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Program
Requirements
Community & Regional Planning (starts in Fall 2002),
MS
Campus
Location:
Ambler, Fort Washington
Required courses will be offered in the evening at the Ambler campus. Electives will be available at the Ambler or Fort Washington campuses. Students may choose to take those electives, when available, at other Temple campuses.
Full-time/Part-time
Status
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered after 4:30 p.m.
General
Program Requirements:
Number of Didactic credits
required beyond the Baccalaureate:
27
Required Courses:
Community and Regional Planning 401, 403, 410, 501, 525, 599
Four related electives chosen in consultation with the faculty adviser
Internship:
TrueStudents will be required to complete a supervised 180-hour internship (for each 3 s.h.) in which the emphasis will be on the acquisition and application of practical skills in planning. Internships placements will be at public agencies, nonprofit institutions, and private firms; there will be a designated supervisor at the site and a CRP faculty and/or Ambler staff coordinator. Internships may require interim reports and must culminate in a written report regarding the experience.
Note: Students may opt for 3 s.h. of internship and 6 s.h. of thesis or project; or 6 s.h. of internship and 3 s.h. of thesis or project.
Language Examination:
False
Culminating
Events:
Thesis
Thesis 1 - Under the guidance and supervision of a faculty advisor and committee, students will choose to do either a thesis or a project. Students must complete a total of 9 s.h. in a combination of internship in planning (CRP 525) and thesis/project (CRP 599): students will have the option of doing 6 s.h. of internship and 3 s.h. of thesis/project; or 3 s.h. of internship and 6 s.h. of thesis/project. The Master's thesis will provide the terminal evidence of mastery of the field. It will be substantial in length and will follow a knowledge-enhancement model, based on planning theory, methodology, and history. Students will participate in a thesis colloquium addressing research design, issues, methods, and writing/presentation concerns. Students will present reports on the state of their thesis and seek informed criticism and advice. The thesis, rather than the project, is most appropriate for students who plan to pursue a doctorate in this or another field.
Thesis 2 - A student preparing to defend a thesis should confirm a time and date with the Master's Committee and register with the Graduate Secretary. After the time, date, and room are approved, the Department will post fliers announcing the defense.Thesis 3 - The student's Master's Committee is responsible for evaluating the thesis and its defense. No thesis should go to
defense unless it is ready for public scrutiny. The Committee
will evaluate the student's ability to express verbally his or
her research question, methodological approach, primary findings, and implications. The Committee will vote to pass or fail the thesis after the conclusion of the public defense. If the student must make revisions, those changes must be approved as arranged by the Committee.
Other Culminating Events
Event Description - ProjectEvent Philosophy - Under the guidance and supervision of a faculty advisor and committee, students will choose to do either a thesis or a project. Students must complete a total of 9 s.h. in a combination of internship in planning (CRP 525) and thesis/project (CRP 599): students will have the option of doing 6 s.h. of internship and 3 s.h. of thesis/project; or 3 s.h. of internship and 6 s.h. of thesis/project.
The Master's thesis/project will provide the terminal evidence of mastery of the field. The Master's project will be a practice-based model: a case study of the impact of a planning design or other physical structure. Students will participate in a project colloquium addressing research design, issues, methods, and writing/presentation concerns. Students will present reports on the state of their project and seek informed criticism and advice.
Event Process - The student's Master's Committee is responsible for evaluating the project. The Committee will evaluate the student's ability to express verbally his or her question, approach, primary findings, and implications. The Committee will vote to pass or fail the project after the conclusion of the public defense. If the student must make revisions, those changes must be approved as arranged by the Committee.
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