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The Master of Urban Planning and Development (MUPD) program educates current and future urban planning and development professionals and equips them with the knowledge and skills to effect positive change for diverse and dynamic metropolitan regions and communities within a global context. We prepare students to analyze and address past, present and future urban conditions and planning and development issues and provide them the opportunity to develop technical expertise in areas of practice. Through our curriculum, engaged activities, and faculty research, we generate innovative ideas that foster livable, equitable, vibrant, and sustainable futures, particularly for legacy cities.

The Master of Urban Planning and Development program is committed to:

Educating students to be innovative, forward-thinking urban planning professionals who are at the leading edge of planning, particularly in legacy cities.
Preparing our graduates to work in and with diverse communities via an inclusive and participatory approach to planning.
Advancing social justice and equity in all aspects of urban planning and development and within the diverse communities that comprise urban places.
Ensuring that our graduates will improve the resiliency and sustainability of urban communities.
Building and maintaining a diverse faculty and student body devoted to excellence in academic and professional practice.
Engaging with the people and communities in Northeast Ohio and shaping the future of these communities through our teaching, research and service activities.
Fostering the MUPD program's vibrant and ongoing engagement with the urban planning profession, including our active partnership with local and national planning and development organizations.
Collaborating with allied professionals through an interdisciplinary approach to planning education.

AREAS OF STUDY

Economic Development
Environmental Sustainability
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Historic Preservation
Housing and Neighborhood Development
Real Estate Development and Finance

CAREERS IN URBAN PLANNING

The MUPD program provides advanced training for recent college graduates and mid-career professionals. Employment opportunities for planners exist in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.