The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a leader among planning schools with world-class faculty and high-impact research. Located in the booming Research Triangle, Carolina Planning is an epicenter of collaboration and innovation in the economic, housing, community development, transportation, land use and environmental planning that shapes our cities and regions of the world.
MASTER’S PROGRAM
A two-year professional program that teaches the theory, skills, and decision-making techniques needed for positions of leadership in the planning profession.
PHD PROGRAM
An advanced academic degree that prepares students for a career in teaching and applied research at universities, governments, and other organizations.
UNDERGRADUATE MINOR
A minor in Urban Studies and Planning that allows undergraduates to explore urban and regional issues through a planning framework.
3rd among Graduate Planning Programs
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Engaged Social Science
Can firms and economies utilize global value chains (GVC) for development? How can they move from low-income to middle-income and … Continued
Award to support the creation of an app to help low-income people find safe, affordable housing.
On June 30, 2019, longtime Center for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS) Director Bill Rohe will step down from his … Continued
Diversity & Inclusion
Jiangyue Sun and Chenqi Zhu, Master’s students who entered the program one year apart, came to Carolina Planning from the … Continued
The DCRP P2P Program – P2P stands for peer to peer – is a program that is designed to help … Continued
Bias in land use decisions is difficult to measure, but new research in Durham reveals that race has been a … Continued
Training next generation planners
In their final year in the program, students must submit a final project of professional quality on a topic in … Continued
Special Planner Profile Series Mary Wolfe is a PhD candidate in the department of City & Regional Planning at UNC-Chapel … Continued
Carolina Planning Students Use GIS to Visualize Displacement Risk in Durham.