Tufts Department of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

For more than four decades, the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University has been a place where students, faculty, and the community at large turn vision into practice. UEP’s mission is centered at the intersection of planning, policy, justice, and sustainability. Our alumni play critical roles in government, nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, NGOs, and the private sector, in the U.S. and across the world. UEP offers two Master’s degree programs designed to sharpen the skills of policy and planning professionals working toward inclusive, just, and sustainable communities: Master of Arts in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, which is accredited in urban planning and requires two years of full-time study. Master of Public Policy for mid-career professionals, which can be completed in one year of full-time or two years of part-time study. In addition, UEP offers certificate programs for students at various stages of their careers: Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Urban Justice and Sustainability, a low-residency program for accomplished professionals who already have a master’s degree. Three flexible certificates programs to enable working adults to enhance existing careers, move into new professional work, or prepare for a graduate degree program: Management of Community Organizations Community Environmental Studies Program Evaluation UEP has strong partnerships and dual degree programs with other Tufts departments and schools (including Economics, Biology, Child Study and Human Development, Engineering, Fletcher, the Friedman School of Nutrition, and the School of Medicine), as well as with the Boston College Law School and School of Management.