Overview of Urban and Regional Planning at UCLA

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Discover the field of urban and regional planning at UCLA through the MURP program. Explore the interdisciplinary nature of planning education and the unique perspectives of planning faculty. Learn about planning governance organizations such as AICP, PAB, APA, and ACSP. Gain insights into the challenges and opportunities in the field of planning.

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MURP Orientation Paavo Monkkonen Program Director, Associate Professor

Welcome to UCLA Planning! What is urban and regional planning? What is the MURP program? Making the most of your time at UCLA 2 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

Planning is a field of contradictions Contrast between the thinking in the academy and practice From the City of LA s Framework Element: The central theme of Concept Los Angeles was to preserve single-family neighborhoods by focusing any growth away from them and into centers. From UCLA Faculty: End Single-Family Zoning 3 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

Planning education is multi-disciplinary Planning practice is multi-disciplinary, and our graduates work in a diverse set of organizations and positions Planning education draws on historical origins of the field (e.g. (landscape) architecture, social sciences, and public health) plus social movement scholarship and critical race (increasingly) Planning faculty are special! 4 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

Planning faculty are special! A professional degree makes our job different than that of many professors. We are scholars actively engaged with practice. Our department has grown substantially in recent years with hires from a variety of disciplines sociology, political science, geography, history, and communication. Several big academic debates between colleagues at UCLA. 5 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

Planning Governance Organizations American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP): Professional licensing org. Certification requires a degree from an accredited planning program, several years of experience, and an examination. Planning Accreditation Board (PAB): Determines which programs count for AICP by reviewing our many aspects of the curriculum (next slide) American Planning Association (APA): Advances planning through leadership in education, research, advocacy, and ethical practice organizes conferences, journals, chapters, events, student membership. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP): Academic planning association, runs a journal and has events conferences 6 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

Accredited Planning Programs Core Curriculum must include: - General Planning Knowledge: Purpose and Meaning of Planning, Planning Theory, Planning Law, Human Settlements and History of Planning, The Future, and Global Dimensions of Planning - Planning skills: Research, Written, Oral, and Graphic Communication, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, Plan Creation and Implementation, Planning Process Methods, and Leadership - Values and Ethics: Professional Ethics and Responsibility, Governance and Participation, Sustainability and Environmental Quality, Growth and Development, and Social Justice - Specializations and Electives 7 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

Planning: Where our graduates work? (over 95% of Luskin grads are employed within one year) Public Sector (28%): At all levels - City (33%), County (17%), Regional (27%), State (20%), and International (3%) Private Sector (44%): Planning consulting firms like Nelson/ Nygard, Alta Planning, AECOM, Gensler, Estolano Advisers Non-profit Sector (28%): Affordable developers (e.g. SMCC), foundations (CZI, Liberty Hill), Advocacy (CA Bicycle Coalition) 8 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

Welcome Sciences-Po UCLA Cohort! Exciting new degree program, Global and Comparative Planning and Governance - Year 1 at UCLA in the MURP program, core courses + some AOC - Year 2 at Sciences Po in the Master in Governing the Large Metropolis (GLM) program, GLM core courses + AOC equivalent courses + capstone + fieldwork Look forward to hearing about your experiences! 9 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts August 3, 2024 Department of Urban Planning

MURP Requirements - Courses - Fieldwork - Capstone 10 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

MURP Requirements: Courses At least 18 courses (72 units) over six quarters Core courses: six (24 units) required of all MURPS Area of Concentration (AOC): Must choose one, most require five courses (20-24 units), a mix of core and electives Fieldwork: Including a course if required (4 units) Capstone: Including relevant course(s) (8 units) 11 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

MURP Requirements: Core Courses 6 required core courses - 222A: Introduction to the Histories and Theories of Planning (fall) - 207: Applied Microeconomics for Urban Planning (fall) - 220A: Quantitative Analysis in Urban Planning I (fall) - 220B: Quantitative Analysis in Urban Planning II (winter) - 211: Law & the Quality of Urban Life (spring) - Urbanization course (varies depending on your AOC) 12 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

MURP Requirements: AOC You must select at least one Area of Concentration (can do two if you want!) 1. Community Economic Development and Housing (CEDH) Community Economic Development (CED) Housing Policies and Development (HPD) 2. Design and Development (D&D) 3. Environmental Analysis and Policy (EAP) 4. Regional and International Development (RID) Regional Economic Development (RED) International Development (ID) 5. Transportation Policy and Planning (TPP) 13 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

MURP Requirements: Fieldwork 1 Option 1 (for those without extensive professional planning experience) - Complete at least 300 hours of professional planning fieldwork (internship) - Enroll in four units of UP 496 (Independent Fieldwork) during the quarter immediately following the internship - Submit an essay on your experience and a performance evaluation from your supervisor 14 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

MURP Requirements: Fieldwork 2 Option 2 (for those with extensive professional planning experience) - Petition to waive the requirement - With at least 12 months of full-time professional experience at a responsible level prior to entering the program - Submit a 6- to 10-page detailed description of your professional planning work along with your resume - You receive no course credit for waiving the requirement, so you must take an additional elective course to meet the total unit requirement 15 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

MURP Requirements: Capstones Option 1: Applied Planning Research Project (APRP) Work with a faculty adviser and an outside client on a research project Enroll in APRP courses in fall and winter of second year Option 2: Academic thesis Independent research project under guidance of three faculty Enroll in research design class in spring, research proposal class in fall, and in independent study units in the winter 16 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

MURP Requirements: Capstones Option 3: Comprehensive Project Group (studio) project under faculty guidance for an outside client Ordinarily two offered, including one Community Collaborative All students (~12) work on different aspects of the same larger project Enroll in two project courses (either fall/winter or winter/spring) Fallback: A two-week examination is available as a fall back option only. 17 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

University education during the COVID-19 pandemic - Ever changing, need for patience and flexibility from everyone - Prioritizing in person instruction - Everyone will be masked - Classes will not shift to online short of a significant outbreak - Instructors strongly encouraged to record classes 18 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

Racial Justice Working Group - Created during the summer of 2020, produced a report with several recommendations that have been implemented since then. Among the recommendations: - Core course on Racial Justice (Spring 2022!) - AOC electives - Funding for and recruitment of BIPOC students - Faculty training and workshops - 19 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

Making the most of your time at UCLA - Look around for the right classes. Starting with this Course list - Join one of the many student organizations - Don t limit yourself to our department or Luskin UCLA is vast - Get on mailing lists for centers and institutes (so many events) - Make professional connections people talk to grad students - Talk to faculty! 20 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

Making the most of UCLA: Certificates! Design and Development Urban Planning Global Public Affairs Luskin School Urban Humanities UCLA Food Certificate UCLA Leaders in Sustainability UCLA 21 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

Making the most: Double degrees? Six concurrent degree programs Architecture (M.Arch.I) Community Health Sciences (MPH) Environmental Health Sciences (MPH) Latin American Studies (MA) Law (JD) Management (MBA) Separate admissions, talk to the Graduate Adviser for details 22 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning

Important resources - The MURP Handbook: https://luskin.ucla.edu/upmurp-handbook - Graduate Adviser: Danielle Maris Lacob danielle@luskin.ucla.edu (but check handbook first!) - Writing TA (Tom Bassett) and graphics TA - AOC coordinators (Turner, Mukhija, Manville, Tilly, Monkkonen), all our faculty, your fellow students, and our alums 23 MURP Orientation: Nuts and Bolts September 22, 2021 Department of Urban Planning