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Program Requirements for Master of Public Health in Community Health Sciences

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Community Health Sciences

Fielding School of Public Health

Graduate Degrees

The Fielding School of Public Health offers a school-wide Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Community Health Sciences and articulated degree programs with Latin American Studies and Medicine as well as concurrent degree programs with African Studies, Asian American Studies, Law, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning.

For information on the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Community Health Sciences, applicants should see the listings for the department.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

Upon entering the program, students are assigned a faculty adviser whose responsibility is to counsel students concerning program of study and progress toward the fulfillment of degree requirements.  Students may request a change in faculty advisers at any time during the course of study by submitting a request directly to the department.  Students are expected to meet with assigned faculty advisers each quarter.

Foreign Language Requirement

None

Course Requirements

The M.P.H. requires Public Health 200A, 200B, and 401 (20 units).  Students may also satisfy Public Health 401 with a School-approved alternative course in consultation with the Associate Dean of Public Health Practice.

The Community Health Sciences concentration (40 units) requires Community Health Sciences 210, 211A, 211B, 400, twelve units with at least one course from each of the following three areas: (1) public health practice – Community Health Sciences 212, 213, M216, M218, M228, 238, 257, 258, 271, 276, 282, 283, 288, 292, 295, 441, 444, 451, 484, 485, and 487, (2) populations – Community Health Sciences 200, 205, M208, M209, 226, 231, M239, 240, 246, M260, M264, 290, M294, 427, 431, 432, 434A, 447, and 477, and (3) individual and structural influences – Community Health Sciences 220, 224, 227, 229, 235, 247, M250, M263, M272, 284, 291, 293, M430, 440, 448, 449, and CM470; four units of graduate level (200 series and 400 series) coursework selected from departmental offerings, and an additional eight units of upper division (100 series) and graduate level (200 series and 400 series) coursework from departmental or School offerings.

M.A./M.P.H. programs

African Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than eight units may be applied to both the M.A. and the M.P.H.

See African Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

Asian American Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than 12 units may be applied to both the M.A. and the M.P.H.

See Asian American Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

Latin American Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. M.P.H. elective courses may not be used towards the M.A. in Latin American Studies.

See Latin American Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

M.D./M.P.H. Program

Medicine, M.D./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. M.P.H. elective courses may not be used towards the M.D. in Medicine.

See School of Medicine for degree requirements.

J.D./M.P.H. Program

Law, J.D./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than 12 eight units may be applied to both the J.D. and the M.P.H.

See School of Law for degree requirements.

M.S.W./M.P.H. Program

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than eight units may be applied to both the M.S.W. and the M.P.H.

See Social Welfare M.S.W. listing for degree requirements.

M.U.R.P./M.P.H. Program

Urban Planning, M.U.R.P./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than four units may be applied to both the M.U.R.P. and the M.P.H. with Community Health Sciences concentration.

See Urban and Regional Planning M.U.R.P. listing for degree requirements.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Field training in an approved setting is required of all MPH degree candidates.  Typically, full-time field training is completed during the summer between the first and second year of enrollment.  Students must be in good academic standing with a grade point average of 3.0 or better before beginning the field experience.

Capstone Plan

The aim of the capstone is to assess each student’s ability to select theories, methods, and techniques from across the content matter of a field, integrate and synthesize knowledge, and apply it to the solution of public health problems.  The requirement is fulfilled by completing a project or exam that is specifically designed for the concentration.  Students must be in good academic standing, with a grade point average of 3.0 or better, before undertaking the completion of the capstone requirement.

The M.P.H. in Community Health Sciences requires a Master’s Comprehensive Examination in the final year of the program.  The Master’s Comprehensive Examination may cover material from the program’s core courses, electives, field experience, and will include demonstrating proficiencies in the competencies related to the concentration.  For guidelines concerning the Master’s Comprehensive Examination, please consult the department for more information.  Students who fail the Master’s Comprehensive Examination may retake the exam once.

Thesis Plan

None

Time-to-Degree

From graduate admission to award of the degree, normal progress is six quarters of enrollment. Maximum time allowable from enrollment to graduation, including leaves of absence, is five years (15 quarters).

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD

MAXIMUM TTD
M.P.H. 6 6 15

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

 

Program Requirements for Master of Public Health in Community Health Sciences

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Community Health Sciences

Fielding School of Public Health

Graduate Degrees

The Fielding School of Public Health offers a school-wide Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Community Health Sciences and articulated degree programs with Latin American Studies and Medicine as well as concurrent degree programs with African Studies, Asian American Studies, Law, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning.

For information on the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Community Health Sciences, applicants should see the listings for the department.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

Upon entering the program, students are assigned a faculty adviser whose responsibility is to counsel students concerning program of study and progress toward the fulfillment of degree requirements.  Students may request a change in faculty advisers at any time during the course of study by submitting a request directly to the department.  Students are expected to meet with assigned faculty advisers each quarter.

Foreign Language Requirement

None

Course Requirements

The M.P.H. requires Public Health 200A, 200B, and 401 (20 units).  Students may also satisfy Public Health 401 with a School-approved alternative course in consultation with the Associate Dean of Public Health Practice.

The Community Health Sciences concentration (40 units) requires Community Health Sciences 210, 211A, 211B, 400, twelve units with at least one course from each of the following three areas: (1) public health practice – Community Health Sciences 212, 213, M216, M218, M228, 238, 257, 258, 271, 276, 282, 283, 288, 292, 295, 441, 444, 451, 484, 485, and 487, (2) populations – Community Health Sciences 200, 205, M208, M209, 226, 231, M239, 240, 246, M260, M264, 290, M294, 427, 431, 432, 434A, 447, and 477, and (3) individual and structural influences – Community Health Sciences 220, 224, 227, 229, 235, 247, M250, M263, M272, 284, 291, 293, M430, 440, 448, 449, and CM470; four units of graduate level (200 series and 400 series) coursework selected from departmental offerings, and an additional eight units of upper division (100 series) and graduate level (200 series and 400 series) coursework from departmental or School offerings.

M.A./M.P.H. programs

African Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than eight units may be applied to both the M.A. and the M.P.H.

See African Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

Asian American Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than 12 units may be applied to both the M.A. and the M.P.H.

See Asian American Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

Latin American Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. M.P.H. elective courses may not be used towards the M.A. in Latin American Studies.

See Latin American Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

M.D./M.P.H. Program

Medicine, M.D./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. M.P.H. elective courses may not be used towards the M.D. in Medicine.

See School of Medicine for degree requirements.

J.D./M.P.H. Program

Law, J.D./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than 12 eight units may be applied to both the J.D. and the M.P.H.

See School of Law for degree requirements.

M.S.W./M.P.H. Program

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than eight units may be applied to both the M.S.W. and the M.P.H.

See Social Welfare M.S.W. listing for degree requirements.

M.U.R.P./M.P.H. Program

Urban Planning, M.U.R.P./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than four units may be applied to both the M.U.R.P. and the M.P.H. with Community Health Sciences concentration.

See Urban and Regional Planning M.U.R.P. listing for degree requirements.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Field training in an approved setting is required of all MPH degree candidates.  Typically, full-time field training is completed during the summer between the first and second year of enrollment.  Students must be in good academic standing with a grade point average of 3.0 or better before beginning the field experience.

Capstone Plan

The aim of the capstone is to assess each student’s ability to select theories, methods, and techniques from across the content matter of a field, integrate and synthesize knowledge, and apply it to the solution of public health problems.  The requirement is fulfilled by completing a project or exam that is specifically designed for the concentration.  Students must be in good academic standing, with a grade point average of 3.0 or better, before undertaking the completion of the capstone requirement.

The M.P.H. in Community Health Sciences requires a Master’s Comprehensive Examination in the final year of the program.  The Master’s Comprehensive Examination may cover material from the program’s core courses, electives, field experience, and will include demonstrating proficiencies in the competencies related to the concentration.  For guidelines concerning the Master’s Comprehensive Examination, please consult the department for more information.  Students who fail the Master’s Comprehensive Examination may retake the exam once.

Thesis Plan

None

Time-to-Degree

From graduate admission to award of the degree, normal progress is six quarters of enrollment. Maximum time allowable from enrollment to graduation, including leaves of absence, is five years (15 quarters).

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD

MAXIMUM TTD
M.P.H. 6 6 15

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

 

Program Requirements for Master of Public Health in Community Health Sciences

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Community Health Sciences

Fielding School of Public Health

Graduate Degrees

The Fielding School of Public Health offers a school-wide Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Community Health Sciences and articulated degree programs with Latin American Studies and Medicine as well as concurrent degree programs with African Studies, Asian American Studies, Law, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning.

For information on the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Community Health Sciences, applicants should see the listings for the department.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

Upon entering the program, students are assigned a faculty adviser whose responsibility is to counsel students concerning program of study and progress toward the fulfillment of degree requirements.  Students may request a change in faculty advisers at any time during the course of study by submitting a request directly to the department.  Students are expected to meet with assigned faculty advisers each quarter.

Foreign Language Requirement

None

Course Requirements

The M.P.H. requires Public Health 200A, 200B, and 401 (20 units).  Students may also satisfy Public Health 401 with a School-approved alternative course in consultation with the Associate Dean of Public Health Practice.

