Study Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.) at Virginia Commonwealth University in the USA, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

The Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree program advances social justice and quality of life through planning, designing and evaluating options to create, enhance and sustain the social, economic and environmental conditions that improve communities. The program maintains a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. The goals for the program are to: Prepare students to connect knowledge, skills and values to reflective action that informs their work in planning and related fields Recruit and retain excellent students Produce research and service that advances planning knowledge, practice and the public good through scholarship, civic engagement and professional work Promote diversity and inclusion broadly as a primary feature and strength of the M.U.R.P. program

Which department am I in?

L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

Study options

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees

US$33,746.00 per year

Food and housing - 19,724 Annual

Application deadline

01/10/2026

Start date

January 2027

Venue

Virginia Commonwealth University- Monroe Park Campus

707 W. Broad St.,

Richmond,

Virginia,

23284, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

In addition to the general admission requirements of the VCU Graduate School, the following specifications apply:Students must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.7 (on a 4.0 scale). Students not meeting these requirements may be admitted to the program on a provisional basis. The provisional period shall consist of the first nine-to-12 hours of designated graduate work in which all grades must be, at minimum, a B. Generally, at least two of the three letters of reference should come from former faculty.All courses in the graduate certificates in Geographic Information Systems, Sustainability Planning or Urban Revitalization may be applied to meet the requirements of the Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree. However, successful completion of one of these certificate programs does not guarantee admission into the M.U.R.P. degree program.

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