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M.U.R.P. Degree Requirements
The M.U.R.P., which is offered under coursework only and Plan A, requires 48 credits including core courses (26 credits), specialization electives (9 credits), and 10 credits of electives. Each student completes an internship in a public or private planning agency usually during the summer after the first year of the program. All students also take a capstone workshop (3 credits) that constitutes a final professional-level project. Students in the Coursework Only option complete a professional paper. Students selecting the Plan A option register for 10 thesis credits and complete a thesis. Specializations for the degree include housing and community development; regional, economic, and workforce development; transportation planning; land use/urban design planning; and environmental planning. Students may pursue a minor.

Language Requirements—None.

Final Exam—The final exam is oral for Plan A. The client presentation in the capstone workshop fulfills the requirement for the final exam for Coursework Only.

Minor Requirements for Students Majoring in Other Fields—A minor is constructed in consultation with the student’s minor adviser.

The curriculum for the B.Sc. course in City & Regional Planning is designed to bring into being the professionals who can serve as development managers of the human settlements encircling hamlets, villages, towns, cities, Megalopolises and Global cities sketching out a network of human built environment. The degree offered by the department has a well established and time-honored recognition by the academic and professional institutes of highest ranking all over the world.

The profession of City and Regional Planning is an established field in Pakistan and the graduates of this department hold key portfolios in Government, Semi-Government, Non-Governmental Organizations, and the Private Sector alike. The key recruiting agencies in the government sector includes; Planning Commission of Pakistan, Ministries of Housing, Environment and Urban Affairs, Planning and Development Research Institutes, Provincial Housing and Physical Planning Departments, The Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency, Provincial Local Government and Rural Development Departments, Development Authorities, Improvement Trusts, and Tehsil Municipal Administrations to name few, and that’s the reason the City & Regional Planning is a well-recognized profession at the local, provincial, and national governments levels. Furthermore, there also remain tremendous employment opportunities in the local, national, international NGO’s and the semi-government/privates planning consulting firms.