Landscape + Urbanism at MIT

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.