MBA/MScURP Combined Degree
The combined MBA / MScURP program offers students the opportunity to earn both a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning in just three years. This program is designed for real estate oriented MBA students or planning students who recognize the value of combining urban and regional planning skills with management skills, and knowledge of real estate economics and finance.
Program Structure
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and the Faculty of Business offer a program of combined study which permits highly qualified students to earn both the MSc in Urban and Regional Planning and the MBA degrees after three years of full-time study.
This three-year combined degree program begins with the first year taken entirely within the MBA program and the second year in the MSc in Urban and Regional Planning Program with two Business electives. These can be reversed for students who start in the MSc in Urban and Regional Planning program. The third year is then split between the two programs. Students in the combined program are required to complete a minimum of 87 units, including a 3 unit exercise in Business and a 6 units capping exercise in Planning.
Students must meet the entrance requirements of both the MBA program and the MSc in Urban and Regional Planning (two-year stream).
Each student must first be admitted to either the MBA program in the Faculty of Business or the MSc in Urban and Regional Planning (two-year stream) in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. After completing the first year of the program, students are eligible to apply to the combined MBA/MSc in Urban and Regional Planning program.
Applicants must provide a letter of intent. The MBA requirement for professional work experience will be waived. Applicants may be interviewed by both the 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ School of Business Real Estate Program and the School of Planning.
During the MBA year, students are assessed MBA tuition. Tuition is assessed on a per course basis. Domestic student tuition for 2024/25 for a 3-credit MBA course is currently ~$2,597.64*. The cost to complete the entire MBA portion of this combined degree is approximately $41,600 plus non-instructional fees.
Combined degree students are eligible for scholarships and awards in the MBA program during their MBA year.
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