admissions
The Department of Urban Studies and Planning - DUSP- offers a professional
Master of City Planning, a mid-career Master of Science in Urban Planning
and a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning.
The Master of Science in Urban Studies and
Planning (S.M.) with a concentration in Landscape + Urbanism, is designed
to provide opportunities for architects, landscape architects, and planners
holding professional degrees or having extensive professional experience,
to immerse themselves into this expanding, interdisciplinary area.
Minimum Qualifications
The Landscape+ Urbanism concentration welcomes applications from individuals
holding either first or second professional degrees in architecture, landscape
architecture or city planning. Individuals holding non-professional degrees
in architecture or landscape architecture who are register/licensed architects
and/or landscape architects also qualify for admission. Minimum two years
of professional experience is advantageous but not required.
Residency
The minimum required residency for students enrolled in the S.M. program is
one full academic year.
Admissions
For admission to The Master of Science in Urban Studies and Planning (S.M.)
with a concentration in Landscape + Urbanism see DUSP’s admissions
web site
Please specify City Design and Development as your designated Group and indicate
an interest in streaming through the Landscape + Urbanism concentration in
your admissions statement letter.
Coursework and degree requirements
We offer an advanced educational environment with opportunities for seminar
and studio-based design research. SM candidates will craft their own curriculum
under the guidance of a faculty advisor. The specific course work is customized
to each student’s qualifications and academic and professional objectives.
For the degree of Master of Science in Urban Studies and Planning with a concentration in Landscape + Urbanism, a student must have satisfactorily completed a program of study of at least 66 units of G- or H-level subjects, of which at least 42 units must be H-level, and a thesis (or terminal project with a written component).
An Advanced Landscape + Urbanism seminar or workshop, covering key issues and trends in landscape urbanism, is a required subject for all concentration students.
- see courses section for further description -
The Master of City Planning Planning (M.C.P)
with a concentration in Landscape + Urbanism is recommended individuals holding
non-related undergraduate or professional degrees (in fields other than architecture,
landscape architecture or city planning) apply for admission to the department’s
Master of City Planning (M.C.P.) degree program, which is 2-years in residence
(admissions web site )
After M.C.P. admission, a specific course of study in the Landscape + Urbanism
concentration will be created with your advisor.
For students already enrolled in SA+P degree
programs
It is recommended that individuals already enrolled in SA+P degree programs
contact their advisors for streaming opportunities in the Landscape + Urbanism
concentration. Coursework would be similar to the 2-yea rMCP stream.
