Gainesville,
FL,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in Urban and Regional Planning in Gainesville United States | University of Florida
University of Florida
|
Gainesville United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
30,134
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
Our MURP degree program on campus has maintained continuous accreditation from the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) since 1978, representing the top tier of recognition for graduate planning education. Alongside a core curriculum grounded in urban and regional planning principles, we provide focused courses in Environmental Planning, Land Use and Transportation, Housing and Community Development, Economic Development, Planning Information Technologies, and Urban Design.
To prepare future planning professionals, we employ diverse educational approaches. These encompass conventional seminar/lecture formats, hands-on studio projects tackling real-world challenges in team settings, field internships for practical experience, and individualized thesis research. Students are also invited to engage with the vibrant civic environment of our home community, Gainesville/Alachua County.
The standard Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degree requirements include: A four-semester course of study incorporating a professional internship, totaling fifty-two credit hours.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
A recognized baccalaureate, graduate or professional degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution.
Unofficial Transcripts (the university will require official transcripts upon your acceptance of an offer of admission)
Minimum GPA: 3.0 on a 4-point scale, for upper division coursework
Please note: The university requires applicants for graduate study to compute their college-level junior and senior year grade point average, unless your institution uses a non-traditional grading system. The university requires an accurate self-reported GPA, which it will verify. You providing an accurate self-reported GPA will help to expedite our processing of your application.
Personal Statement (500 words maximum) Please add to your application under Additional Questions:
Statement of Purpose- Please disregard the Personal Statement Topic writing prompt in the application, and directly address the Personal Statement requirement for the MURP application.
Our students are diverse in thought, background, and experience. Each student's path to graduate school is unique. We want to learn more about your decision to pursue a Master of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Florida and to choose planning as a career.
Your personal statement should include, but not be limited to, your-- personal background, life experiences, opportunities, and challenges that provide context for your motivations to become a planner, leadership skills and experiences, and values.
If any unanticipated experiences have negatively affected your academic career, please explain them so that we can review your academic record in the context of these experiences.
Statement of Intent (1,500 words maximum) Please add to your application under Additional Questions:
Resume/Other>Other Upload.
Before preparing your statement of intent, review our website. We encourage you to refer to our program in your response. Please take care to properly attribute any content from another source. Your statement of intent should be original work. Plagiarism is grounds for rejecting an application.
Your statement of intent should address each of the following questions.
Why are you interested in planning as a professional field? Include any professional, volunteer, or internship experiences that have prepared you for this field of study as well as your research interests
and career aspirations.
How will UF's Urban and Regional Planning program help meet your professional goals?
What do you plan to do during the course of your studies (e.g., courses, research, engagement, working with faculty)?
What are your expectations of the graduate planning program at UF?
R'sum or CV
Merit-based Aid. To be considered for merit-based aid at the time of admission, Additionally, enrolled students have the opportunity to work with faculty and research centers as a Graduate Research Assistant or Graduate Teaching Assistant. These assistantships are available based on department teaching and research needs.
Three Letters of Recommendation- Arrange for three recommenders to submit letters of recommendation on your behalf.
For applicants from countries where English is not the ofcial language, a minimum score on one of these English Language Skills tests, IELTS - 6.0,TOEFL IBT- 80, PBT- 550.
Unofficial Transcripts (the university will require official transcripts upon your acceptance of an offer of admission)
Minimum GPA: 3.0 on a 4-point scale, for upper division coursework
Please note: The university requires applicants for graduate study to compute their college-level junior and senior year grade point average, unless your institution uses a non-traditional grading system. The university requires an accurate self-reported GPA, which it will verify. You providing an accurate self-reported GPA will help to expedite our processing of your application.
Personal Statement (500 words maximum) Please add to your application under Additional Questions:
Statement of Purpose- Please disregard the Personal Statement Topic writing prompt in the application, and directly address the Personal Statement requirement for the MURP application.
Our students are diverse in thought, background, and experience. Each student's path to graduate school is unique. We want to learn more about your decision to pursue a Master of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Florida and to choose planning as a career.
Your personal statement should include, but not be limited to, your-- personal background, life experiences, opportunities, and challenges that provide context for your motivations to become a planner, leadership skills and experiences, and values.
If any unanticipated experiences have negatively affected your academic career, please explain them so that we can review your academic record in the context of these experiences.
Statement of Intent (1,500 words maximum) Please add to your application under Additional Questions:
Resume/Other>Other Upload.
Before preparing your statement of intent, review our website. We encourage you to refer to our program in your response. Please take care to properly attribute any content from another source. Your statement of intent should be original work. Plagiarism is grounds for rejecting an application.
Your statement of intent should address each of the following questions.
Why are you interested in planning as a professional field? Include any professional, volunteer, or internship experiences that have prepared you for this field of study as well as your research interests
and career aspirations.
How will UF's Urban and Regional Planning program help meet your professional goals?
What do you plan to do during the course of your studies (e.g., courses, research, engagement, working with faculty)?
What are your expectations of the graduate planning program at UF?
R'sum or CV
Merit-based Aid. To be considered for merit-based aid at the time of admission, Additionally, enrolled students have the opportunity to work with faculty and research centers as a Graduate Research Assistant or Graduate Teaching Assistant. These assistantships are available based on department teaching and research needs.
Three Letters of Recommendation- Arrange for three recommenders to submit letters of recommendation on your behalf.
For applicants from countries where English is not the ofcial language, a minimum score on one of these English Language Skills tests, IELTS - 6.0,TOEFL IBT- 80, PBT- 550.
Tuition
USD
30,134