Overview
Community Planning is a profession that offers a wide range of opportunities for people with many different talents and aspirations. Planning is concerned with the use of land, protection of the environment, public welfare, the design of public spaces and infrastructure, and the economy.
Distinctive features of Auburn University's Master of Community Planning (MCP) program include:
- Broad-based planning education through our core courses, combined with the opportunity to take elective coursework in one or more of the following areas of faculty expertise:
- Sustainable development
- Land use and law
- GIS and mapping
- Place-making and urban design
- Transportation
- Real estate development
- Revitalization and economic development
- Affordable housing
- Historic preservation
- Community development and non-profits
- Public policy and administration
- Small class sizes with individual attention
- Alabama City Year ProgramThe opportunity to participate in the MCP program’s Alabama City Year program, which provides real-life, practical experience in nearly every class for a real client in the Southeast.
- An interdisciplinary, practice-based learning environment
- All majors, degrees, and backgrounds welcome
- 95% job placement rate in the planning field upon graduation
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Land and Urban Economics
- GIS of Planning and Policy
- Planning History and Theory
- Urban Design Studio
- Quantitative Methods for Planning
- Community-based Qualitative Methods
- Land Use Law
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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International students should submit all materials at least 90 days before the first day of class and domestic students at least 45 days before the first day.
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Credits
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Disciplines
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Academic requirements
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Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Online application
- Transcripts
- Recommendation letters: Have a minimum of three letters of recommendation completed within the ApplyYourself web center by listing your references and their contact information. References can complete an online form and submit an additional letter in PDF in the online application system.
- Statement of Intent: Please upload a short letter describing why you want to pursue a degree in Community Planning into the appropriate section in the online application system.
Tuition Fee
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International
34922 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17461 USD per semester during 24 months. -
National
34922 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17461 USD per semester during 24 months. -
In-State
12890 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6445 USD per semester during 24 months.
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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