UMass Boston

In addition to the criteria below, applicants must meet general graduate admission requirements.

• Personal statement - Express interest in promoting robust, equitable, and resilient neighborhoods, communities, and regions.

Deadlines: July 1 for fall, December 1 for spring

Application Fee: The nonrefundable application fee is $75. UMass Boston alumni and current students that plan to complete degree requirements prior to graduate enrollment can submit the application without paying the application fee.

Program Cost Information: For additional information regarding tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar’s Office or send an email to Bursar@umb.edu.

Core Courses (28 Credits):

• ENVSCI 623L - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit(s)
• PUBADM 621 - Analytic Skills II: Research Methods 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 600 - History and Theory of Urban Planning 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 601L - Social Vulnerability to Disasters 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 611 - The City in History 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 620 - Analytic Methods for Urban Planning and Community Development 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 630 - Urban Information and Institutional Systems 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 631 - Land Use Controls 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 632 - Law, Ethics, and Practice in Planning 3 Credit(s)

Concentration Required Courses (9 Credits):

Complete three courses from one of the concentrations below.

• Community Resiliency Planning Concentration
  • CRSCAD 601L - Social Vulnerability to Disasters 3 Credit(s)
  • CRSCAD 602L - Climate Change, Food & Water Resources 3 Credit(s)
  • CRSCAD 603L - Reconstruction After the Cameras Have Gone 3 Credit(s)
• Environmental and Land Use Planning Concentration
  • ENVSCI 674L - Climate and Energy: Law, Policy and Management 3 Credit(s)
  • UPCD 667 - Environmental Planning and Impact Assessment 3 Credit(s)
  • UPCD 701 - Urban and Regional Environmental Planning 3 Credit(s)
• Housing and Community Development Concentration
  • UPCD 622 - Citizen Participation and the Right to the City 3 Credit(s)
  • UPCD 720 - Community Development for Urban Planners 3 Credit(s)
  • UPCD 725 - Contemporary Community Development 3 Credit(s)

Concentration Electives (6 Credits):

• Complete two additional courses approved by your advisor.

Capstone Course (6 Credits):

• UPCD 750 - Planning Studio 6 Credit(s)

Complete 49 credits from 15 courses including nine core courses, three concentration required courses, two concentration electives, and one capstone course.

Concentration: Select a concentration in environmental land use and planning, housing and community development planning, or community resiliency planning.

Capstone: Completion of UPCD 750.

Statute of limitations: Five years.

Graduate Program Director:
Ken Reardon
(617) 287-7454
kenneth.reardon [at ]umb.edu