| Description: | Obtaining this degree requires students to complete 32 units of URB courses, which usually means eight courses, including an independent research-based thesis. Students may substitute one or two graduate courses from other departments, with permission of the Urban Studies Program. Students must take three required courses (URB 670, 696, and 697) in sequence as preparation for researching, writing and defending an independent research project. Students have written projects on topics such as urban transportation, affordable housing, pedestrian street design, food security and urban agriculture, cultural policy, risk management, social inequality and collaborative planning. For summaries of M.Urb projects, see our Research Summaries page. The master's degree may be completed in six semesters, or two calendar years, if pursuing studies full-time. For part-time studies, nine semesters, or three calendar years, is typical. |