The UCLA Department of Urban Planning is at the intersection of unique academic, regional, geographic and professional resources that create a learning environment unlike any other. Los Angeles, one of the most culturally diverse and exciting urban settings in the world, serves as a unique laboratory for faculty and students to study and solve urban issues and problems. The world-class faculty in the department — nationally and internationally recognized scholars and leaders in community development, environmental planning, housing, land development, regional and international development, transportation, and urban design — prepare master’s and doctoral degree students to address the social, economic and spatial relationships that shape society.
For 50 years, UCLA’s Department of Urban Planning has been a leading center of innovation and action. We are consistently ranked among the nation’s top planning programs. We study urgent and topical issues at multiple scales and using interdisciplinary approaches — from local community development in Southern California to global environmental degradation.
Who We Are
Nicole Lambrou
THIRD YEAR PHD STUDENT
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Academic Programs
A two-year professional-degree program focused on the role of cities and urban space located in one of the world’s truly global cities — Los Angeles.
Dual-degree programs with the following other graduate programs on the UCLA campus: architecture, business, Latin American Studies, law and public health.
A four-year academic program in which students develop the research skills and experience to produce influential scholarship and secure jobs at leading research institutions.
A minor in Urban and Regional Studies that offers undergraduates a means of understanding and addressing urban and regional issues from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Specializations that provide graduate students with additional expertise in the following areas: Design and Development, Food Studies, Global Public Affairs, Sustainability, Urban Humanities and Writing.
Programs for visitors to the Department of Urban Planning including graduate student researchers, international professionals, non-degree-objective students and post-doctoral scholars.
News
Armoring Up for the Fight Against Housing Injustice At a weeklong summer institute at UCLA, scholars and activists master the tools of research to advance safe shelter as a human right
At a weeklong summer institute at UCLA, scholars and activists master the tools of research to advance safe shelter as a human right
A Research Spotlight on the World’s Vulnerable People UCLA Luskin launches international outreach to identify strategies to empower women and children
UCLA Luskin launches international outreach to identify strategies to empower women and children
Graduating Students Seek Solutions Near and Far The capstone research projects that are now part of all UCLA Luskin programs tackle local challenges or examine issues that extend far beyond campus and California
The capstone research projects that are now part of all UCLA Luskin programs tackle local challenges or examine issues that extend far beyond campus and California.
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Contact
Department of Urban Planning
Luskin School of Public Affairs
University of California Los Angeles
3250 Public Affairs Building
Box 951666
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656
phone: (310) 825-4025
fax: (310) 206-5566
upinfo@luskin.ucla.edu
Vinit Mukhija
Department Chair
vmukhija@ucla.edu
(310) 794-4478
Sean Campbell
Assoc Dir, Admissions and Recruitment
sean@luskin.ucla.edu
(310) 825-8957
Steven King
Administrative Specialist
king@luskin.ucla.edu
(310) 825-2892
Robin McCallum
Manager
robin@luskin.ucla.edu
(310) 206-7150
Danielle Maris Lacob
Graduate Advisor
danielle@luskin.ucla.edu
(310) 825-7331
