Masters in Urban Planning

Applicants must list and upload unofficial transcripts for all collegiate institutions attended to their online application. Hard copies of transcripts are not required at the time of application. If a non-U.S. college was attended, an international program transcript should be uploaded with an official English translation.

Applicants are required to submit three letters of recommendation: at least two from college instructors and, if appropriate, one from an employer. Additional letters are welcomed but not required. Applicants who have been out of school for several years may submit letters from employers or other persons in a position to evaluate their professional abilities and academic potential in place of letters from college instructors. We do strongly encourage that at least one academic recommender be used.

A written statement of 500 words or fewer must be submitted to describe how you believe you are, or will be, prepared for the quantitative coursework in the MUP program, such as URBDP 520 Quantitative Methods (core course). Applicants are encouraged to describe one or more of the following: -Past, present and/or or future quantitative coursework in areas such as Economics, Microeconomics, Statistics, Quantitative Research Methods, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Algebra, Chemistry, Physics or Engineering. -Current and/or past professional work requiring quantitative and/or analytically intensive knowledge and skill (such as a finance role, or a position in which you are conducting program evaluations or making policy recommendations). Please describe the skills you have applied to this analytic work, if applicable. -Or, if you completed an undergraduate major or minor in a quantitative field, please state what major or minor you earned. This may include fields such as Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, Math, Physics, Statistics, Engineering etc.

Please include a resume of work and relevant experiences.

Prepare a statement outlining career objectives, reasons for choosing to undertake graduate study in urban design and planning, and expectations from the Department. The admissions committee uses this statement to understand your personal goals and desires with respect to the field of planning. This constitutes one of the major documents in the review of your application, and you are encouraged to prepare it very carefully. Please address the following questions in the statement: - What are your long term career objectives? - Describe your most substantial professional contributions or the situation which helped you define your professional objectives. - Identify the central skills, knowledge and experiences you will bring to graduate studies. - What factors led you to decide that the program of graduate study offered by the Department of Urban Design and Planning would be most helpful to your career development? - Describe any special area(s) within urban design and planning in which you would like to focus, such as land use, infrastructure and transportation planning; urban design; historic preservation; real estate; environmental planning; or other. - What issues or problems do you wish to address in the course of your graduate studies? - Identify other academic units on campus with which you might work. Although there is no specified format for the statement of purpose, a good guideline to follow is 2-3 pages with 1.5 spacing in-between lines.