Los Angeles,
CA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Master of Urban and Regional Planning - Design and Development in Los Angeles United States | University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
|
Los Angeles United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
24,509
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
Los Angeles embodies the modern 21st-century city, serving as an ideal testing ground for students passionate about urban design and infrastructure development. While Southern California maintains its economic expansion, the aging infrastructure across our 20-million-person megaregion is deteriorating. The postwar construction boom of the 1950s-60s—fueled by federal highway funding and FHA-backed suburban housing—initially delivered unprecedented living standards, granting middle-class families private yards, pools, shopping centers, efficient commutes, and leisurely road trips. Yet these same institutional frameworks—in governance, legislation, finance, and policy—that built Southern California now threaten our region and others globally, obstructing leaders from developing innovative solutions for contemporary challenges. Present realities include unaffordable housing, gridlocked freeways, underfunded schools failing half our youth, inadequate public transit, and vanished recreational driving. As a national trendsetter, Southern California manifests systemic failures that foreshadow broader crises. The solutions we pioneer here will shape how cities worldwide reimagine and rebuild urban environments for future generations.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
A bachelors degree from an accredited institution
Undergraduate coursework in microeconomics statistics and college algebra is highly recommended
Previous experience in planning a planningrelated field or community development is recommended
A minimum gradepoint average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent
The statement of purpose consult the prompt on the MURP Application Checklist letters of recommendation at least one academic letter from a faculty member who has taught the applicant if still relevant other letters should be from a direct supervisor of the applicants work gradepoint averages GRE scores and resume of relevant planningrelated experience are all required These items are all evaluated in the review process Applicants must submit unofficial transcripts from each institution attended and official transcripts from all degreegranting institutions
Applications cannot be reviewed until all of the above items are received
For applicants who do not meet the Universitys English language requirement the department expects a score of at least 600 paperbased test or 100 internetbased test on the TOEFL or an overall band score of at least 7.0 on the IELTS
A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA will be required for admission to graduate programs at UCLA
Tuition
USD
24,509