About

Department of URP

Our Department was founded in 1974 and offers a two-year graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning (MAURP). The Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) of the American Institute of Certified Planners and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning granted the Certificate of Accreditation in 1978 and the department received its fifth accreditation certificate in 2004. This is the highest recognition given to graduate planning programs. Students also have the option of completing a joint degree with the Levin College of Law, a dual degree with undergraduate programs at the University of Florida, certificates in Planning and Information Analysis Systems, Historic Preservation or Sustainable Design, and concurrent degrees with programs throughout the University of Florida. The Department also has a graduate minor in Urban and Regional Planning that may be taken by students throughout the University of Florida.

The department participates in the College of Design, Construction and Planning’s Doctor of Philosophy degree, in which Urban and Regional Planning faculty participate by teaching courses, advising, and serving as chair and members of student doctoral committees. Women and men who wish to continue their professional education at the doctoral level should apply for admission to the College of Design, Construction, and Planning’s Doctor of Philosophy program. Admission is highly selective and the program accepts a limited number of students each year.

At the undergraduate level, the Department offers several introductory undergraduate courses, and an undergraduate minor. Students interested in the undergraduate education in Urban and Regional should contact the department’s undergraduate coordinator.

Departmental Specializations

The Department offers students the following specializations within the program: Information Technologies for Planning, Transportation and Growth Management, Housing, Community and Economic Development, and Urban Design. Students can choose to follow a generalist planner track, combine two specializations, or complete a specialization in the one of the many graduate certificates and concurrent degree programs offered in the College of Design, Construction and Planning, or other related colleges in the University of Florida. The length of the program is 2 years, or 52 semester credits.