The University of Cincinnati’s online Master of City Planning courses are crafted by world-class, expert faculty from the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP). Each instructor brings decades of real-world industry knowledge and hands-on experience to the program, ensuring students receive an education grounded in practical application and cutting-edge theory. Courses are led by highly experienced facilitators in both the practice and leadership of city planning, each personally selected by our tenured faculty members for their expertise and ability to guide students through their respective courses. This unique blend of academic rigor and real-world experience helps prepare students for success in the rapidly evolving field of urban development.
Danilo Palazzo, PhD, MArch, is a professor and the Director of the School of Planning at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP). Born in Milan, Italy, he earned a Master’s in Architecture from Politecnico di Milano in 1987 and a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia in 1993. Before joining the University of Cincinnati in 2012, Palazzo served as an Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano’s School of Building Engineering-Architecture from 2002 to 2012 and as an Assistant Professor at its School of Architecture from 1997 to 2002. His research interests include urban design, urbanism, ecological planning, and pedagogy. Palazzo has contributed to various peer-reviewed publications, such as “Ian McHarg’s Confident Skill” and “Ecological wisdom as an emerging field of scholarly inquiry in urban planning and design.”
David J. Edelman, FAICP FSU Eur Ing SIA/KIVI, is Professor of Planning and Director of the Master of Community Planning (MCP) program, and he was Director of the School of Planning for eleven years at the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning of the University of Cincinnati. Previously, he was Chairman of the Department of Urban Environmental Management at the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) of Erasmus University, Rotterdam and Director of the Centre for the Urban Environment, operated jointly by IHS and another Dutch institution, Wageningen University. With more than thirty-five years of experience in urban and regional planning, energy planning and economics, urban environmental planning, university teaching, research and administration, as well as in the training of mid-career professionals, he has spent fifteen years of that time working as a technical expert and project manager in forty-five countries for both Swiss and American consulting engineering firms. His long-term overseas experience includes Liberia as a US Peace Corps Volunteer Teacher, Thailand as Associate Professor of Energy Planning and Policy at the Asian Institute of Technology, the Philippines as Staff Energy Consultant at the Asian Development Bank developing the Second Bangladesh National Energy Plan, and Israel as Lady Davis Research Fellow in City and Regional Planning at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. He has also been a Visiting Professor of Planning at the Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University in Turkey, at the Faculty of Economics and Business at Universitas Jenderel Soedirman (UNSOED) in Indonesia, and at the Faculty of Architecture, Urban Design and the Creative Arts at Mahasarakham University in Thailand.
No. your degree will be conferred by the University of Cincinnati, which will also be reflected on your transcripts and degree.
Yes. Although UC Online programs follow the same academic calendar, they have unique schedules depending on the course.
(There are a few exceptions to the asynchronous components, please view program FAQs for more information)
Yes. The vast majority of our students work throughout their time in their academic program. It is important to assess course load and financial aid to understand how to balance school and work.
If possible, students may cut down on their work hours during a clinical portion of a program.
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