
Department of Urban Studies & Planning
The Department of Urban Studies & Planning (DUSP) is a department within the School of Architecture + Planning at MIT. Founded in 1933, it offers Bachelor of Science in Planning (SB); Master of City Planning (MCP); Master of Science (SM); Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) It has been ranked #1 by The Planetizen Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs in the U.S. and Canada.
The Department of Urban Studies & Planning is composed of four specialization areas (also referred to as Program Groups): City Design and Development, Environmental Policy and Planning, Housing, Community and Economic Development, and International Development Group. There are also three cross-cutting areas of study: Transportation Systems Planning, Urban Information Systems (UIS), and Multi-Regional Systems Planning.
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Can DALL-E Save Our Main Streets? In a world where rapid technological changes risk threatening the survival of our main streets, can the ingenuity of...

Can DALL-E Save Our Main Streets? In a world where rapid technological changes risk threatening the survival of our main streets, can the ingenuity of...

Come for a day-long visit to learn about planning issues and efforts in the Forest City with the former Planning & Urban Development Director for Portland....

Can DALL-E Save Our Main Streets? In a world where rapid technological changes risk threatening the survival of our main streets, can the ingenuity of...
Recent Events
Urban Studies Workshops 5: Using library resources
Wednesday, November 01, 2023Canceled: John Bullard, "Hometown"
Tuesday, October 31, 2023Urban Studies Workshops 4: Introduction to...
Wednesday, October 25, 2023Bob Fogelson: "Working-Class Utopias: A...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023Urban Studies Workshops 3: ArcGIS Online and...
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