The concurrent degree program with the Program in Transportation Engineering (in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) enables students interested in transportation planning to acquire the tools for rigorously approaching transportation engineering problems. The Civil Engineering Department's approach to transportation is technical and analytical, while the Department of City and Regional Planning focuses on policy issues, particularly as related to the influence of transportation on the political, environmental, and social fabric of communities. In this way, the concurrent degree program enables those interested in this field to bridge the "process" and "policy" components of transportation studies in a complementary and reinforcing manner.

The concurrent degree program allows the qualified student to obtain both the Master of City Planning and Master of Science degrees in about 2-1/2 years. Students must be admitted to each department individually. Because this is a concurrent degree program, exceptionally well-qualified persons may apply to both programs simultaneously. When applying to both departments simultaneously, all application materials are submitted directly to Civil and Environmental Engineering. City Planning departmental application forms should go directly to DCRP.  Most students, however, apply to one program while a first-year student in the other program. Contact Professors Robert Cervero at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Elizabeth Deakin at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for information and guidance, if you have an interest in this program.