Curriculum and Program Requirements

MA in Urban Affairs and Public Policy

Requirements | Core credits | Concentrations | MA Plan of Study Forms

Overall degree requirements:

36 total credits

12 core credits
12-18 concentration credits
3-6 credits of analytical paper or thesis
6-9 credits of electives

Core credits:

12 credits

All of the following:
UAPP 619	Contemporary Issues in Urban Affairs	(2 cr.)
UAPP 800	Research Methods & Data Analysis	(4 cr.)
And two of the following: (6 cr)
UAPP 613	Planning Theory and Urban Policy	(3 cr.)
UAPP 628	Issues in Land Use and Environmental Planning	(3 cr.)
UAPP 828	Urban Society and Public Policy	(3 cr.)

Concentrations

Community Development & Nonprofit Leadership, Energy & Environmental Policy, Historic Preservation, Urban & Regional Planning

Community Development and Nonprofit Leadership concentration requirements (12 cr.)

To facilitate student interests that may be more focused on one of the two subject areas of this concentration, and to provide more explicit guidance to students who are new to the subject areas, there is the delineation of two "focus areas."

Community Development Focus Area

UAPP 607	Community Dev. and Nonprofit Leadership Seminar	(1cr.)
UAPP 667	Community Development Theory, Concepts and Practice	(3 cr.)
UAPP 608	Poverty, Neighborhoods, and Community Development	(3 cr.)
Electives	5 cr. from approved list	(5 cr.)

Nonprofit Leadership Focus Area

UAPP 607	Community Dev. and Nonprofit Leadership Seminar	(1cr.)
UAPP 840	History and Dev. Of the Nonprofit Sector	(3cr.)
UAPP 841	Management and Gov. of Nonprofit Organizations	(3 cr.)
Electives	5 cr. from approved list	(5cr.)

Energy and Environmental Policy concentration requirements (15 cr.):

One of the following area seminars: Theory and Analysis
UAPP 625	Energy Policy & Administration	(3 cr.)
UAPP 810	Political Economy of the Environment	(3 cr.)
At least one 3-credit course from EEP Methods Group: (Substitutions may be granted with the permission of the faculty advisor.)
ECON 801	Microeconomic Theory	(3 cr.)
FREC 682	Spatial Analysis of Nat. Resources	(3 cr.)
GEOG 672	Geographic Information Systems	(3 cr.)
MAST 667	Decision Tools for Policy Analysis	(3 cr.)
MAST/GEOG681	Remote Sensing of Envir.	(3 cr.)
POSC 801	Research Design for Political and Policy Sciences	(3 cr.)
SOCI 614	Data Analysis	(3 cr.)
UAPP/POSC801	Processes of Social Inquiry	(3 cr.)
UAPP/POSC815	Public Man. Statistics	(3 cr.)
UAPP/POSC816	Advanced Social Statistics	(3 cr.)
And at least three 3-credit courses from EEP Policy Analysis Group:
ECON 670/MAST 672	Applied Policy Analysis (for environmental policies)	(3 cr.)
ECON/MAST676	Environmental Economics	(3 cr.)
GEOG/UAPP 622	Resources, Envir. & Dev.	(3 cr.)
GEOG 649	Environment and Society	(3 cr.)
MAST 622	Conservation/Renewable Energy Policy	(3 cr.)
POSC/UAPP818	Environmental Policy /Admin.	(3 cr.)
UAPP 611	Regional Watershed Management	(3 cr.)
UAPP 625	Energy Policy/Admin.	(3 cr.)
UAPP 648	Environmental Ethics	(3 cr.)
UAPP666	Problems of Energy & Environmental Justice	(3 cr.)
UAPP 666	Topics in Energy Policy	(3 cr.)
UAPP 666	Topics in Environmental Policy	(3 cr.)
UAPP 666	Topics in Sustainable Dev.	(3 cr.)
UAPP 810	Political Economy of the Environment*	(3 cr.)
UAPP 867	Electricity Policy and Planning	(3 cr.)
UAPP868	Research on Energy & Environmental Justice	(3 cr.)
UAPP 868	Research on Sustainable Energy Strategies	(3 cr.)
UAPP 868	Research on Environmental Governance	(3 cr.)
UAPP 868	Research on Sustainable Development	(3 cr.)
UAPP 870	Readings in Energy/Envir. Justice	(3 cr.)
UAPP/PHIL 870	Readings in Environmental Ethics (advanced level)	(3 cr.)
UAPP 870	Readings in Energy Economics	(3 cr.)
UAPP 870	Readings in Political Economy of Energy & Environment	(3 cr.)
UAPP 870	Readings in Sustainable Development	(3 cr.)
*UAPP 625 or UAPP 810 may be taken to fulfill the EEP Policy Analysis Group requirement if either is not selected to complete the Theory & Analysis Core requirement (section II above). Three credits for an internship may be counted to fulfill the EEP Policy Analysis Group requirement. No course can be double-counted to meet multiple requirements of the M.A. degree. Students have the option of taking one additional course in the EEP Methods or Policy Analysis Group to complete their 5-course concentration requirement. Substitutions may be granted with the permission of the faculty advisor

Historic Preservation concentration requirements (18 credits)

Theory/Methods: (9 cr.)
UAPP/HIST/MSST 629	Seminar in Historic Preservation	(3 cr.)
UAPP 630	Methods in Historic Preservation	(4 cr.)
UAPP 623	Introduction to GIS	(1 cr.)
UAPP 667	Documenting Historic Structures	(1 cr.)
Architectural and landscape analysis and interpretation electives (6 cr.)
UAPP/HIST 654	Vernacular Architecture
ARTH 667	Townhouse
HRIM/UAPP 627	Roadside Architecture
HIST 667	Architectural Interiors
ARTH	Colonial & Early American Architecture
ARTH	Late 19th Century American Architecture
UAPP	Directed Readings or Research
ARTH	Arts/Architecture of Pennsylvania Germans
MSST 805	Historical Properties
UAPP/HIST/ARTH 667	Analysis and Interpretation of Historic Landscapes
HIST 667	American Vernacular Landscapes
UAPP 667	GIS and Public Policy
	Additional approved electives	(3 cr.)
Other related courses may be substituted with the approval of the student's advisor.

Urban and Regional Planning concentration requirements (15 credits)

Students must take:
UAPP 613, 629, or 828	The third course from the requirements in the core	(3 cr.)
UAPP 667 - 1	Measuring and Defining Planning Problems	(1 cr.)
UAPP 667 - 2	Introduction to Comprehensive Planning	(1 cr.)
UAPP 667 - 3	Introduction to Zoning and Land Use Controls	(1 cr.)
UAPP 667	GIS and Public Policy	(3 cr.)
Plus, electives to support topical planning interest selected in consultation with their advisor.		(6 cr.)

School of Urban Affairs & Public Policy
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