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Graduate / Dual Degrees

Planning (M.Arch./M.U.P.)

This dual degree is structured to develop highly qualified professionals capable of combining architecture and urban planning to work effectively in the professional fields of architecture, urban development and community, and social planning. It equips students with a broad range of skills and particular expertise related to the design and planning of the built environment. Graduates with a dual degree in Architecture and Urban Planning are able to work both in the private sector and with a wide range of public agencies and non-profit organizations. The program combines the two-year/60 credit hour M.Arch. degree with the two-year/48 credit hour M.U.P. degree, resulting in a three-year/84 credit hour program.

To be eligible for admission, a student must have a B.S. degree from Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning or an equivalent degree earned at another institution. Graduate students enrolled in the 3G option must complete all required 300 and 400 level course work before applying to the dual M.Arch./M.U.P program. Two complete and separate applications are necessary, one to Taubman College for the master of architecture and one to the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies for the master of urban planning degree. An application fee is required for both programs. Each program will make an admission decision independently of the other. Only if both programs approve admission is the applicant considered a dual degree student.

Required

1. 36 credits of 500/600 level architecture courses, including 4 courses (24 credits) of architectural design (Arch 552, Arch 562, Arch 662, and Arch 672)
2. 5 courses (15 credits) of specific required architecture courses (Arch 516, Arch 572, Arch 583, Arch 589, and Arch 660)
3. 1 course in each of three subject areas: Architectural History, Environmental Technology, and Structures (9 credits)
4. 30 credits of graduate level urban planning courses, including all “core” course work unless waived by instructor
5. Any additional cognate/elective courses needed to fulfill the 84 credit hour requirement.

In addition, students who lack college-level economics and statistics must complete acceptable courses in these two areas. One, but not both, may be counted toward the 30 credits of graduate-level urban planning courses, provided it has been taken for graduate credit. A cumulative GPA of “B” must be earned in each unit and not more than 24 credits may be double-counted toward the two degrees. Each unit maintains a separate transcript and either degree may be awarded independently, provided the requirements for the single degree have been met. Because enrollment in the dual program involves two separate units, it becomes the responsibility of the student to follow the academic policies and procedures of each.

Graduate Admissions Contact

Meghan Lee
Admissions Counselor
Room 2150
734-764-1649
meglee@umich.edu

M.Arch./M.U.P. Sample Schedule

First Year

Second Year

Third Year