Our Programs

Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science
In the undergraduate academic program, students acquire the core skills necessary to enter professional life as planner or to pursue postgraduate education. These skills include planning processes and methods, research, law and administration, analysis, community leadership, ethics, design, growth management, and problem solving. Students also experience the planning profession first-hand through academic studios, workshops, internship(s), and community-based projects that directly impact current issues and needs. learn more

Urban Planning Minor
With the successful completion of six undergraduate courses in urban planning, a student from any major at the University of Utah may earn a minor in Urban Planning. This supplementary undergraduate program may be of use to students from a wide variety of disciplines who wish to acquire a base of knowledge about urban planning. learn more

Honors Degree in Urban Planning
The Honors Program offers an academically challenging course of study for undergraduate urban planning students. The program allows the top students in the college to satisfy some of the urban planning degree requirements through a distinctive and demanding set of classes created to stimulate design, planning, and conceptual excellence. Students completing the specified requirements will earn a bachelor of science/arts with both college and university honors. learn more

Master of City & Metropolitan Planning
The graduate planning degree produces professional planning practitioners through courses in urban processes, history, law, theory, research, and analysis. The program features a community-based planning workshop along with a capstone experience: professional project or a master’s thesis. In addition, students create an area of specialization to suit their professional interests, which may include: Land use, Environmental Planning, Economic Development, Housing Planning and Policy, Community Development, Transportation Planning, Urban Design, Historic Preservation and Geographic Information Systems. Graduates of the Masters program currently serve in leadership roles at the state, region, and local levels for public and private planning organizations. learn more

Graduate Certificate in City & Metropolitan Planning
The Graduate Certificate in Urban Planning offers students or professionals critical urban planning methods and strategies in order to better engage contemporary planning challenges. This five-course certificate is particularly well-suited for architects, business managers, economists, public agency managers, non-profit professionals, sociologists, or social workers; or for students from related disciplines wishing to work in these fields. learn more

Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation
Students, professionals, or community activists learn the skills and techniques of historic preservation, with particular focus on the West, while earning a Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation. The program is perfect for those seeking a focused approach to preserving historic structures and places in our communities. learn more