The Community Health Sciences concentration (40 units) requires Community Health Sciences 210, 211A, 211B, 400, twelve units with at least one course from each of the following three areas: (1) public health practice – Community Health Sciences 212, 213, M216, M218, M228, 238, 257, 258, 271, 276, 282, 283, 288, 292, 295, 441, 444, 451, 484, 485, and 487, (2) populations – Community Health Sciences 200, 205, M208, M209, 226, 231, M239, 240, 246, M260, M264, 290, M294, 427, 431, 432, 434A, 447, and 477, and (3) individual and structural influences – Community Health Sciences 220, 224, 227, 229, 235, 247, M250, M263, M272, 284, 291, 293, M430, 440, 448, 449, and CM470; four units of graduate level (200 series and 400 series) coursework selected from departmental offerings, and an additional eight units of upper division (100 series) and graduate level (200 series and 400 series) coursework from departmental or School offerings.

M.A./M.P.H. programs

African Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than eight units may be applied to both the M.A. and the M.P.H.

See African Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

Asian American Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than 12 units may be applied to both the M.A. and the M.P.H.

See Asian American Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

Latin American Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. M.P.H. elective courses may not be used towards the M.A. in Latin American Studies.

See Latin American Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

M.D./M.P.H. Program

Medicine, M.D./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. M.P.H. elective courses may not be used towards the M.D. in Medicine.

See School of Medicine for degree requirements.

J.D./M.P.H. Program

Law, J.D./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than 12 eight units may be applied to both the J.D. and the M.P.H.

See School of Law for degree requirements.

M.S.W./M.P.H. Program

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than eight units may be applied to both the M.S.W. and the M.P.H.

See Social Welfare M.S.W. listing for degree requirements.

M.U.R.P./M.P.H. Program

Urban Planning, M.U.R.P./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than four units may be applied to both the M.U.R.P. and the M.P.H. with Community Health Sciences concentration.

See Urban and Regional Planning M.U.R.P. listing for degree requirements.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Field training in an approved setting is required of all MPH degree candidates.  Typically, full-time field training is completed during the summer between the first and second year of enrollment.  Students must be in good academic standing with a grade point average of 3.0 or better before beginning the field experience.

Capstone Plan

The aim of the capstone is to assess each student’s ability to select theories, methods, and techniques from across the content matter of a field, integrate and synthesize knowledge, and apply it to the solution of public health problems.  The requirement is fulfilled by completing a project or exam that is specifically designed for the concentration.  Students must be in good academic standing, with a grade point average of 3.0 or better, before undertaking the completion of the capstone requirement.

The M.P.H. in Community Health Sciences requires a Master’s Comprehensive Examination in the final year of the program.  The Master’s Comprehensive Examination may cover material from the program’s core courses, electives, field experience, and will include demonstrating proficiencies in the competencies related to the concentration.  For guidelines concerning the Master’s Comprehensive Examination, please consult the department for more information.  Students who fail the Master’s Comprehensive Examination may retake the exam once.

Thesis Plan

None

Time-to-Degree

From graduate admission to award of the degree, normal progress is six quarters of enrollment. Maximum time allowable from enrollment to graduation, including leaves of absence, is five years (15 quarters).

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD

MAXIMUM TTD
M.P.H. 6 6 15

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

 

Program Requirements for Master of Public Health in Community Health Sciences

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Community Health Sciences

Fielding School of Public Health

Graduate Degrees

The Fielding School of Public Health offers a school-wide Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Community Health Sciences and articulated degree programs with Latin American Studies and Medicine as well as concurrent degree programs with African Studies, Asian American Studies, Law, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning.

For information on the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Community Health Sciences, applicants should see the listings for the department.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

Upon entering the program, students are assigned a faculty adviser whose responsibility is to counsel students concerning program of study and progress toward the fulfillment of degree requirements.  Students may request a change in faculty advisers at any time during the course of study by submitting a request directly to the department.  Students are expected to meet with assigned faculty advisers each quarter.

Foreign Language Requirement

None

Course Requirements

The M.P.H. requires Biostatistics 201, Environmental Health Sciences 201, Epidemiology 201, Health Policy and Management 201, and Public Health 401 (20 units). Students may also satisfy Public Health 401 with a School-approved alternative course or experience in consultation with the Associate Dean of Public Health Practice.

The Community Health Sciences concentration (48 units) requires Community Health Sciences 200A, 200B, 200C, 400, three research methods courses in the 200-series (12 units) from the department, three electives from the department (12 units), and two electives from school offerings (8 units). One elective or methods course must be at the 400 level. No more than eight units of 100 level coursework may Page 137 of 180 apply toward the concentration requirements.

M.A./M.P.H. programs

African Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than eight units may be applied to both the M.A. and the M.P.H.

See African Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

Asian American Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than 12 units may be applied to both the M.A. and the M.P.H.

See Asian American Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

Latin American Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. M.P.H. elective courses may not be used towards the M.A. in Latin American Studies.

See Latin American Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

M.D./M.P.H. Program

Medicine, M.D./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. M.P.H. elective courses may not be used towards the M.D. in Medicine.

See School of Medicine for degree requirements.

J.D./M.P.H. Program

Law, J.D./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than 12 eight units may be applied to both the J.D. and the M.P.H.

See School of Law for degree requirements.

M.S.W./M.P.H. Program

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than eight units may be applied to both the M.S.W. and the M.P.H.

See Social Welfare M.S.W. listing for degree requirements.

M.U.R.P./M.P.H. Program

Urban Planning, M.U.R.P./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than four units may be applied to both the M.U.R.P. and the M.P.H. with Community Health Sciences concentration.

See Urban and Regional Planning M.U.R.P. listing for degree requirements.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Students must demonstrate key professional competencies by completing an Applied practice experience (APEx) in an approved setting. Typically, APEx is a full-time experience completed during the summer between the first and second year of enrollment. Students must be in good academic standing with a grade point average of 3.0 or better before beginning their APEx.

Capstone Plan

The aim of the capstone is to assess each student’s ability to select theories, methods, and techniques from across the content matter of a field, integrate and synthesize knowledge, and apply it to the solution of public health problems.  The requirement is fulfilled by completing a project or exam that is specifically designed for the concentration.  Students must be in good academic standing, with a grade point average of 3.0 or better, before undertaking the completion of the capstone requirement.

The M.P.H. in Community Health Sciences requires a Master’s Comprehensive Examination in the final year of the program.  The Master’s Comprehensive Examination may cover material from the program’s core courses, electives, field experience, and will include demonstrating proficiencies in the competencies related to the concentration.  For guidelines concerning the Master’s Comprehensive Examination, please consult the department for more information. Students who fail the Master’s Comprehensive Examination may retake the exam once.

Thesis Plan

None

Time-to-Degree

From graduate admission to award of the degree, normal progress is six quarters of enrollment. Maximum time allowable from enrollment to graduation, including leaves of absence, is five years (15 quarters).

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD

MAXIMUM TTD
M.P.H. 6 6 15

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

 

Program Requirements for Master of Public Health in Community Health Sciences

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Community Health Sciences

Fielding School of Public Health

Graduate Degrees

The Fielding School of Public Health offers a school-wide Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Community Health Sciences and articulated degree programs with Latin American Studies and Medicine as well as concurrent degree programs with African Studies, Asian American Studies, Law, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning.

For information on the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Community Health Sciences, applicants should see the listings for the department.

Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree

Advising

Upon entering the program, students are assigned a faculty adviser whose responsibility is to counsel students concerning program of study and progress toward the fulfillment of degree requirements.  Students may request a change in faculty advisers at any time during the course of study by submitting a request directly to the department.  Students are expected to meet with assigned faculty advisers each quarter.

Foreign Language Requirement

None

Course Requirements

The M.P.H. requires Public Health 200A, 200B, and 401 (20 units).  Students may also satisfy Public Health 401 with a School-approved alternative course in consultation with the Associate Dean of Public Health Practice.

The Community Health Sciences concentration (40 units) requires Community Health Sciences 210, 211A, 211B, 400, twelve units with at least one course from each of the following three areas: (1) public health practice – Community Health Sciences 212, 213, M216, M218, M228, 238, 257, 258, 271, 276, 282, 283, 288, 292, 295, 441, 444, 451, 484, 485, and 487, (2) populations – Community Health Sciences 200, 205, M208, M209, 226, 231, M239, 240, 246, M260, M264, 290, M294, 427, 431, 432, 434A, 447, and 477, and (3) individual and structural influences – Community Health Sciences 220, 224, 227, 229, 235, 247, M250, M263, M272, 284, 291, 293, M430, 440, 448, 449, and CM470; four units of graduate level (200 series and 400 series) coursework selected from departmental offerings, and an additional eight units of upper division (100 series) and graduate level (200 series and 400 series) coursework from departmental or School offerings.

M.A./M.P.H. programs

African Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than eight units may be applied to both the M.A. and the M.P.H.

See African Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

Asian American Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than 12 units may be applied to both the M.A. and the M.P.H.

See Asian American Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

Latin American Studies, M.A./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. M.P.H. elective courses may not be used towards the M.A. in Latin American Studies.

See Latin American Studies M.A. listing for degree requirements.

M.D./M.P.H. Program

Medicine, M.D./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. M.P.H. elective courses may not be used towards the M.D. in Medicine.

See School of Medicine for degree requirements.

J.D./M.P.H. Program

Law, J.D./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than 12 eight units may be applied to both the J.D. and the M.P.H.

