Dual Degrees

Because urban and regional planning is an interdisciplinary field that relates to many other professions and disciplines, the Urban + Regional Planning Program offers students opportunities to pursue combined degrees.

Dual degree programs enable students to earn two degrees in considerably less time than if each degree were earned separately. Three formal, dual degree programs enable students to study for a dual Master of Business Administration/Master of Urban Planning degree, a dual Doctor of Jurisprudence/Master of Urban Planning, or a dual Master of Architecture/Master of Urban Planning degree.

Students can pursue student-initiated dual degrees with a wide range of other programs. Certificate programs allow students to gain depth in specific topics that relate to many disciplines and professions. The Concurrent Undergraduate/Graduate Study Program allows advanced undergraduates to begin the master's degree before they have completed the undergraduate degree.

For either formally approved dual degrees or student-initiated dual degrees, students apply for admission to each program. After admission to a formal dual degree, students meet the specified requirements of the dual degree. After admission to both programs for a student-initiated dual degree, the student meets the requirements of both degrees. The student may double-count one-sixth of the sum of the credits required for each of the two degrees. A student may apply for a student-initiated dual degree at any time during the course of study.

If the two units in a combined degree program charge different tuition fees, the student may be liable for the higher tuition in a semester when he or she registers for any credits in the unit with the higher tuition. Formal dual degree programs include:

Student-initiated dual degrees allow students to combine a second field of study with the Master of Urban Planning. Urban + Regional Planning is frequently paired with the following fields in student-initiated dual degrees:

Students may also initiate other dual degrees to meet their interests in individual specializations.

Certificate programs allow students to gain depth in specific areas as they work towards the Master of Urban Planning or the Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning. The certificates that have most interested students in the Urban + Regional Planning Program are:

  • Certificate in Complex Systems
  • Certificate in Spatial Analysis

Other certificate programs of potential interest to students in Urban + Regional Planning include:

Ready to apply?

formal dual degrees require two separate applications, one for the M.U.P. degree, and a second for the M.Arch., M.B.A., or J.D. degree: