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Planning is a dynamic profession that helps communities create sustainable, attractive,

healthful, ef� cient, and supportive places for present and future generations to inhabit and

enjoy. Planners serve in a variety of roles that positively impact the physical, environmental,

social, and economic vitality of the communities in which they are working. Among the

functional areas in which planners focus their professional skills are land use, economic

development, transportation, housing, human services, and various aspects of the

physical and natural environment. Today’s professional planners are adaptive, engaged,

and collaborative—using knowledge and skills that are developed in UNL’s Master of

Community and Regional Planning (MCRP) program.

UNL’s MCRP program is the only planning degree program in Nebraska. Nationally

accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board, the program has a respected tradition of

educating and graduating students who can facilitate positive change in the communities

in which they are working. Students in the MCRP program re� ect the diversity of the � eld

of planning, entering the program at various points in their academic and personal lives

with diverse academic backgrounds and professional experiences. The MCRP program

includes required core courses, as well as suf� cient elective credit hours to enable

students to develop specialized skills and interests within the � eld of planning.

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The 48 credit hour Master of Community and Regional Planning (MCRP) graduate

degree is a program of choice for students who come from a wide variety of academic

backgrounds, but are connected in their desire to impact our environment, society and

communities in positive ways through sustainable practices and planning efforts.

To inquire about the Planning Program, please contact Michael Schuster, Graduate Admissions Coordinator at (402) 472-9229 or [email protected].

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We develop professionalsin the dynamic and diversefield of planning who will affect positive cultural, societal, and environmentalchange in communities.


MCRP Program DetailsCurriculum Requirements

The MCRP degree program requires completion of 48 graduate credit hours, which encompass the following two components:

-24 credit hours of required core courses &-24 credit hours in a completion track.

The course work requirement for the MCRP degree program are described below.

Prerequisites

Applicants admitted to the MCRP degree program are expected to have completed at least one college-level course each in the following three subject areas with grades of C or better:

Statistics 3 credit hours (preferably: principles of statistics)Economics 3 credit hours (preferably: principles of economics)Social Sciences 3 credit hours (preferably: introduction to sociology)

Prerequisite courses may be included as electives in the MCRP degree program if completed at the graduate level.

Students are expected to have completed a statistics course prior to enrolling in CRPL 840 and an economics course prior to enrolling in CRPL 990.

Required Core Courses

Core courses required for all students in the MCRP degree program include the following:

CRPL 800 Intro to Planning 3 credit hoursCRPL 802 Planning Theory 3 credit hoursCRPL 804 Legal Aspects of Planning

3 credit hoursCRPL 810 Qualitative Techniques for Planners

3 credit hoursCRPL 830 Planning with GIS 3 credit hoursCRPL 840 Planning Methods & Analysis

3 credit hoursCRPL 900 Professional Planning Practice

3 credit hoursCRPL 990 Planning Studio 3 credit hours

24 credit hours

Completion Track

The completion track in the MCRP degree program consists of two components: (1) one of three culminating educational experiences – a master’s thesis, a professional project, or a written comprehensive examination – and (2) elective course work. Each student consults with a faculty advisor in the Community and Regional Planning Program to select elective courses within and outside the program that will help the student achieve his or her academic and professional goals. Students are encouraged, but not required, to select at least nine credit hours of course work in the area of concentration defined in the consultation with their faculty advisors.

a. Master’s thesis and oral examination: CRPL 899 Master’s Thesis 6 credit hours Elective Courses 18 credit hours Total 24 credit hours

b. Professional project and oral examination: CRPL 898 Professional Project 6 credit hours Elective Courses 18 credit hours Total 24 credit hours

c. Comprehensive written and oral examination:

Comprehensive Written Exam 0 credit hours Elective Courses 24 credit hours Total 24 credit hours

Students selecting the comprehensive written and oral examination are required to successfully complete an examination that tests knowledge and skills gained from the Program. The comprehensive examination is scheduled and administered by the Program no more than once in each fall and spring semester. Students who fail the comprehensive examination may attempt the examination once more, normally within one year. A second fail, however, disqualifies the student from continuing to pursue the MCRP degree.

cont. Completion Track

The MCRP degree program can be completed by pursuing one of the three possible tracks, described as a, b, and c below. Students are expected to have decided on one of the three completion tracks by the time they file the “Memorandum of Courses” with the UNL Office of Graduate Studies. The Memorandum must be submitted before the student receives grades for more than one-half of the credit hours that are to be included in the degree program.

Typical Course Sequence

The recommended overall sequence of core courses and electives for full-time study in the two-year 48-credit hour MCRP degree programis as follows:

First YearFall Semester Spring Semester CRPL 800 3 cr. CRPL 802 3 cr.CRPL 830 3 cr. CRPL 804 3 cr.CRPL 840 3 cr. CRPL 810 3 cr.Electives 3 cr. Electives 3 cr. Total 12 cr. Total 12 cr.

MCRP Program Details

Second YearFall Semester Spring Semester

CRPL 900 3 cr. Electives and/or CRPL 990 3 cr. Thesis or ProfessionalElectives and/or Project 12 cr.Thesis or Professional Project 6 cr. Total 12 cr. Total 12 cr.

The core courses in the MCRP degree program typically are offered once each academic year, either during the fall or spring semester as indicated above, but CRPL 800 normally is offered every semester.

Students are permitted to begin course work in the MCRP degree program at the beginning of the fall semester, spring semester, or any of the summer sessions.

The credit hours required for the MCRP degree, as for any master’s degree at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, must be completed within ten consecutive calendar years of the first course completed in the degree program.

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