The dual-degree program with the Bloustein School's sister program in public policy leads to a master of city and regional planning (M.C.R.P.) degree and a master of public policy (M.P.P.) degree in three years. Students are accepted independently for both graduate programs after separate application to each but share concentrations, course electives, and requirements.

Three-Year, 69-Credit Dual-Degree Program (36, M.C.R.P. and 33, M.P.P.) 

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

Public Policy (PP): 21 credits of core courses; 12 credits of concentration or elective courses, and the remaining 12 credits are UP courses that get transferred toward the M.P.P. degree

Urban Policy (UP): 24 credits of core courses, 12 credits of concentration or elective courses, and the remaining 12 credits are PP courses that get transferred toward the M.C.R.P. degree

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

Semester 1

PP  34:833:510    Public Policy Formation

UP  34:970:515    Methods of Planning Analysis I

                             (PP accepts for 34:833:530  Methods I: Research Design)

UP  34:970:501    History and Theory of Planning

PP/UP                  Concentration Requirement

Semester 2

PP  34:833:543    Economics and Public Policy

                             (UP accepts for 34:970:509  Urban Economy and Spatial Patterns)

UP  34:970:516    Methods of Planning Analysis II (PP accepts for elective)

UP  34:970:517    Survey of Planning Law Principles

PP/UP                  Concentration Requirement

Summer 1

PP/UP                   PP/UP elective

Semester 3

PP  34:833:585    American Social Policy

PP  34:833:630    Methods II: Data Analysis (UP accepts for 3rd methods course)

PP/UP                  Concentration Requirement

PP                        Elective (UP accepts for elective)

Semester 4

PP  34:833:540    State and Local Public Finance (policy elective)

UP  34:970:511    Graduate Planning Studio (PP accepts for policy practicum)

PP/UP                  Concentration Requirement

PP                        Elective (UP accepts for elective)

Summer 2

PP                        PP Applied Field Experience (6 credits)

Semester 5

UP  34:970:510    Graduate Planning Studio (PP accepts for policy practicum)

PP                        Elective (UP accepts for elective)

PP/UP                  Elective

PP/UP                  Elective