The most common planning degree is at a graduate level (per Planetizen's global program directory);[2] there is not one standard naming convention for the degree and each generally reflects the geographic focus of the specific program (e.g. regional, urban, city, and/or town planning).
With an engineering orientation, the graduates emerging as urban planners are equipped with not only tools for rational comprehensive planning but also participatory and social development.
Additionally, an internship component is almost always mandatory due to the high value placed on work experience by prospective employers in the field.
However, some graduates choose to continue on to doctoral studies in urban planning or cognate fields.
The Ph.D. is a research degree, as opposed to the professional MUP, and thus focuses on training planners to engage in scholarly activity directed towards providing greater insight into the discipline and underlying issues related to urban development.
[6] Accredited programs Msc: 2023 (** candidate for accreditation) Though planning is not a recognized profession under Indian law, the profession was started long back with School of Planning and Architecture in 1941 as a Department of Architecture of Delhi College of Engineering now the Delhi Technological University.
Today it is one of the premier schools of pursuing planning studies at bachelor, masters and post doctorate levels.
The Institute which was established in July 1951, Today, has a membership of over 2,800, apart from a sizable number of student members, many of whom have qualified Associateship Examination (AITP) conducted by ITPI.
Accredited programs (Autonomous institution established by Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)) (Autonomous institution established by Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)) (Autonomous institution established by Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)) Planning is a complex issue in UK law, therefore there are several regulatory bodies that exist.
[12] Through the Self-Study Report, the program assesses their performance and compliance with PAB's accreditation standards.
[10] If candidacy is awarded, the Planning Accreditation Board will send a three-member team to visit and formally review the program during a semester.
"[14] The guide is compiled of data collection from participating planning schools, educators, and past buyers across the nation.
In the past centuries there have been very minimal efforts to include youth in urban planning decision processes.
This program's mission was to expose urban planning to children and teenagers and give them the tools to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their own neighborhoods.
This program shared a similar agenda in letting children conceptualize an ideal city that meets their needs.
[18] Jane Jacobs, a prominent urban activist and author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities was one of the first to analyze the needs of children in the built environment.
Since 2010, there have been many non-profit efforts to expose students to urban planning as a profession and field of study.
The non-profit's innovative educational model promotes many learning results for students, including responsible action.
[20] Urban planning professors at the University of California, Berkeley also created an influential academic model named Y-PLAN, or, Youth–Plan, Learn, Act Now.