See School of Law for degree requirements.

M.S.W./M.P.H. Program

Social Welfare, M.S.W./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than eight units may be applied to both the M.S.W. and the M.P.H.

See Social Welfare M.S.W. listing for degree requirements.

M.U.R.P./M.P.H. Program

Urban Planning, M.U.R.P./Community Health Sciences, M.P.H.

See the Community Health Sciences concentration requirements above. No more than four units may be applied to both the M.U.R.P. and the M.P.H. with Community Health Sciences concentration.

See Urban and Regional Planning M.U.R.P. listing for degree requirements.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Field training in an approved setting is required of all MPH degree candidates.  Typically, full-time field training is completed during the summer between the first and second year of enrollment.  Students must be in good academic standing with a grade point average of 3.0 or better before beginning the field experience.

Capstone Plan

The aim of the capstone is to assess each student’s ability to select theories, methods, and techniques from across the content matter of a field, integrate and synthesize knowledge, and apply it to the solution of public health problems.  The requirement is fulfilled by completing a project or exam that is specifically designed for the concentration.  Students must be in good academic standing, with a grade point average of 3.0 or better, before undertaking the completion of the capstone requirement.

The M.P.H. in Community Health Sciences requires a Master’s Comprehensive Examination in the final year of the program.  The Master’s Comprehensive Examination may cover material from the program’s core courses, electives, field experience, and will include demonstrating proficiencies in the competencies related to the concentration.  For guidelines concerning the Master’s Comprehensive Examination, please consult the department for more information.  Students who fail the Master’s Comprehensive Examination may retake the exam once.

Thesis Plan

None

Time-to-Degree

From graduate admission to award of the degree, normal progress is six quarters of enrollment. Maximum time allowable from enrollment to graduation, including leaves of absence, is five years (15 quarters).

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD

MAXIMUM TTD
M.P.H. 6 6 15

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

 

Program Requirements for Urban Planning (Urban and Regional Planning – Institut d’Etudes de Paris)

Urban Planning

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Urban Planning offers the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.) degree and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Urban Planning. In addition, there is a dual degree program offered in cooperation with the Urban School, Institut d’Etudes de Paris (Sciences Po), that leads to the M.U.R.P. and Master of Governing the Large Metropolis degrees.

Urban and Regional Planning – Institut d’Etudes de Paris – Dual Master’s Degree

Admissions Requirements

Advising

The graduate adviser assigns a faculty adviser to new master’s degree students on the basis of similarities in student-faculty interests. Students are expected to meet with their adviser at least once during the fall quarter of their first year. Students should meet with their faculty advisers to determine a course of study that best suits their needs and interests within the context of the general departmental and University requirements.

When the dual degree students arrive at Sciences Po, they will be assigned an academic advisor. The Sciences Po academic advisor will jointly supervise the student on their capstone project, along with three UCLA faculty members.

Areas of Study

Students are required to declare an area of concentration. Areas of concentration are fields in which planners characteristically become engaged, professionally or through research. They are not meant to be mutually exclusive. Courses are clustered in the following six areas:

Community Economic Development and Housing. This concentration addresses the social and economic forces affecting communities. Within this area, students can choose one of two streams: housing policies and development, or community economic development. Both streams highlight linkages to social, economic, and spatial justice; inequality; built form/physical environment; and applied research.

Design and Development. This concentration is intended to teach students how public and private market forces drive design and development of the built environment and how we can build in a smarter, more sustainable way that is respectful of varying cultural needs and practices. This area of concentration equips urban planners aspiring to enter the public sector with tools to craft rules and regulations that meet public goals, and trains planners who wish to work for the private or nonprofit development sectors in the skills needed to work with neighbors, community, and the public sector in the entitlement and development of complex projects.

Environmental Analysis and Policy. The natural environment is both the context within which all human activities take place and a social product of those activities. Environmental planning begins with analysis of the physical, biotic, socio-economic, and cultural context in which environmental conflicts occur. An array of analytic tools ranging from cultural to socio-economic and ecological approaches is then applied to specific questions. Some of these are locality specific, but many also involve larger-scale regional process and social movements. This multidisciplinary concentration engages resources within the program and the University to address the urgent questions inherent in environment and development. The program encourages broad training and use of the resources of many disciplines.

Regional and International Development. This concentration concerns the interrelated aspects of area development in both developed and developing countries. The perspective on questions of area development is that of political economy and spatial analysis. Industrialization, urbanization, and rural development are major focal points of interest. Within this area, students are expected to choose an emphasis on either developing or advanced economies.

Transportation Policy and Planning. This concentration emphasizes developing a broad, multi-faceted understanding of the historical, spatial, economic, social, and environmental factors affecting transportation issues. While the program emphasizes domestic urban transportation policy, all aspects of transportation policy are covered.

Additional Areas of Concentration. In special circumstances, students may devise their own area in consultation with appropriate faculty members. Final approval of the proposed additional area of concentration must be obtained from the department chair. Further details may be obtained from the Graduate Adviser.

Additionally, all students will be required to complete 300 hours of professional planning field experience. The internship can take place during any quarter of the first year or during the summer before moving to Sciences Po. Units for this requirement are earned through enrollment in UP 496 while at UCLA. Similar to our traditional MURP program, students who already have this experience can petition and waive out of the requirement.

Foreign Language Requirement

There is no foreign language requirement for the dual degree, but students who expect to emphasize international development studies are encouraged to acquire proficiency in at least one foreign language.

Course Requirements

Students who are admitted to the dual degree program will be required to take all the required courses for the Masters of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degree at UCLA. The UCLA MURP degree requires 72 units of course work. Students in the joint degree program will complete 48 units at UCLA in their first year. Eight units of capstone will be completed at Sciences Po in year two. Finally, they will need to transfer 16 elective units from Sciences Po to UCLA in order to complete the MURP degree.

Students should enroll in a minimum of 16 units per quarter in the first year. Students may enroll for S/U grading in one graduate or upper division course each term in a course offered outside of Urban Planning with the consent of the instructor. Such courses may apply toward Urban Planning degree requirements, subject to departmental approval. This limitation does not apply to courses that offer S/U grading only. S/U graded courses in Urban Planning may not be applied toward the MURP degree, with the exception of courses that offer S/U grading only.

Core Course Requirements. The core courses comprise knowledge common to all areas of planning, regardless of a student’s specific focus.

MURP Core Course Requirements
Urban Planning 207 4 Units
Urban Planning 211 4 Units
Urban Planning 220A 4 Units
Urban Planning 220B 4 Units
Urban Planning 222A 4 Units
Urban Planning 228A 2 Units
Urban Planning 228B 2 Units
Urban Planning 496 4 Units
Urban Planning Urbanization Course specific to the area of concentration:

  • UP 236A (RID)
  • UP 242 (CEDH)
  • UP M250 (TPP)
  • UP 265B (EAP)
  • UP 281 (DD)
 4 Units
CORE COURSE UNITS 32 Units

Urban Planning core courses are sometimes waived with the instructor’s consent if the student can demonstrate mastery of the material. For Urban Planning 207, 220A, and 220B, mastery is demonstrated through a scheduled waiver examination. Additional details about the waiver exams can be obtained from the Graduate Advisers. All other courses are waived through satisfactory completion of previous course work that covered similar concepts, instructional materials, and content. Students are expected to present the relevant course syllabi when requesting waivers. Students who are approved to waive any Urban Planning course must make up the missing units with another Urban Planning course in order to meet the minimum unit requirement for the degree.

Undergraduate preparation in college algebra and microeconomics is recommended for students prior to their enrollment in the M.U.R.P. program. Before enrolling in the program, students must demonstrate the ability to master skills in quantitative methods. This requirement can be met by 1) achievement of a grade of B or better in a college mathematics course (at a minimum level of college algebra), 2) a minimum score of 600 on the Quantitative Test of the Graduate Record Examination, or 3) satisfactory completion of a three-week preparatory Math Camp offered by the department prior to the beginning of fall quarter.

Upon entering the program, students must pass proficiency examinations in basic mathematics and microeconomics before enrolling in Urban Planning 220A and 207, respectively. Copies of sample examinations are emailed to applicants accepted into the program. An undergraduate course in college algebra or pre-calculus should provide suitable background to pass the basic mathematics examination. An undergraduate course in microeconomics should be sufficient preparation for the microeconomics examination. Students are strongly encouraged to prepare for the examinations before beginning the program so that they can enroll in Urban Planning 220A and 207 during their first year of study. If students do not pass either or both examinations, they are advised to take Mathematics 1 and/or Economics 1 or 5 at UCLA during their first year of study. (These courses do not count toward the master’s degree requirements.) Students are required to take and pass the proficiency examinations at the start of the second year in order to enroll in required courses Urban Planning 220A and 207, which are only offered in fall quarter.

Area Course Requirement. Each area of concentration has a five-course (20 units) requirement, except Design and Development which has a six-course (24 units) requirement. These courses are in addition to an Urbanization course which is offered within each area of concentration but is part of the core course requirement.

