Master of City Planning / Master of Public Health

The mission of the Department of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley is to improve equity, the economy and the environment in neighborhoods, communities, cities, and metropolitan regions by creating knowledge and engagement through our teaching, research, and service. We aim to design and create cities, infrastructure, and public services that are sustainable, affordable, enjoyable, and accessible to all.

Wisely and successfully intervening in the public realm, whether locally, nationally, or globally, is a challenge. Our urban future is complex and rapidly changing. Resource scarcity and conflict, technological innovation, retrofitting of existing built environments, and social empowerment will alter the ways in which planning has conventionally been carried out.

We believe the planning academy has a special responsibility to always address social justice, equity, and ethics, to teach and research means of public participation, collective decision making, and advocacy, and to focus on reforming institutions, urban governance, policy, and planning practices to make these goals possible.

A minimum of three letters of recommendation must be submitted through the UC Berkeley Graduate Division Application by the application deadline.
For purposes of admission, your most recent TOEFL score must be at least 90 for the Internet-based test (IBT), and 570 for the paper-based format (PBT).
IELTS: 7 out of 9.
A G.P.A. of 3.0 or better (on a 4-point scale) for all coursework completed AFTER the first two years of UNDERGRADUATE study is required (this is known as your Advanced G.P.A.).
Publication, report, or writing sample must be saved as a single file in PDF format, 50 pages maximum (no minimum page requirement), and submitted via the UC Berkeley Graduate Division online application. File size must be no larger than 10MB.