Dual Degree in Public Policy and Urban and Regional Planning The Master of Public Policy and Master of Urban Planning is especially suited for students interested in urban policy and in state and local policy in subjects such as economic development, transportation, regional development, and housing. Students most likely to enroll in this degree want to combine strong analytic approaches to designing policy solutions, public and nonprofit management skills, and hands-on interdisciplinary approaches to improving the quality of life in cities and neighborhoods with a strong foundation in the substance of urban and regional issues.
Students meet the specific requirements of both degrees.
In Urban and Regional Planning students usually choose a concentration in transportation, community development and housing, or economic development. Core courses provide background in planning theory, quantitative methods, planning practice, municipal budgeting, and planning law. In Public Policy, a student's concentration is the area of the dual degree, Urban and Regional Planning. Students take required courses in statistics and math, economics, the political environment for policy, cost-benefit analysis, public management, ethics, and a policy exercise. Students normally enroll nearly full time in one school one year and nearly full time in the second school the second year.