MURP Area of Concentration Courses
Students may choose from the following areas of concentration:

  • Community Economic and Development (CEDH)
  • Design and Development (DD) – requires an additional 4 units
  • Environmental Analysis and Policy (EAP)
  • Regional and International Development (RID)
  • Transportation Policy and Planning (TPP)
AREA OF CONCENTRATION UNITS 20-24 Units

Students may seek waivers for requirements that have been met through course work prior to entering the M.U.R.P. program but they must take at least four courses in their area of concentration. Therefore, if a student waives more than one area of concentration course, the additional waived course(s) must be replaced by another course (or courses) in their area of concentration.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

A student without substantial prior professional experience in planning is required to complete a minimum of 300 hours of fieldwork. Fieldwork is defined as clinical or real world experience with a planning office, a private organization involved in planning, a community action agency, or applied research within a clinical context (excluding conventional university-based research projects). Students fulfill this requirement by enrolling in four units of Urban Planning 496 (see core course requirement chart) while completing the fieldwork requirement or immediately thereafter. Students with significant prior work experience may petition to waive this requirement. Further details about fulfilling this requirement or waiving it are available from the Graduate Adviser.

Master of Governing the Large Metropolis Core Requirements

 First semester

 Code Courses Credits
GLM Required Course
KGLM2005 Cities at Risk. Risk Governance in the Large Metropolis 4
GLM Required Course

You must choose 3 courses out of 8.
KGLM2065 Housing and Land in Large Metropolis 4
KGLM2135 Mobility Issues in Large Metropolis 4
KGLM2125 Migration Issues in Large Metropolis 4
 

KGLM2130

 The Political Economy of Urban Utilities in the Global South: markets, regulations and providers 4
 

KGLM2165

 The Geography of Urban Infrastracture: Water, Sewage, Waste, Energy & Urbanisation 4
KGLM2170 Policy Evaluation: ex ante, ex post; by indicators or randomized? 4
KGLM2175 Computational Methods and Data Science for Urban Governance 4
KGLM2180 Planning in the Large Metropolis 4
GLM Professional Workshops

You must choose 6 workshops.
OGLM2050 Advanced Quantitative Methods for Ecological Analysis 2
OGLM2130 Open Data: Data Management and Analysis 2
OGLM3015 Harnessing the Power of Technologies – Smart City 2
OGLM2075 Governance of Large-scale Project Implementation 2
OGLM2080 Dealing with Poverty in Large Metropolis 2
OGLM2085 Urban management & Public Private Partnerships 2
OGLM3030 Integrated Urban Development and Planning 2
OGLM2090 Comparative Approach to Financing Metropolitan Development 2
OGLM2095 Ecological Challenges and Communication Strategies in the Metropolis 2
OGLM3000 Préparer un projet urbain, l’exemple d’Anuradhapura (in French) 2
OGLM2100 Implementing Housing Policies 2
OGLM2105 Policy-Making toward Migrants in Large Metropolis 2
OGLM2110 Access to Services for All in Large Metropolis 2
OGLM3005 Urban Policies for Culture and Development: A Collective Enterprise? 2
OGLM3040 Start up the city 2
OGLM3025 Feeding the Metropolis. Logistics and Policy Instruments 2
New practices of urban governance in the South (à confirmer) 2
OGLM3060 The Dynamics of Criminal Governance 2
Languages: 1 mandatory language
As a C1 level in English is required at the entry of the programme and all courses are taught in English, students are exempted from studying this language.
1st language 4
Optional Courses
2nd language 4
Research Track: Sociology or Political Science
Courses for the students in the Research Track only: 1 course + 1 workshop (at the doctoral School)
Total required ECTS: 32*

*Students will transfer 16 elective units from Sciences Po to UCLA to complete their MURP degree requirement.

Core courses must be taken during first semester at Sciences Po.

Capstone Plan 

Students must complete a capstone project during the second semester of their studies at Sciences Po in one of two ways.

Urban Planning Capstone Plan (Plan II)
Applied Planning Research Project (APRP)

  • The APRP is a client-oriented research project focused on the practical application of what students have learned in the degree program.
 8 units
Comprehensive Examination (Two-Week Examination)

  • In the event that a student’s APRP does not progress in a timely manner (as decided by the faculty committee), the student may petition to the committee to take the comprehensive examination in order to satisfy the capstone plan requirement.
 0 units
Capstone Plan (Plan II)  8 units

Individual Project (Applied Planning Research or Client Project). Guidance of the project rests with a committee of at least three UCLA faculty members. The project is successfully completed when it is approved by the faculty committee and the client. In the event that a student does not successfully complete the individual project, the student may petition to take the two-week comprehensive examination in order to satisfy the capstone plan requirement.

Comprehensive Examination (Two-week Examination). In the event that a student’s APRP does not progress in a timely manner (as decided by the faculty committee), the student may petition to the committee to take the comprehensive examination in order to satisfy the capstone plan requirement. Students who wish to pursue this option must review and submit the departmental Two-Week Comprehensive Examination Contract, which outlines the exam policies and procedures. Examinations are administered at a time in which the student can work on the project full-time for two weeks while registered. A three-member faculty committee consisting of the department chair and two members nominated by the student, coordinates, administers, and evaluates the examination. Students may be requested to do additional work on the examination after it has been reviewed by the committee. No course credit is received for the comprehensive examination; therefore, students may need to take up to 8 additional units of electives to reach the 72 unit requirement for the degree. Should they fail the first attempt, students are allowed to retake the comprehensive exam once. In the event that the student fails the examination twice, the department will recommend the student for academic disqualification from UCLA. Students can review the academic disqualification policies in Standards & Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA on the Graduate Division website.

Time-to-Degree

This is a full-time degree program. From admission to the master’s program, normal time to award of the degree is six quarters.

Students who have completed the normal two-year program residence requirements (not to be confused with the official University residence requirements) but have remaining deficiencies are allowed an upper time limit of one additional year to complete all remaining requirements (comprehensive examination, removal of outstanding incomplete grades, etc.). An extension of the upper time limit may be requested by written petition to the department. Such requests will be approved only in extreme circumstances.

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD MAXIMUM TTD
M.U.R.P. 6 6 7

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification 

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

UCLA is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and by numerous special agencies. Information regarding the University’s accreditation may be obtained from the Office of Academic Planning and Budget, 2107 Murphy Hall.

 

Program Requirements for Urban Planning (Urban and Regional Planning – Institut d’Etudes de Paris)

Urban Planning

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Urban Planning offers the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.) degree and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Urban Planning. In addition, there is a dual degree program offered in cooperation with the Urban School, Institut d’Etudes de Paris (Sciences Po), that leads to the M.U.R.P. and Master of Governing the Large Metropolis degrees.

Urban and Regional Planning – Institut d’Etudes de Paris – Dual Master’s Degree

Admissions Requirements

Advising

The graduate adviser assigns a faculty adviser to new master’s degree students on the basis of similarities in student-faculty interests. Students are expected to meet with their adviser at least once during the fall quarter of their first year. Students should meet with their faculty advisers to determine a course of study that best suits their needs and interests within the context of the general departmental and University requirements.

When the dual degree students arrive at Sciences Po, they will be assigned an academic advisor. The Sciences Po academic advisor will jointly supervise the student on their capstone project, along with three UCLA faculty members.

Areas of Study

Students are required to declare an area of concentration. Areas of concentration are fields in which planners characteristically become engaged, professionally or through research. They are not meant to be mutually exclusive. Courses are clustered in the following six areas:

Community Economic Development and Housing. This concentration addresses the social and economic forces affecting communities. Within this area, students can choose one of two streams: housing policies and development, or community economic development. Both streams highlight linkages to social, economic, and spatial justice; inequality; built form/physical environment; and applied research.

Design and Development. This concentration is intended to teach students how public and private market forces drive design and development of the built environment and how we can build in a smarter, more sustainable way that is respectful of varying cultural needs and practices. This area of concentration equips urban planners aspiring to enter the public sector with tools to craft rules and regulations that meet public goals, and trains planners who wish to work for the private or nonprofit development sectors in the skills needed to work with neighbors, community, and the public sector in the entitlement and development of complex projects.

Environmental Analysis and Policy. The natural environment is both the context within which all human activities take place and a social product of those activities. Environmental planning begins with analysis of the physical, biotic, socio-economic, and cultural context in which environmental conflicts occur. An array of analytic tools ranging from cultural to socio-economic and ecological approaches is then applied to specific questions. Some of these are locality specific, but many also involve larger-scale regional process and social movements. This multidisciplinary concentration engages resources within the program and the University to address the urgent questions inherent in environment and development. The program encourages broad training and use of the resources of many disciplines.

Regional and International Development. This concentration concerns the interrelated aspects of area development in both developed and developing countries. The perspective on questions of area development is that of political economy and spatial analysis. Industrialization, urbanization, and rural development are major focal points of interest. Within this area, students are expected to choose an emphasis on either developing or advanced economies.

Transportation Policy and Planning. This concentration emphasizes developing a broad, multi-faceted understanding of the historical, spatial, economic, social, and environmental factors affecting transportation issues. While the program emphasizes domestic urban transportation policy, all aspects of transportation policy are covered.

Additional Areas of Concentration. In special circumstances, students may devise their own area in consultation with appropriate faculty members. Final approval of the proposed additional area of concentration must be obtained from the department chair. Further details may be obtained from the Graduate Adviser.

Additionally, all students will be required to complete 300 hours of professional planning field experience. The internship can take place during any quarter of the first year or during the summer before moving to Sciences Po. Units for this requirement are earned through enrollment in UP 496 while at UCLA. Similar to our traditional MURP program, students who already have this experience can petition and waive out of the requirement.

