Internship Courses

Students must complete these graduate project and internship courses:

700 Introduction to Graduate Planning Research Preparation of the proposal for the Graduate Project, which demonstrates the student's ability to conduct independent research on a particular planning problem or issue. (4 graduate credits)

721 Graduate Project Preparation Seminar designed to help students choose and define a topic for the Graduate Project. (1 graduate credit)

723 Graduate Project in Planning I Continued conduct of the Graduate Project focusing upon problem formulation research, analysis, and presentation of alternative solutions. (4 graduate credits)

724 Graduate Project in Planning II Conclusion of the Graduate Project focusing upon evaluation of alternatives policy choices, and plan implementation. (4 graduate credits)

726 and 727 Summer Planning Internship Seminars I and II Introduction to the selection, performance standards, and evaluation of the required professional internship, as well as reporting on the internship experience. (1 and 2 graduate credits)

Summer Internship

All students must serve an internship within a bona fide planning agency or organization over the summer between the two years of study. This normally is a full-time, paid entry-level professional planning position. Students may also elect a voluntary, non-paid position to gain a particular type of experience. With the approval of the Graduate Coordinator, mature students with prior planning agency experience may have the summer internship requirement waived. International students may, with approval, elect to spend the summer between the first and second year of classes pursuing other academic interests and delay their internship until the second summer. Typical internships are in local government planning departments, private planning departments, private planning consulting firms, non-profit community development agencies and environmental advocacy groups.

Please click MCP Summer Internship Map.