Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Professor William M. Rodgers III
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Joint Program with Urban Planning (M.P.P. / M.C.R.P.)

Three Year, 69-credit dual-degree program (36, MCRP and 33, MPP).

 

Note that this is a savings of 24 credits compared to earning the 48- credit MCRP and the 45-credit MPP degrees separately. Each degree program effectively accepts 12 credits from the other program.

 

PP: 21 credits of core courses; 12 credits of concentration or elective courses, and the remaining 12 credits are UP courses that get transferred toward the MPP degree

 

UP: 24 credits of core courses, 12 credits of concentration or elective courses, and the remaining 12 credits are PP courses that get transferred toward the MCRP degree

 

Concentrations of 12 credits are available in Community Development, Transportation Environment, Energy among others.

 

 

Semester 1  
PP 833:510 Public Policy Formation
UP 970:515 Methods of Planning Analysis I
(PP accepts for 833:530: Policy Methods I)
UP 970:501 History and Theory of Planning
PP/UP Concentration Requirement
   
Semester 2  
PP 833:543 Economics of Public Policy
(UP accepts for 970:509 Urban Economy)
UP 970:516 Methods of Planning Analysis II (PP accepts for elective)
UP 970:517 Survey of Planning Law
PP/UP Concentration Requirement
   
Summer 1  
PP/UP  PP/UP Elective
   
Semester 3  
PP 833:585 American Social Policy
PP 833:630 Policy Methods II (UP accepts for 3rd methods course)
PP/UP Concentration Requirement
PP Elective (UP accepts for elective)
   
Semester 4  
PP 833:540 State & Local Finance (policy elective)
UP 970:511 Studio (PP accepts for Policy Practicum)
PP/UP Concentration Requirement
PP Elective (UP accepts for elective)
   
Summer 2  
PP PP Applied Field Experience (6 credits)
   
Semester 5  
UP 970:510 Studio (PP accepts for Policy Practicum)
PP Elective (UP accepts for elective)
PP/UP Elective
PP/UP Elective