Temple University Tyler School of Art and Architecture
CITY & REGIONAL PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MFA
Philadelphia, USA
MA
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: The City & Regional Planning and Community Development programmes at The Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University train students to lead collaborative work with diverse communities to achieve lasting improvements. Students study urban and regional issues through coursework, hands-on research and service learning across Philadelphia. Faculty offer mentorship and professional networks. The curriculum combines theory, interdisciplinary practice and experiential learning. Resources include 300,000 square feet of maker and studio spaces, partnerships with the American Planning Association and student planning and community development groups.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter urban planner, policy analyst, community development, housing and nonprofit roles.
The City & Regional Planning and Community Development programs at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University educate students to become leaders who collaborate with diverse communities to establish lasting improvements for residents.
Students both engage the challenges and leverage the opportunities of cities in their coursework, taking advantage of the deep resources of Temple—a leading public research university—to perform their own hands-on research and service learning across Philadelphia. Tyler’s faculty of forward-thinking practitioners are dedicated to personal mentorship that includes access to their networks of professionals, organizations and agencies.
By integrating theory, interdisciplinary practice and experiential learning, Tyler’s City & Regional Planning and Community Development programs prepare students for a range of careers in government, nonprofits and the private sector.
Resources
Philadelphia and its surrounding neighborhoods serve as a living lab for coursework as well as hands-on learning and service.
More than 300,000 square feet of state-of-the-art thinker and maker spaces in Tyler’s joint Architecture and Art buildings, ripe for interdisciplinary collaboration, experimentation, innovation and exchanges of ideas.
Community events and partnerships
Connections with the American Planning Association as well as government, non-profit and community organizations offer students opportunities for engagement that align with Tyler’s curriculum. The region’s robust alumni network also provides access to a range of internships.
Student communities
The Temple Student Planning Organization, Temple Community Development Club and other related student organizations engage in professionally-focused extracurricular and service activities.
