A large number of Urban and Regional Planners are urgently required in the country to lead the efforts for sustainable and equitable urbanization. The School of Human Settlements has developed a future-oriented B. Plan Program to prepare graduates with the necessary technical understanding of how our cities, towns and rural habitations work, and the commitment to engage in the tasks of creating safe, just and peaceful places for all to live. The multi-disciplinary B.Plan. education prepares students for professional work, higher study and research. Graduates will find professional opportunities in various types of Planning firms, Government units and Consultancies.
BACHELOR IN PLANNING (B.Plan)
MBA-UMG
The MBA-UMG is a new 2-year, full-time residential Program to prepare professionals with the knowledge and skills to develop and run sustainable and adaptive cities and city systems. It brings together the relevant knowledge, techniques and tools from the fields of Management, Urban and Regional Planning, Policy and Governance. The curriculum is designed to meet the specific management expertise required by agencies involved in the financing, development and management of cities, towns and rapidly urbanizing peripheries.
The ever-present need for Planners in the country has multiplied manifold and become urgent in the rapid urbanization in the country and the concomitant economic, social and infrastructural changes in the rural hinterlands. Moreover, with transformations in the Constitutional provisions for local governance, new modes of urban development overtaking the erstwhile state-led Masterplan approach, and a renewed focus on regional planning, Planners equipped with more contemporary understandings and skills are needed.
MASTER IN URP
This program is intended to prepare full-time participants for research and teaching positions both within and outside academia. Our doctoral scholars are expected to be specialists in their respective fields and capable of generating new knowledge and be the great new thinkers for our world.
The scholars are expected to develop deep understanding in the areas of research selected by them. They also get a structured exposure to a range of topics, develop various professional skills, and participate in academic and other activities.
PH.D FULL TIME
PH.D PART TIME
This program has been designed to cater to the scholarly needs of candidates who are in a full-time employment. The program is intended to prepare participants for research and teaching positions both within and outside academia. Our doctoral scholars are expected to be specialists in their respective fields and capable of generating new knowledge and be the great new thinkers for our world.