In-Person Open House

Monday, 16 October 2023

• 9:00AM – 11:00AM
  Check-in, Breakfast, GSAPP Fair
  Low Library Faculty Room

• 10:00AM – 12:00PM
  Campus and Building Visits
  Tours leave from Low Library

• 12:00PM – 1:30PM
  Lunch with Faculty and Student Representatives
  East Gallery, Buell Hall

• 1:30PM – 2:00PM
  Welcome and School Overview by Dean Andrés Jaque
  Wood Auditorium

• 2:00PM – 3:00PM
  MSUP Curriculum Overview by Program Director Weiping Wu
  Faculty Room / Low Library

• 3:00PM – 4:00PM
  Career Services Office Hours
  Fayerweather 209

• 4:00PM – 5:00PM
  CBAC Publications Presentation
  Fayerweather 209

• 5:00PM – 6:30PM
  Snack Break
  Avery 100

• 6:30PM – 8:30PM
  Lecture by GSAPP faculty member Mark Tsurumaki
  Wood Auditorium, Avery 113

• 8:30PM – 10:00PM
  Student Social
  Avery 100

Visit the online 2022 End of Year Show to see student work from urban planning studios and courses as well as theses from Class of 2022 MSUP graduates.

You can also browse the digital archive for work associated by studio and instructor and read summaries of MSUP theses here.

This series of talks, organized by the UP PhD students throughout the year, brings together leading experts across the field to discuss today’s most pressing topics.

Visit the Spring 2022 LiPS playlist on YouTube.

The Urban Planning Program offers career development resources to help students take advantage of our location in New York City and discover unmatched opportunities for jobs and internships. Career services programming includes alumni panels, workshops, visits to select public planning agencies and private consulting firms, and meeting with employers one-on-one at the Career Fair. The program connects students to alumni through the annual speed-networking event and a year-long mentorship program.

A dedicated career services advisor provides one-on-one coaching and advisement to help students set and reach their employment goals. Individualized employment strategies and practical training and assistance include basic job search techniques, résumé and cover letter preparation, interviewing skills, and salary negotiation. To ensure students have access to a variety of employment resources, we keep a database of employment possibilities, career guidance references, employment literature, and industry knowledge.

GSAPP maintains a job board to advertise open full-time, part-time, internship, and fellowship positions. In addition, a weekly updates newsletter distributed by the program advertises openings, upcoming conferences, and other professional development opportunities.

To see graduate placement data for the past 5 years, visit our career services page employer data tab and filter by program. Hover over the number next to M.S. Urban Planning to see our program’s data only.

This past spring, Untapped New York – co-founded by Alumni Board Member Michelle Young (‘12 MS UP) – collaborated with Columbia GSAPP to create a mini-series of podcast episodes designed to welcome incoming students to the GSAPP family.

Throughout the series, we explore architecturally interesting and historic New York City neighborhoods that house Columbia University’s campus and surrounding communities.

Also check out their feature in Columbia Magazine Welcome to Manhattanville published in Spring 2019.