Dual MCP-MPA Degrees
Community planning is one of the essential activities carried out by governments in the United States, resulting in a significant overlap and synergism between expertise and career development in public administration and community planning. Thus, a dual degree program in the Master of Community Planning (MCP) and the Master of Public Administration (MPA) should be valuable and attractive for many of the students in these two fields, especially when combined with the Economic Development graduate minor.
Students apply separately to each program and are admitted (or rejected) based on the program 's current admissions criteria. They proceed normally through each program meeting the requirements for all MCP and MPA students. In essence (as detailed in the course requirements below), the students take the core classes in both programs with the MPA core counting as MCP electives and vice versa. They are also encouraged, but not required, to take the Economic Development minor. Because of the overlap in course content, students can choose either of two sets of core courses involving research methods and policy evaluation. This allows students to receive both degrees with 57 credit hours, as opposed to the 88 credit hours that would be required if they were taken separately.
| Course | Credits | When Offered |
|---|---|---|
Common Core |
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| CPLAN7240 Quantitative Methods | 3 | Fall |
| OR POLI7000 Research Methods | Fall | |
| CPLAN7620 Research Methods | 3 | Fall |
| OR POLI7520 Program Evaluation | Spring | |
| CPLN7800 Synthesis Project | 6 | Spring |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Required MCP Core |
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| CPLN6000 History of Urban Form | 3 | Fall |
| CPLN7220 Planning Implementation | 3 | Fall |
| CPLN7400 Planning Studio | 6 | Spring |
| CPLN7420 Planning Law | 3 | Spring |
| CPLN7440 Planning History | 3 | Spring |
| CPLN7460 Digital Technology | 3 | Spring |
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Required MPA Core |
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| POLI7140 Budgeting | 3 | Fall |
| POLI7150 Personnel | 3 | Spring |
| POLI7260 Organization Theory | 3 | Fall |
| POLI7330 Adm Leadership | 3 | Spring |
| POLI7350 Seminar in Pub Adm | 3 | Fall |
| POLI7360 Policy | 3 | Spring |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| Electives* | 6 | |
Total Hours For Dual Degree |
57 |
*Students are encouraged, but not required, to take the graduate Economic Development Minor which consists of:
| POLI7700 Economic Development | 3 |
| "A Intensive Econ Development Training Course" | NC |
| Relevant electives from CPLN, ECON & POLI | 6 |
| Total Credits | 9 |
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Last updated April 19, 2007