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Urban Affairs and Planning's (UAP) diverse programs and interdisciplinary faculty provide a wide range of professional specializations, including: Environmental Planning and Policy; Land Use and Physical Development Planning; Housing, Community and Economic Development; International Development Planning.
We will be holding Information Sessions on the following days each month in the National Capital Region. The sessions will be hosted in our building at 1021 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA. Students wanting information on the Masters degrees (MPA, MURP and MPIA) should join us at 6:00 and prospective PhD students should join at 7:00 pm. For more information, contact Myriam Lechuga.
- Tuesday, Feb 12
- Wednesday, April 10
- Tuesday, July 9
- Wednesday, October 9
- Tuesday, November 12
Our degree programs
UAP offers two Bachelor's degrees exclusively at the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia.
UAP offers a diverse range of graduate-level programs in both Blacksburg and Alexandria, Virginia.
The doctoral program in Planning, Governance & Globalization (PG&G) is offered in Blacksburg and Alexandria, Virginia through the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA).
UAP offers five certificate programs:
- Graduate Certificate in Metropolitan Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Economic Development
- Graduate Certificate in Watershed Management
- Graduate Certificate in Race and Social Policy
- Graduate Certificate in Non-profit and Non-governmental Organization and Management
- Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Information Technology
- Graduate Certificate in Local Government Management
Alert Information
Weather Alert Lines
- Blacksburg: 540-231-6668
- Richmond: 804-662-7288
- National Capital Region: 703-538-8325