Foreign Language Requirement

There is no foreign language requirement for the dual degree, but students who expect to emphasize international development studies are encouraged to acquire proficiency in at least one foreign language.

Course Requirements

Students who are admitted to the dual degree program will be required to take all the required courses for the Masters of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degree at UCLA. The UCLA MURP degree requires 72 units of course work. Students in the joint degree program will complete 48 units at UCLA in their first year. Eight units of capstone will be completed at Sciences Po in year two. Finally, they will need to transfer 16 elective units from Sciences Po to UCLA in order to complete the MURP degree.

Students should enroll in a minimum of 16 units per quarter in the first year. Students may enroll for S/U grading in one graduate or upper division course each term in a course offered outside of Urban Planning with the consent of the instructor. Such courses may apply toward Urban Planning degree requirements, subject to departmental approval. This limitation does not apply to courses that offer S/U grading only. S/U graded courses in Urban Planning may not be applied toward the MURP degree, with the exception of courses that offer S/U grading only.

Core Course Requirements. The core courses comprise knowledge common to all areas of planning, regardless of a student’s specific focus.

MURP Core Course Requirements
Urban Planning 207 4 Units
Urban Planning 211 4 Units
Urban Planning 220A 4 Units
Urban Planning 220B 4 Units
Urban Planning 222A 4 Units
Urban Planning 228A 2 Units
Urban Planning 228B 2 Units
Urban Planning 496 4 Units
Urban Planning Urbanization Course specific to the area of concentration:

  • UP 236A (RID)
  • UP 242 (CEDH)
  • UP M250 (TPP)
  • UP 265B (EAP)
  • UP 281 (DD)
 4 Units
CORE COURSE UNITS 32 Units

Urban Planning core courses are sometimes waived with the instructor’s consent if the student can demonstrate mastery of the material. For Urban Planning 207, 220A, and 220B, mastery is demonstrated through a scheduled waiver examination. Additional details about the waiver exams can be obtained from the Graduate Advisers. All other courses are waived through satisfactory completion of previous course work that covered similar concepts, instructional materials, and content. Students are expected to present the relevant course syllabi when requesting waivers. Students who are approved to waive any Urban Planning course must make up the missing units with another Urban Planning course in order to meet the minimum unit requirement for the degree.

Undergraduate preparation in college algebra and microeconomics is recommended for students prior to their enrollment in the M.U.R.P. program. Before enrolling in the program, students must demonstrate the ability to master skills in quantitative methods. This requirement can be met by 1) achievement of a grade of B or better in a college mathematics course (at a minimum level of college algebra), 2) a minimum score of 600 on the Quantitative Test of the Graduate Record Examination, or 3) satisfactory completion of a three-week preparatory Math Camp offered by the department prior to the beginning of fall quarter.

Upon entering the program, students must pass proficiency examinations in basic mathematics and microeconomics before enrolling in Urban Planning 220A and 207, respectively. Copies of sample examinations are emailed to applicants accepted into the program. An undergraduate course in college algebra or pre-calculus should provide suitable background to pass the basic mathematics examination. An undergraduate course in microeconomics should be sufficient preparation for the microeconomics examination. Students are strongly encouraged to prepare for the examinations before beginning the program so that they can enroll in Urban Planning 220A and 207 during their first year of study. If students do not pass either or both examinations, they are advised to take Mathematics 1 and/or Economics 1 or 5 at UCLA during their first year of study. (These courses do not count toward the master’s degree requirements.) Students are required to take and pass the proficiency examinations at the start of the second year in order to enroll in required courses Urban Planning 220A and 207, which are only offered in fall quarter.

Area Course Requirement. Each area of concentration has a five-course (20 units) requirement, except Design and Development which has a six-course (24 units) requirement. These courses are in addition to an Urbanization course which is offered within each area of concentration but is part of the core course requirement.

MURP Area of Concentration Courses
Students may choose from the following areas of concentration:

  • Community Economic and Development (CEDH)
  • Design and Development (DD) – requires an additional 4 units
  • Environmental Analysis and Policy (EAP)
  • Regional and International Development (RID)
  • Transportation Policy and Planning (TPP)
AREA OF CONCENTRATION UNITS 20-24 Units

Students may seek waivers for requirements that have been met through course work prior to entering the M.U.R.P. program but they must take at least four courses in their area of concentration. Therefore, if a student waives more than one area of concentration course, the additional waived course(s) must be replaced by another course (or courses) in their area of concentration.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

A student without substantial prior professional experience in planning is required to complete a minimum of 300 hours of fieldwork. Fieldwork is defined as clinical or real world experience with a planning office, a private organization involved in planning, a community action agency, or applied research within a clinical context (excluding conventional university-based research projects). Students fulfill this requirement by enrolling in four units of Urban Planning 496 (see core course requirement chart) while completing the fieldwork requirement or immediately thereafter. Students with significant prior work experience may petition to waive this requirement. Further details about fulfilling this requirement or waiving it are available from the Graduate Adviser.

Master of Governing the Large Metropolis Core Requirements

 First semester

 Code Courses Credits
GLM Required Course
KGLM2005 Cities at Risk. Risk Governance in the Large Metropolis 4
GLM Required Course

You must choose 3 courses out of 8.
KGLM2065 Housing and Land in Large Metropolis 4
KGLM2135 Mobility Issues in Large Metropolis 4
KGLM2125 Migration Issues in Large Metropolis 4
 

KGLM2130

 The Political Economy of Urban Utilities in the Global South: markets, regulations and providers 4
 

KGLM2165

 The Geography of Urban Infrastracture: Water, Sewage, Waste, Energy & Urbanisation 4
KGLM2170 Policy Evaluation: ex ante, ex post; by indicators or randomized? 4
KGLM2175 Computational Methods and Data Science for Urban Governance 4
KGLM2180 Planning in the Large Metropolis 4
GLM Professional Workshops

You must choose 6 workshops.
OGLM2050 Advanced Quantitative Methods for Ecological Analysis 2
OGLM2130 Open Data: Data Management and Analysis 2
OGLM3015 Harnessing the Power of Technologies – Smart City 2
OGLM2075 Governance of Large-scale Project Implementation 2
OGLM2080 Dealing with Poverty in Large Metropolis 2
OGLM2085 Urban management & Public Private Partnerships 2
OGLM3030 Integrated Urban Development and Planning 2
OGLM2090 Comparative Approach to Financing Metropolitan Development 2
OGLM2095 Ecological Challenges and Communication Strategies in the Metropolis 2
OGLM3000 Préparer un projet urbain, l’exemple d’Anuradhapura (in French) 2
OGLM2100 Implementing Housing Policies 2
OGLM2105 Policy-Making toward Migrants in Large Metropolis 2
OGLM2110 Access to Services for All in Large Metropolis 2
OGLM3005 Urban Policies for Culture and Development: A Collective Enterprise? 2
OGLM3040 Start up the city 2
OGLM3025 Feeding the Metropolis. Logistics and Policy Instruments 2
New practices of urban governance in the South (à confirmer) 2
OGLM3060 The Dynamics of Criminal Governance 2
Languages: 1 mandatory language
As a C1 level in English is required at the entry of the programme and all courses are taught in English, students are exempted from studying this language.
1st language 4
Optional Courses
2nd language 4
Research Track: Sociology or Political Science
Courses for the students in the Research Track only: 1 course + 1 workshop (at the doctoral School)
Total required ECTS: 32*

*Students will transfer 16 elective units from Sciences Po to UCLA to complete their MURP degree requirement.

Core courses must be taken during first semester at Sciences Po.

Capstone Plan 

Students must complete a capstone project during the second semester of their studies at Sciences Po in one of two ways.

Urban Planning Capstone Plan (Plan II)
Applied Planning Research Project (APRP)

  • The APRP is a client-oriented research project focused on the practical application of what students have learned in the degree program.
 8 units
Comprehensive Examination (Two-Week Examination)

  • In the event that a student’s APRP does not progress in a timely manner (as decided by the faculty committee), the student may petition to the committee to take the comprehensive examination in order to satisfy the capstone plan requirement.
 0 units
Capstone Plan (Plan II)  8 units

Individual Project (Applied Planning Research or Client Project). Guidance of the project rests with a committee of at least three UCLA faculty members. The project is successfully completed when it is approved by the faculty committee and the client. In the event that a student does not successfully complete the individual project, the student may petition to take the two-week comprehensive examination in order to satisfy the capstone plan requirement.

Comprehensive Examination (Two-week Examination). In the event that a student’s APRP does not progress in a timely manner (as decided by the faculty committee), the student may petition to the committee to take the comprehensive examination in order to satisfy the capstone plan requirement. Students who wish to pursue this option must review and submit the departmental Two-Week Comprehensive Examination Contract, which outlines the exam policies and procedures. Examinations are administered at a time in which the student can work on the project full-time for two weeks while registered. A three-member faculty committee consisting of the department chair and two members nominated by the student, coordinates, administers, and evaluates the examination. Students may be requested to do additional work on the examination after it has been reviewed by the committee. No course credit is received for the comprehensive examination; therefore, students may need to take up to 8 additional units of electives to reach the 72 unit requirement for the degree. Should they fail the first attempt, students are allowed to retake the comprehensive exam once. In the event that the student fails the examination twice, the department will recommend the student for academic disqualification from UCLA. Students can review the academic disqualification policies in Standards & Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA on the Graduate Division website.

