regulations 3
PLAN 5310 Planning, Urban Development and Structure 3
PLAN 5316 Land Use Planning and the Law 3
PLAN 5318 Techniques of Planning Analysis I 3
PLAN 5332 Project Studio 3
PLAN 5363 Leadership and Communication Skills in the Planning Process 3
PLAN 5380 Research Questions in Planning 3
PLAN 5397 Professional Report 3 

Select one elective course of the following with prior approval by the graduate advisor or program director:

Course Code Course Name
PLAN 5305 Land Use, Management and Development
PLAN 5306 Urban Revitalization
PLAN 5309 Transportation/Land Use Modeling and Policy Analysis
PLAN 5313 Urban Growth Policy
PLAN 5315 Transportation Policy Program and History
PLAN 5317 Intermediate Data Analysis
PLAN 5324 Community Development
PLAN 5325 Physical Planning and Urban Design
PLAN 5327 Green Cities and Transportation
PLAN 5331 GIS Workshop
PLAN 5340 GIS and Suitability Analysis
PLAN 5341 Environmental Regulations: Laws and Planning
PLAN 5346 Qualitative Methods
PLAN 5350 Environmental Planning
PLAN 5352 Environmental Assessment Policy and Practice
PLAN 5356 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
PLAN 5357 Intermediate Geographic Information Systems
PLAN 5361 Planning Internship
PLAN 5370 Sustainable Community 

Total Hours: 3