Master of Urban Planning Program

The MUP Program prepares skilled professionals and leaders in planning and managing urban development. The only professional degree of its kind in the UAE, and modeled on degrees in the United States, the MUP is fully accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

The program, in which 16 courses must be completed, can be taken on a full-time or part-time basis. Full-time students typically register for three or four courses a semester and complete in two years. Part-time students typically register for two or three courses a semester and complete in three years.

Students with advanced standing (eg. an undergraduate degree in urban planning) can have up to 5 courses waived, and can reduce program duration by one or two semesters.

Individuals desiring a shorter time commitment should consider the Graduate Certificate in Urban Planning.

MUP alumni are employed in local government and by consulting firms in the UAE.