Time-to-Degree

This is a full-time degree program. From admission to the master’s program, normal time to award of the degree is six quarters.

Students who have completed the normal two-year program residence requirements (not to be confused with the official University residence requirements) but have remaining deficiencies are allowed an upper time limit of one additional year to complete all remaining requirements (comprehensive examination, removal of outstanding incomplete grades, etc.). An extension of the upper time limit may be requested by written petition to the department. Such requests will be approved only in extreme circumstances.

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD MAXIMUM TTD
M.U.R.P. 6 6 7

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification 

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

UCLA is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and by numerous special agencies. Information regarding the University’s accreditation may be obtained from the Office of Academic Planning and Budget, 2107 Murphy Hall.

 

Program Requirements for Urban Planning (Urban and Regional Planning – Institut d’Etudes de Paris)

Urban Planning

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Urban Planning offers the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.) degree and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Urban Planning. In addition, there is a dual degree program offered in cooperation with the Urban School, Institut d’Etudes de Paris (Sciences Po), that leads to the M.U.R.P. and Master of Governing the Large Metropolis degrees.

Urban and Regional Planning – Institut d’Etudes de Paris – Dual Master’s Degree

Admissions Requirements

Advising

The graduate adviser assigns a faculty adviser to new master’s degree students on the basis of similarities in student-faculty interests. Students are expected to meet with their adviser at least once during the fall quarter of their first year. Students should meet with their faculty advisers to determine a course of study that best suits their needs and interests within the context of the general departmental and University requirements.

When the dual degree students arrive at Sciences Po, they will be assigned an academic advisor. The Sciences Po academic advisor will jointly supervise the student on their capstone project, along with three UCLA faculty members.

Areas of Study

Students are required to declare an area of concentration. Areas of concentration are fields in which planners characteristically become engaged, professionally or through research. They are not meant to be mutually exclusive. Courses are clustered in the following six areas:

Community Economic Development and Housing. This concentration addresses the social and economic forces affecting communities. Within this area, students can choose one of two streams: housing policies and development, or community economic development. Both streams highlight linkages to social, economic, and spatial justice; inequality; built form/physical environment; and applied research.

Design and Development. This concentration is intended to teach students how public and private market forces drive design and development of the built environment and how we can build in a smarter, more sustainable way that is respectful of varying cultural needs and practices. This area of concentration equips urban planners aspiring to enter the public sector with tools to craft rules and regulations that meet public goals, and trains planners who wish to work for the private or nonprofit development sectors in the skills needed to work with neighbors, community, and the public sector in the entitlement and development of complex projects.

Environmental Analysis and Policy. The natural environment is both the context within which all human activities take place and a social product of those activities. Environmental planning begins with analysis of the physical, biotic, socio-economic, and cultural context in which environmental conflicts occur. An array of analytic tools ranging from cultural to socio-economic and ecological approaches is then applied to specific questions. Some of these are locality specific, but many also involve larger-scale regional process and social movements. This multidisciplinary concentration engages resources within the program and the University to address the urgent questions inherent in environment and development. The program encourages broad training and use of the resources of many disciplines.

Regional and International Development. This concentration concerns the interrelated aspects of area development in both developed and developing countries. The perspective on questions of area development is that of political economy and spatial analysis. Industrialization, urbanization, and rural development are major focal points of interest. Within this area, students are expected to choose an emphasis on either developing or advanced economies.

Transportation Policy and Planning. This concentration emphasizes developing a broad, multi-faceted understanding of the historical, spatial, economic, social, and environmental factors affecting transportation issues. While the program emphasizes domestic urban transportation policy, all aspects of transportation policy are covered.

Additional Areas of Concentration. In special circumstances, students may devise their own area in consultation with appropriate faculty members. Final approval of the proposed additional area of concentration must be obtained from the department chair. Further details may be obtained from the Graduate Adviser.

Additionally, all students will be required to complete 300 hours of professional planning field experience. The internship can take place during any quarter of the first year or during the summer before moving to Sciences Po. Units for this requirement are earned through enrollment in UP 496 while at UCLA. Similar to our traditional MURP program, students who already have this experience can petition and waive out of the requirement.

Foreign Language Requirement

There is no foreign language requirement for the dual degree, but students who expect to emphasize international development studies are encouraged to acquire proficiency in at least one foreign language.

Course Requirements

Students who are admitted to the dual degree program will be required to take all the required courses for the Masters of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degree at UCLA. The UCLA MURP degree requires 72 units of course work. Students in the joint degree program will complete 48 units at UCLA in their first year. Eight units of capstone will be completed at Sciences Po in year two. Finally, they will need to transfer 16 elective units from Sciences Po to UCLA in order to complete the MURP degree.

Students should enroll in a minimum of 16 units per quarter in the first year. Students may enroll for S/U grading in one graduate or upper division course each term in a course offered outside of Urban Planning with the consent of the instructor. Such courses may apply toward Urban Planning degree requirements, subject to departmental approval. This limitation does not apply to courses that offer S/U grading only. S/U graded courses in Urban Planning may not be applied toward the MURP degree, with the exception of courses that offer S/U grading only.

Core Course Requirements. The core courses comprise knowledge common to all areas of planning, regardless of a student’s specific focus.

MURP Core Course Requirements
Urban Planning 207 4 Units
Urban Planning 211 4 Units
Urban Planning 220A 4 Units
Urban Planning 220B 4 Units
Urban Planning 222A 4 Units
Urban Planning 228A 2 Units
Urban Planning 228B 2 Units
Urban Planning 496 4 Units
Urban Planning Urbanization Course specific to the area of concentration:

  • UP 236A (RID)
  • UP 242 (CEDH)
  • UP M250 (TPP)
  • UP 265B (EAP)
  • UP 281 (DD)
 4 Units
CORE COURSE UNITS 32 Units

Urban Planning core courses are sometimes waived with the instructor’s consent if the student can demonstrate mastery of the material. For Urban Planning 207, 220A, and 220B, mastery is demonstrated through a scheduled waiver examination. Additional details about the waiver exams can be obtained from the Graduate Advisers. All other courses are waived through satisfactory completion of previous course work that covered similar concepts, instructional materials, and content. Students are expected to present the relevant course syllabi when requesting waivers. Students who are approved to waive any Urban Planning course must make up the missing units with another Urban Planning course in order to meet the minimum unit requirement for the degree.

Undergraduate preparation in college algebra and microeconomics is recommended for students prior to their enrollment in the M.U.R.P. program. Before enrolling in the program, students must demonstrate the ability to master skills in quantitative methods. This requirement can be met by 1) achievement of a grade of B or better in a college mathematics course (at a minimum level of college algebra), 2) a minimum score of 600 on the Quantitative Test of the Graduate Record Examination, or 3) satisfactory completion of a three-week preparatory Math Camp offered by the department prior to the beginning of fall quarter.

Upon entering the program, students must pass proficiency examinations in basic mathematics and microeconomics before enrolling in Urban Planning 220A and 207, respectively. Copies of sample examinations are emailed to applicants accepted into the program. An undergraduate course in college algebra or pre-calculus should provide suitable background to pass the basic mathematics examination. An undergraduate course in microeconomics should be sufficient preparation for the microeconomics examination. Students are strongly encouraged to prepare for the examinations before beginning the program so that they can enroll in Urban Planning 220A and 207 during their first year of study. If students do not pass either or both examinations, they are advised to take Mathematics 1 and/or Economics 1 or 5 at UCLA during their first year of study. (These courses do not count toward the master’s degree requirements.) Students are required to take and pass the proficiency examinations at the start of the second year in order to enroll in required courses Urban Planning 220A and 207, which are only offered in fall quarter.

Area Course Requirement. Each area of concentration has a five-course (20 units) requirement, except Design and Development which has a six-course (24 units) requirement. These courses are in addition to an Urbanization course which is offered within each area of concentration but is part of the core course requirement.

MURP Area of Concentration Courses
Students may choose from the following areas of concentration:

  • Community Economic and Development (CEDH)
  • Design and Development (DD) – requires an additional 4 units
  • Environmental Analysis and Policy (EAP)
  • Regional and International Development (RID)
  • Transportation Policy and Planning (TPP)
AREA OF CONCENTRATION UNITS 20-24 Units

Students may seek waivers for requirements that have been met through course work prior to entering the M.U.R.P. program but they must take at least four courses in their area of concentration. Therefore, if a student waives more than one area of concentration course, the additional waived course(s) must be replaced by another course (or courses) in their area of concentration.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

A student without substantial prior professional experience in planning is required to complete a minimum of 300 hours of fieldwork. Fieldwork is defined as clinical or real world experience with a planning office, a private organization involved in planning, a community action agency, or applied research within a clinical context (excluding conventional university-based research projects). Students fulfill this requirement by enrolling in four units of Urban Planning 496 (see core course requirement chart) while completing the fieldwork requirement or immediately thereafter. Students with significant prior work experience may petition to waive this requirement. Further details about fulfilling this requirement or waiving it are available from the Graduate Adviser.

