Urban Planning

Program Info: Urban design and urban planning were brought together in the new Department of Urban Design and Planning in 1985. The professional MUP degree and the Certificate Programs are administered by the Department's faculty. The research PhD degree is administered by a University-wide Interdisciplinary Group. This merger of urban design and planning underscored the University of Washington's long-standing strength in the areas of physical design and land use planning and brought together a faculty with the expertise and commitment to foster an integrative approach to the education of planning professionals.

Our core mission is to develop a community of inquiry, learning, and practice that helps urban regions to become more livable, just, economically effective, and environmentally sound through a democratic process of urban design and planning.