Requirements for the Master's Degree in Urban Planning at UCLA M.A. Handbook)

II. CONCURRENT DEGREE PROGRAMS

There are four concurrent degree programs with the M.A. in Urban Planning:

J.D./M.A. (Law)
M.B.A./M.A. (Management)
M.A. in Latin American Studies/M.A.
M.Arch./M.A. (Architecture and Urban Design)

B. MBA/M.A. Urban Planning (three years)

Students wishing to pursue the concurrent degree program must meet the entrance and total course requirements established for each of the respective degrees. The program may be completed in three years rather than four by having certain courses accepted for degree credit "concurrently" in both departments. The goal of the program is for students who seek careers that draw on general and specialized skills in urban planning and management. By merging knowledge of the workings of the private and public sectors, the program aims to prepare students for careers in both private industry and public service. Graduates will have the skills necessary to move easily from one sector to the other. The M.A. in Urban Planning provides students with a theoretical and practical understanding of the process of urbanization, policy making, and the planning process.

The specific requirements for the concurrent MBA/MA-Urban Planning Program are listed below.

NOTE: Under each group of requirements, if the student takes the minimum number of required courses in one school, s/he must then take the maximum number of required courses in the other school to achieve a total of 36 courses. For example, if the student takes 18 courses in Management, s/he must take 18 courses in Urban Planning; if 24 courses are in Management, 12 must then be in Urban Planning, and so forth. Consult the School of Management to determine typical course sequencing (the first year of the program spent in Management is fairly set); course selection in Urban Planning varies greatly depending upon individual student interests.

A maximum of six courses (24 units) count towards the unit requirements for both degrees.

1. Basic Core Courses

a. Four required:

Either MGT 402 Data Analysis, Statistics & Decision Making or UP 220B: Quantitative Analysis in Urban Planning II (The prerequisite to UP 220B, UP 220A, is automatically waived for MBA/MA students.
MGT 403 Managerial Accounting
MGT 409 Managing Human Resources in Organization
MGT 420 Management Policy

b. One required:

MGT 405 Managerial Economics
UP 207 Applied Microeconomics for Urban Planning

c. Four required:

UP 245 Urban Public Finance
MGT 408 Managerial Finance
MGT 410 Production & Operations Management
MGT 411 Elements of Marketing

d. Two required:

UP 222 Introduction to Histories and Theories of Urban Planning
UP 211 Law and the Quality of Urban Life

TOTAL Core Courses: 13

2. Area of Concentration(UP)/Area Electives (MGT):

a. Urban Planning Area of Concentration

i. Two basic courses
ii. Three elective courses

b. Management Area Electives

Eight courses

TOTAL Concentration/Area: 13

3. Electives (MGT & UP only):

TOTAL Electives: 6

4. Field Study/Thesis/Comprehensive Exam

MGT 444AB Management Field Study

Either UP 217AB Comprehensive Planning Project (8 units) OR UP 205-2 Seminar for Client Project, and UP 598 Preparation for the Comprehensive Exam (Client Project) (4 units each)

OR UP 205-1 Research Seminar for Master's Thesis, and UP 598 Preparation for M.A. Thesis (4 units each)

TOTAL NUMBER OF COURSES: 36 (144 UNITS)

18-24 Management
12-18 Urban Planning

Sample Plan of Study/MBA/MA in Urban Planning

This course sequence is provided as an example only. An individual student's program may differ from this sample according to his or her background and educational goals. For example, a student could combine finance and housing; transportation and operations; regional and international development and strategy; or community development, general management and marketing.

SUMMER

Mathematics and microeconomics (if necessary, to prepare for course work)

FIRST YEAR

(Management intensive with Area of Concentration in D&D)***

Pre-term: Mgt. 414A/Leadership Foundations

Fall Quarter
Mgt. 402/Data Analysis, Statistics, and Decision Making*
Mgt. 403/Managerial Accounting
Mgt. 405/Managerical Economics (or UP 207)**
Mgt. 408/Fnancial Markets
Mgt. 411A/Marketing Management I

Winter Quarter
Mgt. 410/Operations and Technology Management
Mgt. 411B/Marketing Management II
Mgt. 430/Corporate Finance

Spring Quarter
Mgt. 409/Managing and Leading Organizations
Mgt. 420/Business Strategy
Mgt. Elective
Mgt. Elective

Summer
Highly recommended for MBA Internship

SECOND YEAR

(Management intensive with Area of Concentration in D&D)***

Fall Quarter
UP 207 Applied Microeconomics for Urban Planning (required course)
UP 218 (required course)
UP elective

Winter Quarter
UP 220B/Quantitative Analysis in Urban Planning (required course)
UP 222A/Introduction to History and Theory of Planning (required course)
Mgt. 444A/Management Field Study
Mgt. Elective

Spring Quarter
UP 245/Urban Public Finance
Mgt. 444B/Management Field Study
UP 281 Intro to History of the Built Environment (fulfills "urbanization" requirement)

THIRD YEAR

(Management intensive with Area of Concentration in D&D)***

Fall Quarter
UP 205/Seminar = Master's Thesis or Applied Planning Research Project (unless taking 217A/B)
Mgt. Elective
Mgt. Elective
Mgt. Elective

Winter Quarter
Mgt. or UP Elective
UP 217A/Comprehensive Project (if selecting this option) OR
Mgt. or UP Elective
UP 598 (research credit for applied planning research project or master's thesis)

Spring Quarter
UP 217B/Comprehensive Project (if selecting this option)
UP M272 Real Estate Development (or other studio, required)
UP 279 or 282 (required)
Mgt. or UP Elective

Notes:
*Students in the concurrent program automatically waive out of UP 220A but are required to take either Mgt. 402 or UP 220B.

**Students in the concurrent program are required to take either Mgt. 405 or UP 207.

***D&D is the acronym for Design & Development, one of five concentrations offered in the Department of Urban Planning. Numerical courses listed here are either required courses or samples taken from a group of courses that satisfy certain requirements for the concurrent program. All other courses are listed as electives.