Master of Governing the Large Metropolis Core Requirements

 First semester

 Code Courses Credits
GLM Required Course
KGLM2005 Cities at Risk. Risk Governance in the Large Metropolis 4
GLM Required Course

You must choose 3 courses out of 8.
KGLM2065 Housing and Land in Large Metropolis 4
KGLM2135 Mobility Issues in Large Metropolis 4
KGLM2125 Migration Issues in Large Metropolis 4
 

KGLM2130

 The Political Economy of Urban Utilities in the Global South: markets, regulations and providers 4
 

KGLM2165

 The Geography of Urban Infrastracture: Water, Sewage, Waste, Energy & Urbanisation 4
KGLM2170 Policy Evaluation: ex ante, ex post; by indicators or randomized? 4
KGLM2175 Computational Methods and Data Science for Urban Governance 4
KGLM2180 Planning in the Large Metropolis 4
GLM Professional Workshops

You must choose 6 workshops.
OGLM2050 Advanced Quantitative Methods for Ecological Analysis 2
OGLM2130 Open Data: Data Management and Analysis 2
OGLM3015 Harnessing the Power of Technologies – Smart City 2
OGLM2075 Governance of Large-scale Project Implementation 2
OGLM2080 Dealing with Poverty in Large Metropolis 2
OGLM2085 Urban management & Public Private Partnerships 2
OGLM3030 Integrated Urban Development and Planning 2
OGLM2090 Comparative Approach to Financing Metropolitan Development 2
OGLM2095 Ecological Challenges and Communication Strategies in the Metropolis 2
OGLM3000 Préparer un projet urbain, l’exemple d’Anuradhapura (in French) 2
OGLM2100 Implementing Housing Policies 2
OGLM2105 Policy-Making toward Migrants in Large Metropolis 2
OGLM2110 Access to Services for All in Large Metropolis 2
OGLM3005 Urban Policies for Culture and Development: A Collective Enterprise? 2
OGLM3040 Start up the city 2
OGLM3025 Feeding the Metropolis. Logistics and Policy Instruments 2
New practices of urban governance in the South (à confirmer) 2
OGLM3060 The Dynamics of Criminal Governance 2
Languages: 1 mandatory language
As a C1 level in English is required at the entry of the programme and all courses are taught in English, students are exempted from studying this language.
1st language 4
Optional Courses
2nd language 4
Research Track: Sociology or Political Science
Courses for the students in the Research Track only: 1 course + 1 workshop (at the doctoral School)
Total required ECTS: 32*

*Students will transfer 16 elective units from Sciences Po to UCLA to complete their MURP degree requirement.

Core courses must be taken during first semester at Sciences Po.

Capstone Plan 

Students must complete a capstone project during the second semester of their studies at Sciences Po in one of two ways.

Urban Planning Capstone Plan (Plan II)
Applied Planning Research Project (APRP)

  • The APRP is a client-oriented research project focused on the practical application of what students have learned in the degree program.
 8 units
Comprehensive Examination (Two-Week Examination)

  • In the event that a student’s APRP does not progress in a timely manner (as decided by the faculty committee), the student may petition to the committee to take the comprehensive examination in order to satisfy the capstone plan requirement.
 0 units
Capstone Plan (Plan II)  8 units

Individual Project (Applied Planning Research or Client Project). Guidance of the project rests with a committee of at least three UCLA faculty members. The project is successfully completed when it is approved by the faculty committee and the client. In the event that a student does not successfully complete the individual project, the student may petition to take the two-week comprehensive examination in order to satisfy the capstone plan requirement.

Comprehensive Examination (Two-week Examination). In the event that a student’s APRP does not progress in a timely manner (as decided by the faculty committee), the student may petition to the committee to take the comprehensive examination in order to satisfy the capstone plan requirement. Students who wish to pursue this option must review and submit the departmental Two-Week Comprehensive Examination Contract, which outlines the exam policies and procedures. Examinations are administered at a time in which the student can work on the project full-time for two weeks while registered. A three-member faculty committee consisting of the department chair and two members nominated by the student, coordinates, administers, and evaluates the examination. Students may be requested to do additional work on the examination after it has been reviewed by the committee. No course credit is received for the comprehensive examination; therefore, students may need to take up to 8 additional units of electives to reach the 72 unit requirement for the degree. Should they fail the first attempt, students are allowed to retake the comprehensive exam once. In the event that the student fails the examination twice, the department will recommend the student for academic disqualification from UCLA. Students can review the academic disqualification policies in Standards & Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA on the Graduate Division website.

Time-to-Degree

This is a full-time degree program. From admission to the master’s program, normal time to award of the degree is six quarters.

Students who have completed the normal two-year program residence requirements (not to be confused with the official University residence requirements) but have remaining deficiencies are allowed an upper time limit of one additional year to complete all remaining requirements (comprehensive examination, removal of outstanding incomplete grades, etc.). An extension of the upper time limit may be requested by written petition to the department. Such requests will be approved only in extreme circumstances.

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD MAXIMUM TTD
M.U.R.P. 6 6 7

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification 

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

UCLA is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and by numerous special agencies. Information regarding the University’s accreditation may be obtained from the Office of Academic Planning and Budget, 2107 Murphy Hall.

 

Program Requirements for Urban Planning (Urban and Regional Planning – Institut d’Etudes de Paris)

Urban Planning

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Urban Planning offers the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.) degree and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Urban Planning. In addition, there is a dual degree program offered in cooperation with the Urban School, Institut d’Etudes de Paris (Sciences Po), that leads to the M.U.R.P. and Master of Governing the Large Metropolis degrees.

Urban and Regional Planning – Institut d’Etudes de Paris – Dual Master’s Degree

Admissions Requirements

Advising

The graduate adviser assigns a faculty adviser to new master’s degree students on the basis of similarities in student-faculty interests. Students are expected to meet with their adviser at least once during the fall quarter of their first year. Students should meet with their faculty advisers to determine a course of study that best suits their needs and interests within the context of the general departmental and University requirements.

When the dual degree students arrive at Sciences Po, they will be assigned an academic advisor. The Sciences Po academic advisor will jointly supervise the student on their capstone project, along with three UCLA faculty members.

Areas of Study

Students are required to declare an area of concentration. Areas of concentration are fields in which planners characteristically become engaged, professionally or through research. They are not meant to be mutually exclusive. Courses are clustered in the following six areas:

Community Economic Development and Housing. This concentration addresses the social and economic forces affecting communities. Within this area, students can choose one of two streams: housing policies and development, or community economic development. Both streams highlight linkages to social, economic, and spatial justice; inequality; built form/physical environment; and applied research.

Design and Development. This concentration is intended to teach students how public and private market forces drive design and development of the built environment and how we can build in a smarter, more sustainable way that is respectful of varying cultural needs and practices. This area of concentration equips urban planners aspiring to enter the public sector with tools to craft rules and regulations that meet public goals, and trains planners who wish to work for the private or nonprofit development sectors in the skills needed to work with neighbors, community, and the public sector in the entitlement and development of complex projects.

Environmental Analysis and Policy. The natural environment is both the context within which all human activities take place and a social product of those activities. Environmental planning begins with analysis of the physical, biotic, socio-economic, and cultural context in which environmental conflicts occur. An array of analytic tools ranging from cultural to socio-economic and ecological approaches is then applied to specific questions. Some of these are locality specific, but many also involve larger-scale regional process and social movements. This multidisciplinary concentration engages resources within the program and the University to address the urgent questions inherent in environment and development. The program encourages broad training and use of the resources of many disciplines.

Regional and International Development. This concentration concerns the interrelated aspects of area development in both developed and developing countries. The perspective on questions of area development is that of political economy and spatial analysis. Industrialization, urbanization, and rural development are major focal points of interest. Within this area, students are expected to choose an emphasis on either developing or advanced economies.

Transportation Policy and Planning. This concentration emphasizes developing a broad, multi-faceted understanding of the historical, spatial, economic, social, and environmental factors affecting transportation issues. While the program emphasizes domestic urban transportation policy, all aspects of transportation policy are covered.

Additional Areas of Concentration. In special circumstances, students may devise their own area in consultation with appropriate faculty members. Final approval of the proposed additional area of concentration must be obtained from the department chair. Further details may be obtained from the Graduate Adviser.

Additionally, all students will be required to complete 300 hours of professional planning field experience. The internship can take place during any quarter of the first year or during the summer before moving to Sciences Po. Units for this requirement are earned through enrollment in UP 496 while at UCLA. Similar to our traditional MURP program, students who already have this experience can petition and waive out of the requirement.

Foreign Language Requirement

There is no foreign language requirement for the dual degree, but students who expect to emphasize international development studies are encouraged to acquire proficiency in at least one foreign language.

Course Requirements

Students who are admitted to the dual degree program will be required to take all the required courses for the Masters of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degree at UCLA. The UCLA MURP degree requires 72 units of course work. Students in the joint degree program will complete 48 units at UCLA in their first year. Eight units of capstone will be completed at Sciences Po in year two. Finally, they will need to transfer 16 elective units from Sciences Po to UCLA in order to complete the MURP degree.

Students should enroll in a minimum of 16 units per quarter in the first year. Students may enroll for S/U grading in one graduate or upper division course each term in a course offered outside of Urban Planning with the consent of the instructor. Such courses may apply toward Urban Planning degree requirements, subject to departmental approval. This limitation does not apply to courses that offer S/U grading only. S/U graded courses in Urban Planning may not be applied toward the MURP degree, with the exception of courses that offer S/U grading only.

