(two and a half to three years)

Students must complete 25 courses (100 units), 18 courses for the MURP and 9 courses for the M.A. in Latin American Studies. However, students may apply two courses, selected from a list of Urban Planning Program courses approved by the Latin American Studies Program toward both degrees. Other than as set forth above, students must meet all requirements of each program and the degrees may be awarded simultaneously.

List of Urban Planning courses approved by the Latin American Studies Program, two of which may be applied toward both degrees:

UP M230 Introduction to Regional Planning: Evolution of Regional Planning Doctrines
UP 234A Development Theory
UP M234B Conservation in Inhabited Landscapes
*UP M234C Resource-Based Development
UP 235A Urbanization and the Developing World I
UP 235B Urbanization in the Developing World II
UP M236A Theories of Regional Economic Development I
UP 236B Globalization
*UP 236C Advanced Workshop on Regions in the World Economy
UP 239 Special Topics in Regional and International Development
UP 269 Special Topics in Environmental Analysis and Policy
UP 596 Directed Individual Study: Research in Planning

*courses not offered 10-11