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Urban & Regional Planning

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The Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) is a two-year professional curriculum. The program is one of only four in the Pacific Northwest that is professionally accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board. You’ll learn how to make a difference in your community and solve real-world problems. We provide unique opportunities for those who want to play a part in shaping a better future. Our graduates succeed in finding employment both in the United States and internationally.

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Why Study Urban & Regional Planning at EWU?

At EWU, our graduates have a strong record of employment in the field as well as becoming leaders of the planning profession and guides to sustainable futures in the region and beyond. We work closely with local communities on variety of projects which giove students the necessary practical knowledge and experience they will need as they become the next generation of planning professionals..

Work Together

Work with public officials and practicing professionals to communicate, analyze, design, and plan.

Make a Difference

Improve the quality of life in your neighborhood, city, state and region.

Help the Community

Provide technical assistance for area agencies and communities.

What You Will Learn

  • How to design sustainable, livable, equitable and environmentally sound communities
  • Human settlements as they relate to planning
  • Historical and contemporary planning practice, policy, and processes
  • The different values and ethical standards that affect the practice of planning
  • How to practice planning in various settings

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Admission Requirements

Admission requirements of the MURP program include those required for Graduate Programs at EWU as well as the following:

  • Two letters of recommendation submitted through the online application process to the planning graduate advisor: Dr. Matthew Anderson. Both letters should be from instructors familiar with your undergraduate, or where applicable, graduate academic record. In the event you have professional planning experience, letters may come from a supervisor or other person familiar with your planning work.
  • A personal letter of intent explaining why you wish to study planning and outlining your educational and career goals is also submitted via the online application tool.
  • Completion of a class in statistics prior to entry into the program or completing a course while in the program. In the latter case, the credits for the class will not be included in the 72 credits required for the degree.

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Location

The MURP program is located in the University District of Downtown Spokane at the Catalyst building. MURP students are helping to transform the region working closely with local businesses and organizations.

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What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Urban and Regional Planning, Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP)

Note: with the exception of those who have applied for leave of absence, students who enroll in PLAN 601 Research Project must maintain continuous enrollment until their degree requirements are met.

Grade Requirements: the candidate for the degree of Master of Urban and Regional Planning must pass a final examination. At the time of the final examination, a student’s cumulative GPA ≥3.0. There must be no unabsolved grades less than C. 

Program Prerequisite: CSBS 320 or approved equivalent is required for this program.

Required Core Curriculum
Theory/Philosophy
PLAN 501FOUNDATIONS OF PLANNING5
PLAN 502ADVANCED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT5
Administrative/Management
PLAN 505PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION AND LAW5
Methods/Techniques
PLAN 503PLANNING METHODS I5
PLAN 504PLANNING METHODS II: POPULATION AND ECONOMY5
PLAN 506PLANNING METHODS III5
PLAN 540LAND USE PLANNING5
PLAN 565GIS FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL ANALYSIS4
Applied Synthesis
PLAN 507ADVANCED PLANNING STUDIO5
PLAN 523TRIBAL GOVERNANCE4
PLAN 542SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES3
PLAN 570ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING5
PLAN 591RESEARCH PROJECT PREPARATION1
PLAN 601RESEARCH PROJECT (1–15 variable credit course)5
Electives–choose five credits from the following or any 400- to 600-level PLAN or PADM course5
PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS
NETWORKED GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SECTOR GRANTS-WRITING
WALKABLE COMMUNITIES
URBAN DESIGN
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION TECHNIQUES
HOUSING
PLANNING PRACTICE
REFLECTIVE PLANNING THEORY
COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLANNING
PLANNING, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
RURAL AND SMALL TOWN PLANNING
GRADUATE INTERNSHIP
Total Credits67

Sample Courses

PLAN 505. PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION AND LAW. 5 Credits.

Review of zoning, subdivision regulations, and other tools employed by planners to implement public plans and policies. Consideration of constitutional, statutory, and case law governing the realm of plan and policy implementation.

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PLAN 540. LAND USE PLANNING. 5 Credits.

Explores the issues and methods of analyzing and organizing land uses in urban and regional environments by balancing the demand for uses with the environmental conditions that limit the supply of land and locates these uses based upon criteria that satisfy human needs.

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PADM 525. NETWORKED GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SECTOR GRANTS-WRITING. 5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: graduate standing or consent of the instructor.
Examination of networked governance, the development of public sector grant programs and the distribution and fiscal management of money transfers. Topics include project development, grant applications, program planning and implementation and public policies for the improvement of intergovernmental operations.

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PLAN 470. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION TECHNIQUES. 2 Credits.

Pre-requisites: PLAN 407 or permission of the instructor.
A workshop on the application of skills and techniques of community development and participation, emphasizing personal growth, group formation and dynamics, consulting with groups, and creative change within groups.

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2334 W Lawrence Ave
Ste 209
Chicago, IL 60625

Accreditation

The EWU Urban and Regional Planning program is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB).

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