Core Course Requirements. The core courses comprise knowledge common to all areas of planning, regardless of a student’s specific focus.

MURP Core Course Requirements
Urban Planning 207 4 Units
Urban Planning 211 4 Units
Urban Planning 220A 4 Units
Urban Planning 220B 4 Units
Urban Planning 222A 4 Units
Urban Planning 228A 2 Units
Urban Planning 228B 2 Units
Urban Planning 496 4 Units
Urban Planning Urbanization Course specific to the area of concentration:

  • UP 236A (RID)
  • UP 242 (CEDH)
  • UP M250 (TPP)
  • UP 265B (EAP)
  • UP 281 (DD)
 4 Units
CORE COURSE UNITS 32 Units

Urban Planning core courses are sometimes waived with the instructor’s consent if the student can demonstrate mastery of the material. For Urban Planning 207, 220A, and 220B, mastery is demonstrated through a scheduled waiver examination. Additional details about the waiver exams can be obtained from the Graduate Advisers. All other courses are waived through satisfactory completion of previous course work that covered similar concepts, instructional materials, and content. Students are expected to present the relevant course syllabi when requesting waivers. Students who are approved to waive any Urban Planning course must make up the missing units with another Urban Planning course in order to meet the minimum unit requirement for the degree.

Undergraduate preparation in college algebra and microeconomics is recommended for students prior to their enrollment in the M.U.R.P. program. Before enrolling in the program, students must demonstrate the ability to master skills in quantitative methods. This requirement can be met by 1) achievement of a grade of B or better in a college mathematics course (at a minimum level of college algebra), 2) a minimum score of 600 on the Quantitative Test of the Graduate Record Examination, or 3) satisfactory completion of a three-week preparatory Math Camp offered by the department prior to the beginning of fall quarter.

Upon entering the program, students must pass proficiency examinations in basic mathematics and microeconomics before enrolling in Urban Planning 220A and 207, respectively. Copies of sample examinations are emailed to applicants accepted into the program. An undergraduate course in college algebra or pre-calculus should provide suitable background to pass the basic mathematics examination. An undergraduate course in microeconomics should be sufficient preparation for the microeconomics examination. Students are strongly encouraged to prepare for the examinations before beginning the program so that they can enroll in Urban Planning 220A and 207 during their first year of study. If students do not pass either or both examinations, they are advised to take Mathematics 1 and/or Economics 1 or 5 at UCLA during their first year of study. (These courses do not count toward the master’s degree requirements.) Students are required to take and pass the proficiency examinations at the start of the second year in order to enroll in required courses Urban Planning 220A and 207, which are only offered in fall quarter.

Area Course Requirement. Each area of concentration has a five-course (20 units) requirement, except Design and Development which has a six-course (24 units) requirement. These courses are in addition to an Urbanization course which is offered within each area of concentration but is part of the core course requirement.

MURP Area of Concentration Courses
Students may choose from the following areas of concentration:

  • Community Economic and Development (CEDH)
  • Design and Development (DD) – requires an additional 4 units
  • Environmental Analysis and Policy (EAP)
  • Regional and International Development (RID)
  • Transportation Policy and Planning (TPP)
AREA OF CONCENTRATION UNITS 20-24 Units

Students may seek waivers for requirements that have been met through course work prior to entering the M.U.R.P. program but they must take at least four courses in their area of concentration. Therefore, if a student waives more than one area of concentration course, the additional waived course(s) must be replaced by another course (or courses) in their area of concentration.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

A student without substantial prior professional experience in planning is required to complete a minimum of 300 hours of fieldwork. Fieldwork is defined as clinical or real world experience with a planning office, a private organization involved in planning, a community action agency, or applied research within a clinical context (excluding conventional university-based research projects). Students fulfill this requirement by enrolling in four units of Urban Planning 496 (see core course requirement chart) while completing the fieldwork requirement or immediately thereafter. Students with significant prior work experience may petition to waive this requirement. Further details about fulfilling this requirement or waiving it are available from the Graduate Adviser.

Master of Governing the Large Metropolis Core Requirements

 First semester

 Code Courses Credits
GLM Required Course
KGLM2005 Cities at Risk. Risk Governance in the Large Metropolis 4
GLM Required Course

You must choose 3 courses out of 8.
KGLM2065 Housing and Land in Large Metropolis 4
KGLM2135 Mobility Issues in Large Metropolis 4
KGLM2125 Migration Issues in Large Metropolis 4
 

KGLM2130

 The Political Economy of Urban Utilities in the Global South: markets, regulations and providers 4
 

KGLM2165

 The Geography of Urban Infrastracture: Water, Sewage, Waste, Energy & Urbanisation 4
KGLM2170 Policy Evaluation: ex ante, ex post; by indicators or randomized? 4
KGLM2175 Computational Methods and Data Science for Urban Governance 4
KGLM2180 Planning in the Large Metropolis 4
GLM Professional Workshops

You must choose 6 workshops.
OGLM2050 Advanced Quantitative Methods for Ecological Analysis 2
OGLM2130 Open Data: Data Management and Analysis 2
OGLM3015 Harnessing the Power of Technologies – Smart City 2
OGLM2075 Governance of Large-scale Project Implementation 2
OGLM2080 Dealing with Poverty in Large Metropolis 2
OGLM2085 Urban management & Public Private Partnerships 2
OGLM3030 Integrated Urban Development and Planning 2
OGLM2090 Comparative Approach to Financing Metropolitan Development 2
OGLM2095 Ecological Challenges and Communication Strategies in the Metropolis 2
OGLM3000 Préparer un projet urbain, l’exemple d’Anuradhapura (in French) 2
OGLM2100 Implementing Housing Policies 2
OGLM2105 Policy-Making toward Migrants in Large Metropolis 2
OGLM2110 Access to Services for All in Large Metropolis 2
OGLM3005 Urban Policies for Culture and Development: A Collective Enterprise? 2
OGLM3040 Start up the city 2
OGLM3025 Feeding the Metropolis. Logistics and Policy Instruments 2
New practices of urban governance in the South (à confirmer) 2
OGLM3060 The Dynamics of Criminal Governance 2
Languages: 1 mandatory language
As a C1 level in English is required at the entry of the programme and all courses are taught in English, students are exempted from studying this language.
1st language 4
Optional Courses
2nd language 4
Research Track: Sociology or Political Science
Courses for the students in the Research Track only: 1 course + 1 workshop (at the doctoral School)
Total required ECTS: 32*

*Students will transfer 16 elective units from Sciences Po to UCLA to complete their MURP degree requirement.

Core courses must be taken during first semester at Sciences Po.

Capstone Plan 

Students must complete a capstone project during the second semester of their studies at Sciences Po in one of two ways.

Urban Planning Capstone Plan (Plan II)
Applied Planning Research Project (APRP)

  • The APRP is a client-oriented research project focused on the practical application of what students have learned in the degree program.
 8 units
Comprehensive Examination (Two-Week Examination)

  • In the event that a student’s APRP does not progress in a timely manner (as decided by the faculty committee), the student may petition to the committee to take the comprehensive examination in order to satisfy the capstone plan requirement.
 0 units
Capstone Plan (Plan II)  8 units

Individual Project (Applied Planning Research or Client Project). Guidance of the project rests with a committee of at least three UCLA faculty members. The project is successfully completed when it is approved by the faculty committee and the client. In the event that a student does not successfully complete the individual project, the student may petition to take the two-week comprehensive examination in order to satisfy the capstone plan requirement.

Comprehensive Examination (Two-week Examination). In the event that a student’s APRP does not progress in a timely manner (as decided by the faculty committee), the student may petition to the committee to take the comprehensive examination in order to satisfy the capstone plan requirement. Students who wish to pursue this option must review and submit the departmental Two-Week Comprehensive Examination Contract, which outlines the exam policies and procedures. Examinations are administered at a time in which the student can work on the project full-time for two weeks while registered. A three-member faculty committee consisting of the department chair and two members nominated by the student, coordinates, administers, and evaluates the examination. Students may be requested to do additional work on the examination after it has been reviewed by the committee. No course credit is received for the comprehensive examination; therefore, students may need to take up to 8 additional units of electives to reach the 72 unit requirement for the degree. Should they fail the first attempt, students are allowed to retake the comprehensive exam once. In the event that the student fails the examination twice, the department will recommend the student for academic disqualification from UCLA. Students can review the academic disqualification policies in Standards & Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA on the Graduate Division website.

Time-to-Degree

This is a full-time degree program. From admission to the master’s program, normal time to award of the degree is six quarters.

Students who have completed the normal two-year program residence requirements (not to be confused with the official University residence requirements) but have remaining deficiencies are allowed an upper time limit of one additional year to complete all remaining requirements (comprehensive examination, removal of outstanding incomplete grades, etc.). An extension of the upper time limit may be requested by written petition to the department. Such requests will be approved only in extreme circumstances.

DEGREE NORMATIVE TIME TO ATC (Quarters) NORMATIVE TTD MAXIMUM TTD
M.U.R.P. 6 6 7

Academic Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification 

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for academic disqualification from graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing academic disqualification of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

UCLA is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and by numerous special agencies. Information regarding the University’s accreditation may be obtained from the Office of Academic Planning and Budget, 2107 Murphy Hall.