As the summary found below indicates, the courses comprising the accelerated four-quarter, twelve-month program are existing graduate level courses offered in the School of Planning and elsewhere in the university, as with the existing two year MCP program. The number of credit hours per quarter is sixteen or seventeen. The degree requires 66 credit hours for completion, sixteen of which will be taken in support of the Graduate Project to form a coherent specialization. In line with the profile of prospective students as mid-career professionals, the course of study is closely related to professional activities. Thus, each student will bring with him or her to Cincinnati a significant, complex professional dilemma of his or her home city. This is to be worked on throughout the year in relation to course offerings each term and developed into an applied Graduate Project to be brought back to the student's place of employment for implementation or further development.

Fall Quarter

• 23PLAN753 Statistics for Planners (4 credit hours)
• One methods course: 23PLAN702 or 23PLAN754 Social Science Research or Computer Graphics (4)
• Note Students will be advised which methods courses to take based on an assessment of work experience and previous training.
• 23PLAN711 Planning Law and Administration (4 credit hours)
• Specialization Course (4 credit hours)

Note In order to develop his/her specialization, a graduate planning student may choose electives from within the School of Planning, the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning and from elsewhere within the university. Topics in public administration, urban design, real estate, public finance, location theory, institutional development, environmental impact assessment and transportation planning are some examples of appropriate courses.

Winter Quarter

• One methods course: 23PLAN712, or 23PLAN704, or 23PLAN705, or 23PLAN580 Planning Methods and Techniques, Economic Analysis for Planners, Methods of Physical Analysis or Introduction to GIS (4 credit hours)}
• 23PLAN716 Structure and Dynamics of Human Settlements (4 credit hours)
• 23PLAN714 Finance and Budgeting (4 credit hours)
• Specialization Course (4 credit hours)
• 23PLAN721 Graduate Project Preparation (1)

Spring Quarter

• 23PLAN731 Ethical Issues in Planning (4 credit hours)
• 23PLAN709 Comprehensive Planning Workshop (5 credit hours)
• 23PLAN703 Theory of Planning (4 credit hours)
• 23PLAN723 Graduate Project I (4 credit hours)

Summer Quarter

• 23PLAN606 Environmental Processes and Programs (4 credit hours)
• Specialization Course (4 credit hours)
• Specialization Course (4 credit hours)
• 23PLAN724 Graduate Project II (4 credit hours)

Total = 66 credit hours