UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO, THE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Urban and Regional Planning
114 Diefendorf Hall, UB South Campus
Buffalo, New York 14214-3087
716.829.5900
716.829.3256 Fax
ap-planning@buffalo.edu
www.ap.buffalo.edu/planning
Ernest Sternberg, Chair
ezs@buffalo.edu
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Graduate Deadlines, Tuition and Fees:
• Fall Admission Deadline 2013-14: Rolling; March 1 priority
• Fall Financial Aid Deadline 2013-14: Rolling; March 1 priority
• Spring Admission Deadline 2013-14: Rolling; October 31
priority
• Spring Financial Aid Deadline 2013-14: Rolling; October 31
priority
• In-State Tuition and Fees: $11,855 per year Out-of-State
Tuition and Fees: $18,350 per year
• Application Fee: $75
• Additional Fees: School Instructional Technology fee, $237
MASTERS DEGREE
Master of Urban Planning
Contact Person
Shannon Phillips, Assistant Dean for Graduate Education
716.829.5224
smp2@buffalo.edu
Year Initiated: 1980
PAB Accredited
Degrees Granted through 8/31/13: 847
Degrees Granted from 9/1/12 to 8/31/13: 41
Masters Admission Requirements
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University Admission Policy: www.grad.buffalo.edu
Minimum Undergraduate GPA: 3.0
Minimum GRE: Not Required
Minimum TOEFL: 550/213/79
Departmental Requirements: Essay, resume, three letters of
recommendation, official transcripts.
MUP
PAB
PhD
Masters Graduation Requirements
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Hours of Core: 18
Hours of Studio or Practice Related Courses: 6-12
Hours of Unrestricted Electives: 21-24
Total Required Hours in Planning Program: 52
Exams or Written Requirements: Thesis or Professional
Project
Masters Specializations
Community Development & Neighborhood Planning, Economic
and International Development, Environmental & Land Use
Planning, GIS and Spatial Modeling,Urban Design and Physical
Planning, Special Research Opportunities in Historic Preservation
and Food Systems
Dual Degrees
MUP/JD, MUP/Master of Architecture
DOCTORAL DEGREE
Doctor of Philosophy in Urban and Regional
Planning
Contact Person
Samina Raja, PhD; Associate Professor and PhD Program Director
716.829.5881
sraja@buffalo.edu
Year Initiated: 2012
The University at Buffalo is inviting applications from outstanding
candidates for its PhD program in Urban and Regional Planning
– the first and only one in the State University of New York
System. The program offers opportunity to engage in research
in the following areas: declining cities and distressed urban
communities; health, food systems, human abilities, and
environment; built environments and environmental change;
disasters and extreme events; and advanced technology,
information systems, and methods in planning. For more
information, visit us at visit http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/planning/
degrees/phd.asp.
PhD Specializations
Declining cities and distressed urban communities; health, food
systems, human abilities, and environment; built environments
and environmental change; disasters and extreme events;
advanced technology, information systems, and methods in
planning.
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PLANNING FACULTY
So-Ra Baek
Assistant Professor. Ph.D. University of Washington. Specializations:
Public Health and Built Environment, Community Food Security.
716.829.5771
sorabaek@buffalo.edu
H.D. Samuel Cole
Professor. DPhil, University of Sussex. Specializations: GIS and
Planning Technologies, Futures and Forecasting, Regional and
Island Development, Tourism and Recreation Planning.
716.829.5327
samcole@buffalo.edu
Himanshu Grover, AICP
Assistant Professor. Ph.D.,Texas A&M University. Specializations:
Environmental Planning, Comprehensive Plans, Sustainable
Development and Climate Change.
716.829.3485
hgrover2@buffalo.edu
Daniel B. Hess
Associate Professor. Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.
Specializations: Transportation Planning and Policy, Planning
History, Transportation, Land Use and Urban Form, Urban Design.
716.829.5326
dbhess@buffalo.edu
Bumjoon Kang
Assistant Professor. BS, MS Seoul National University; Ph.D.
University of Washington. Specializations: Public Health and Built
Environment, Quantifying the Built Environment, and GIS Science.
716.829.5771
bumjoonk@buffalo.edu
G. William Page, AICP
Professor. Ph.D., Rutgers University. Specializations: Environmental
Planning, Policy, and Management; GIS Applications, Quantitative
Methods, Water Policy.
716.829.5330
gpage@buffalo.edu
JiYoung Park
Assistant Professor. Ph.D., University of Southern California.
