Welcome to the Urban and Regional Planning (URP) Program at UTSA!
Our mission is to prepare planners to meet known and emerging urban and regional challenges, inspired by our values of collaboration, innovation, and inclusiveness.
We offer 3 graduate degrees: A Master of Science in URP, a URP Professional Certificate and a Dual Degree Master of Science in URP and Master of Architecture.
Additionally, our faculty are engaged in the production of new scientific knowledge towards alleviating urban challenges and creating better places to live.
We collaborate with the Center for Urban and Regional Planning Research and the Sustainable Pervasive Urban Resilience (SPUR) Center, to disseminate and articulate our research projects. All URP students have the opportunity to engage with research projects, directly working as Graduate Research Assistants, or as part of their classroom.
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Urban and regional planning at UTSA prepares planners to meet known and emerging urban and regional challenges, inspired by our values of collaboration, innovation, and inclusiveness.
TSA Urban and Regional Planning is a full member of the American Planning Association (APA), which includes free student memberships. The Urban Planning Student Association at UTSA is a registered planning student organization with APA.
The program is also a member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), which connects educators, researchers, and students, to advance knowledge about planning education and research. View the list of member schools .
Planning Accrediation Board ( PAB) awarded Candidacy Status to our MSURP through December 31, 2024, while the program is considered for full accreditation. Students who graduate after the beginning of the fall term of the academic year in which the site visit occurs for a program subsequently granted accreditation shall be considered to have graduated from an accredited program.
MSURP Academic Assessment Results Report
Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning
Year: 2023 - 2024
| Student Learning Outcome Name | Student Learning Outcome | Results | Findings |
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| Planning Discipline Knowledge | Demonstrate planning discipline knowledge (such as history, legal principles, planning theory, factors and patterns of human settlement) at conceptual and application levels both locally and globally. |
Sample Size: 7
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Finding:
Action Plan*:
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| Analytic Skills | Design a research question and successfully utilize the appropriate quantitative, qualitative, or spatial analytic techniques to explain local and regional conditions to answer it in an applied and/or scholarly environment. |
Sample Size: 7
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Finding:
Action Plan*:
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| Communication | Communicate effectively to internal and external stakeholders, including integrating public engagement in planning processes in oral, written, and graphic forms. |
Sample Size: 7
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Finding:
Action Plan*:
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| Leadership | Employ tools for attention, formation, strategic decision-making, team building, and organizational/community motivation. |
Sample Size: 7
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Action Plan*:
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| Values and Ethics | Apply the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct in the leadership of planning processes, and demonstrate a commitment to sustainable and socially just development. |
Sample Size: 7
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Updated in October 2024
Program classes are offered at the Downtown Campus, with some classes offered online. The URP Student Handbook includes more about how to succeed in the urban and regional planning program, and updates including the Urban and Regional Planning Seminar schedule.
