
Critical environmental challenges face cities today, such as sustainability, climate change, energy efficiency, transportation, land use, and sprawl. To be an advocate for environmental issues, you need to have the quantitative and data skills to be able to effectively evaluate existing and future programs and policies. In MS in Environmental Economics and Urban Planning joint degree program, you will develop a quantitative and analytical skill set along with professional planning credentials to address real-world environmental and urban challenges. This degree is offered jointly by the Department of Economics and the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEP).Â
In the MS in Environmental Economics and Urban Planning you'll develop both the professional credentials of an urban planner and the training and mindset of an economist. You'll take courses in both the Department of Economics and the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning and develop knowledge and expertise in both areas.Â
As a graduate of this program, you will have greater job market prospects as both a professional urban planner and an economist.
Applicants must meet all application guidelines and deadlines set forth by the individual academic departments. Applications are evaluated by both departments using the same criteria that are applied to applicants of the MS degree in UEP and the MS degree in economics. An applicant will be accepted into the program only if he/she is accepted by both departments. Applicants who are accepted into only one program can choose to enroll in the graduate degree program in that department.
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Building on previous work experience, I determined that when discussing urban and environmental planning, it is impossible to exclude the importance of economics from many policy decisions. I often noticed that economists and policy planners/politicians had a limited understanding of each others' fields and I saw this dual degree as an excellent opportunity to bridge that gap.
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