Specializations: Analytical, Quantitative and Research Methods,
Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Mitigation.
716.829.5331
jp292@buffalo.edu
Alfred D. Price
Associate Professor. MArch/MUP, Princeton University.
Specializations: Housing Planning and Policy, Community
Development, Real Estate Finance, Brownfield Redevelopment.
716.829.5471
adprice@buffalo.edu
Samina Raja
Associate Professor. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Specializations: International Development, Fiscal Impacts of
Growth, Quantitative Methods, Community Food Security.
716.829.5881
sraja@buffalo.edu
Robert G. Shibley, FAIA, AICP
Professor and Dean. MArch, Catholic University. Specializations:
Urban Design, Placemaking, Downtown Redevelopment,
Waterfront Planning, Architectural Design.
716.829.3981
rshibley@buffalo.edu
Robert M. Silverman
Associate Professor. Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Specializations: Citizen Participation and Community Organizing,
Community Development, Public Finance, Research Methods.
716.829.5882
rms35@buffalo.edu
Ernest Sternberg
Professor and Chair. Ph.D., Cornell University. Specializations:
Economic Development, Planning Theory, Disaster and Domestic
Security, Physical Planning.
716.829.3671
ezs@buffalo.edu
Henry Louis Taylor, Jr.
Professor. Ph.D., University at Buffalo. Specializations: Race, Class
and Gender, Urban History, Urban Management, Community
Development, Health and the Built Environment.
716.829.5458
htaylor@buffalo.edu
Li Yin
Associate Professor. Ph.D., University of Colorado, Denver.
Specializations: GIS and Planning Technologies, Environmental
Impact Analysis, Urban and Regional Growth Modeling.
716.829.5883
liyin@buffalo.edu
OTHER AFFILIATED FACULTY
James J. Allen
Adjunct Assistant Professor. MUP, University at Buffalo.
Specializations: Economic Development Planning, Strategic
Planning.
716.829.3485
jjallen@buffalo.edu
Alex Bitterman
Adjunct Assistant Professor. Ph.D., University at Buffalo.
Specialization: Graphic and Environmental Design.
716.829.3485
Alan Dewart
Adjunct Assistant Professor. MBA, Cornell University. Specialization:
Real Estate Development.
716.829.5925
adewart@buffalo.edu
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Eric Gillert, AICP
Kenneth Swanekamp
Hiroaki Hata
Kerry Traynor
R. J. Multari
Harry Warren
Adjunct Assistant Professor. BA, Syracuse University. Specialization:
Physical Planning.
716.829.5925
Associate Professor, Department of Architecture. MArch, Harvard
University and Washington University. Specializations: Urban
Design, Architecture.
716.829.5891
hata@buffalo.edu
Adjunct Assistant Professor. Ed.M. , Ed.S., M.S., Adv.Crt., University
at Buffalo. Specializations: School and Campus Planning and
Environmental Education, Urban Development.
716.829.3484
multari@buffalo.edu
Adjunct Assistant Professor. MBA, University at Buffalo.
Specialization: Physical Planning.
716.829.3485
Adjunct Assistant Professor. MArch, University at Buffalo; M.S.
Arch. History, Mississippi State University. Specialization: Historic
Preservation.
716.829.5925
klta@buffalo.edu
Adjunct Assistant Professor. BArch, University of Detroit.
Specialization: Urban Design.
716.829.3485
hlwarren@buffalo.edu
William Murray
Adjunct Assistant Professor. JD, University of Detroit.
Specializations: Planning Law, Real Estate Development.
716.829.5925
wmmurray@buffalo.edu
Shannon Phillips
Adjunct Assistant Professor. JD, University of Minnesota.
Specializations: Law, Academic and Professional Writing.
716.829.5224
smp2@buffalo.edu
MASTERS STUDENT COMPOSITION 2012-2013
U.S. Citizens &
Permanent Residents
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F
Hispanics of Any Race
1
1
White
31
20
African American
1
4
Native American/Pacific Islander
3
0
Asian American
2
2
Mixed
0
0
Other/Don’t Know
2
1
Non-US Citizens
Non-Permanent Residents
10
15
Total Students
50
43
Earth Day 2013 – UB celebrated the Solar Strand’s opening with live
music, local food, and tours. Photo by Douglas Levere.
Annual Student Enrollment
Applied
Academic Year
MUP
Accepted
Enrolled
12/13*
13/14*
12/13*
13/14*
12/13*
13/14*
123
137
89
99
32
57
*Student enrollment figures DO NOT include spring admission
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