Master of Urban & Regional Planning
Virginia Commonwealth University
Year Founded: Jan. 1, 1973
Date Posted: Feb. 25, 2016
Submitted by: Monika Urbanski
Sustainability Topic:
Curriculum
Content Type:
Academic Programs
Discipline:
Urban, Community & Regional Planning
Tags:
regional focus,
urban focus
Program Type: Master's Degree
Distance: Local Only
Commitment: Full-Time
Description
Established in 1973, the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program at VCU is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board and provides professional grounding in the theory and methodology of planning through a curriculum that balances classroom and field experience. The Master of Urban and Regional Planning is a two-year degree program requiring 48 semester hours of class work and 120 hours of internship experience. From its inception through May 2012, VCU's MURP program has granted 683 degrees.