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The Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) program at Virginia Tech offers two locations for graduate study, Blacksburg, Virginia and Alexandria, Virginia facility. The two UAP sites are jointly accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board and both offer a Master of Urban and Regional Planning and a doctorate in Planning, Governance & Globalization (through the School of Public and International Affairs). In addition, students have the option of earning a dual master’s degree in UAP and several other disciplines, including natural resources, public administration, and landscape architecture.

The UAP program in Blacksburg, Virginia is situated amidst a vibrant small town setting in the Shenandoah Valley. In addition to the masters and Ph.D. graduate degrees, the Blacksburg program offers access to two undergraduate degrees, Public and Urban Affairs and Environmental Policy and Planning. The Blacksburg UAP program is primarily geared to full-time students, who while at the core Virginia Tech campus, will be able to benefit from the mix of students and faculty of other disciplines at one of the world’s renowned universities.

Many faculty members bring experience from these settings directly into the classroom, furthering the blending of concepts and practice. Students may be exposed to regional theory one day, while working hands-on with local leaders on a visioning exercise in a studio setting the next. Recent faculty research also spans the theoretical and practical range from the local to the international level, covering smart growth, metropolitan development patterns, high technology- and biotechnology-based economic development, housing policy, land recycling, historic preservation, infrastructure finance and planning, and scores of other topics.

We invite you to browse our web site to learn more about our existing program in Urban Affairs and Planning at the Blacksburg Campus of Virginia Tech.