Juris Doctor (JD) / Masters Degree in Regional Planning (MRP)

Western New England University

Students may simultaneously complete the requirements for a Juris Doctor degree from Western New England University School of Law and a Master's degree in Regional Planning from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in four academic years. The curriculum integrates studies of the physical, environmental, social, cultural, economic, legal, and political facets of planning at all scales: urban, suburban, and rural. Students may simultaneously complete the requirements for a Juris Doctor degree from Western New England University School of Law and a Master of Regional Planning degree from UMass Amherst. Both degrees can be completed full-time in four years. The curriculum integrates studies of the physical, environmental, social, cultural, economic, legal, and political facets of planning at all scales: urban, suburban, and rural. Those interested in this program must apply to each program separately.