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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Regional & Community Planning (Non-Baccalaureate MRCP)

Program Definition

The Master of Regional & Community Planning integrates the concept of comprehensive community development planning in an environmental context with considerations for social, economic, cultural and political issues in the community while recognizing the importance of financial management, private enterprise-government relations, and citizen participation in community decision making. Core courses reflect the impact of these key concerns on traditional planning activities, while exploring related ethical issues in depth.

With a firm educational foundation in basic planning and analytical techniques, management, human relations, and ethics, today’s MRCP graduate will have the skills and judgment to become tomorrow’s successful practicing planner.

Graduates of our program become directors or managers of community development / city planning departments, economic development agencies, housing or related departments and agencies in cities, small communities, counties and regions. Some graduates may use the same educational background to become directors of planning or related activities in private consulting firms and research organizations, while others may enter the field of real estate development and a host of related disciplines.

Program Mission and Objections

We prepare graduates to be effective advocates of resilient cities and responsible for community growth and redevelopment. We engage in the exchange of ideas that develop strategic visioning to enhance quality of life in ways that are sustainable, equitable, and accessible to all our citizens. We contribute to the expansion of knowledge through research and its dissemination, outreach to various constituents, and professional education grounded in creative and critical thinking. Students and faculty engage in exploration, analysis, synthesis, and resolution of planning, design and management issues.  Our aim is to help communities effectively address challenges related to resource conservation, growing of diverse populations, and continually changing technologies and value systems.

First semester (15 credit hours)

Second semester (16 credit hours)

Third semester (15 credit hours)

Fourth semester (16 credit hours)

Fifth semester (13 credit hours)

Sixth semester (14 credit hours)

Seventh semester (12 credit hours)

Eighth semester (13-14 credit hours)

Ninth semester (12 credit hours)

Tenth semester (11-12 credit hours)

Total credit hours required for graduation: (138)

  • Undergraduate Hours Credits: (92)
  • Graduate Hours Credits: (46)

*A minimum of fifteen (15) general elective credits must be taken. General electives may be taken in pursuit of a minor. They may be taken any time prior to or during the Regional and Community Planning program and may include KSU approved AP, IB, CLEP and transfer credit. Students may not count more than three (3) total hours of recreation credits toward graduation.

Professional Electives must include 6 graduate credit hours of PLAN courses.

All required courses taught in the Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning Programs that are counted toward the degree must be passed with a grade of C or better.