Urban and Environmental Planning, MUEP

Required Core (21 credit hours)
PUP 501 Planning, History and Theory (3)
PUP 520 Planning Practice, Ethics and Processes (3)
PUP 531 Planning and Development Control Law (3)
PUP 544 Urban Land Use Planning (3)
PUP 571 Quantitative Methods for Planners (3)
PUP 579 Qualitative Methods for Planners (3)
PUP 642 Urban and Regional Economic Analysis (3)

Electives (14 or 15 credit hours)

Other Requirements (6 credit hours)
PUP 542 Environmental Planning (3)
PUP 576 GIS Workshop for Planners (3)

Culminating Experience (5 or 6 credit hours)
PUP 580 Practicum: Planning Workshop (5) or
PUP 593 Applied Project (5) or
PUP 599 Thesis (6)

Additional Curriculum Information
Students take either 14 credit hours of electives for the thesis option or 15 credit hours of electives for the nonthesis option.

Students take PUP 576 or another methods course approved by the department.

Students take PUP 542 or another environmental planning course approved by the department.

Online students must take PUP 580 as their culminating experience.

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution.

Applicants should have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. An applicant with a cumulative GPA between 2.50 and 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") may still be considered.

All applicants must submit:

1. graduate admission application and application fee
2. official transcripts
3. personal statement
4. resume
5. proof of English proficiency

Additional Application Information
An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.

The personal statement should be no longer than 600 words and must address the applicant's:

• academic and professional background and, if appropriate, preparation for the selected area of specialty (This may include written samples or a portfolio, but they are not required.)
• career goals, including how a master's degree in urban and environmental planning from the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning will help achieve those goals
• educational objectives
• interest in planning

Letters of recommendation are not required for admission to the MUEP program; however, prospective students are encouraged to submit up to three letters to strengthen their application or provide necessary context to the application. Recommenders may include professional supervisors or colleagues, or academic supervisors (e.g., former professors and instructors) who can speak to the applicant's academic or professional experiences and qualifications to pursue a graduate degree.

Examples of applicants who may consider submitting letters of recommendation include:

• returning students (more than five years after completing an undergraduate degree)
• students with a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field
• students with a cumulative GPA between 2.50 and 3.00
• students pursuing a career change from an unrelated field