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Master of City Planning

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Degree Requirements

A total of 64 credits are required.

Theoretical and Methodological Core

(24 Credits)

  • MET UA 515 History and Theory of Urban Planning
  • MET UA 701 Urban Problems and Policy Process
  • MET UA 702 Urban Analytical Methods
  • MET UA 703 Urban Research Methods
  • MET UA 704 Urban Economic Issues and Analysis
  • MET UA 761 Planning Thesis or
    MET UA 805 Boston Urban Symposium

Electives

(40 credits)
Elective courses are selected with the advice of the department coordinator or faculty advisor.

Sample City Planning Elective Courses

  • MET UA 505 Urban Management
  • MET UA 508 Real Estate Development
  • MET UA 509 Urban and Public Finance Budgeting
  • MET UA 521 Environmental Law
  • MET UA 604 Urban Political Decision-Making: Citizen Participation in the Planning Process
  • MET UA 611 Community Development
  • MET UA 613 Designing Urban Space
  • MET UA 619 Urban Transportation Policy and Planning
  • MET UA 620 Urban and Regional Land Use Policy and Planning
  • MET UA 623 Regional and Metropolitan Development Planning
  • MET UA 629 Urbanization and the Environment
  • MET UA 801 Graduate Directed Studies in Urban Affairs/City Planning: Internship for Credit
  • MET UA 804 Supervised Fieldwork

View course descriptions for City Planning.

Additional Information

A maximum of three urban affairs and planning courses taken at Metropolitan College prior to acceptance into the program may be applied toward the degree. The courses must be graduate level, with a grade of B- (2.7) or higher. Minimum passing grade for a course is B-, but a grade average of B (3.0) must be maintained to satisfy MCP degree requirements. Students who earn a grade of C+ or lower in a Core Requirement must retake that class and earn a grade of B– or higher in order for it to count towards the degree.