University of Georgia
Caldwell Hall
Athens, Georgia
30602-1845
http://www.ced.uga.edu/
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Graduate Coordinator |
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John F. Crowley |
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505 Caldwell Hall |
542-4720 |
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University of Georgia |
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Athens, Georgia |
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City and regional planners need a broad understanding in areas such as ecology, historic resources, sociology, anthropology, economics and design, as well as a skill set including information gathering, data analysis and plan making.
The MEPD program is a two year graduate program. The first year is focused on acquiring basic knowledge and understanding of the history, theory and practice of planning, ecology, GIS, research skills and community engagement. The studio sequence in the first year provides a workshop setting where students apply the information they are learning to a community based project.
In the second year, the students are involved in a third neighborhood based planning studio, as well as in shaping their master thesis or final internship practicum. They can focus their concentration on the existing ecological or cultural resource planning offers, or work with their advisor to shape a program from courses within the CED or throughout the University of Georgia to tailor a program specific to the individual student interests and career goals.
Requirements for the MEPD degree include satisfactory completion of all coursework, and an approved master thesis or internship practicum with an applied research paper.