The Metropolitan Planning and Urban Affairs concentration provides students with a broad perspective on the issues relating to land use, transportation, housing, economic development, and related social problems. It instills an understanding of the institutional and analytical issues affecting units of government, planning agencies, and other urban public service institutions.
Required Concentration Courses
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| MPS 541 | ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC SERVICE | 4 |
| MPS 571 | METROPOLITAN PLANNING | 4 |
| MPS 526 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION | 4 |
| or MPS 560 | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW |
Elective Courses
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 8 |
| VOLUNTEERISM IN GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY | |
| GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION | |
| LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION | |
| BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE | |
| STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING | |
| GIS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | |
| ADMINISTRATIVE LAW | |
| POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND PUBLIC POLICY | |
| HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | |
| STUDY ABROAD SEMINAR | |
| ENERGY POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENT | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS AND MEDIATED SOLUTIONS | |
| URBAN RESILIENCE AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION POLICY | |
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | |
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNSHIP | |
| SPECIAL TOPICS | |
| INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | |