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Trinity College began offering Connecticut\u2019s first master of arts degree in urban planning<\/a> this fall after identifying a need to better equip in-state candidates with the qualifications needed for high-level jobs in city planning offices.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere isn\u2019t another program like this in the state of Connecticut,\u201d said Garth A. Myers<\/a>, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Urban International Studies and director of Trinity\u2019s Center for Urban and Global Studies<\/a> (CUGS).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe state has 169 towns, and they all have planning offices. Our graduates will be competitive in that market,\u201d Myers said. \u201cFor people who want to become urban planners in Connecticut, Trinity is in the middle of the state and has talented faculty members with experience in the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new program will provide students with professional training and expertise through a curriculum that meets the American Planning Association\u2019s Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) standard.<\/p>\n

Myers said that graduate students in Trinity\u2019s newest program will help address issues that cities face now and in the future. \u201cIn the Greater Hartford area, we have transportation issues, housing issues, environmental issues\u2014all of these are addressed in our courses,\u201d he said. \u201cAlso crucial is that we look at community development and inequality, giving people grounding in what creates those situations and giving them useful tools in planning for the transportation future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The course content will go well beyond Hartford. \u201cWe want to connect Trinity to Hartford and Hartford to the world,\u201d Myers said. \u201cMy course called \u2018Global Studio\u2019 includes a Hartford and Connecticut unit, a U.S. cities unit, and a global unit, examining what planning looks like around the world, what planners do, and how can we address different issues. It\u2019s not enough to address the problems of a specific neighborhood, so we look at the whole system across the country and globally. This takes advantage of Trinity\u2019s global strengths.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Myers, faculty members for the program include Assistant Professor of Urban Studies Laura Humm Delgado, who holds a Ph.D. in urban and regional planning, and professors of the practice who share insights from years of job experience. \u201cI would like to add even more faculty focused in transportation, housing, and global climate change and sustainability issues,\u201d Myers said. \u201cCUGS and this program are linked with other Trinity departments; we depend on them and share resources with them. There is lots of collaborative energy on campus across departments and programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The M.A. in urban planning consists of 12 course credits. Students will take four core courses, four required courses, and three courses toward a concentration, in addition to completing a thesis or final project. Urban planning graduate students will have opportunities to pursue internships with city planning offices and projects focused on learning how to do research. Full-time students should expect to complete the degree requirements in two years, Myers said, after which they may take the certification exam from the American Institute of Certified Planners.<\/p>\n

For more information visit the graduate studies website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Header photo by Helder Mira<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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