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Intro to Urban Planning
Summer 2026 Intro Program dates are July 6 – August 7, 2026.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through the end of June.
The program is offered in person on Columbia University’s Morningside Campus in New York City.
OVERVIEW
Introduction to Urban Planning is a five-week intensive summer program offering university credit to familiarize students with the skills, knowledge, and professional opportunities related to the field. The 2024 course will be held in-person. This pre-professional program is for those who are interested in urban planning, may be considering it as a career, or may wish to get a head start for application to graduate school.
This is a city-focused program combining lectures, small discussion groups, field trips, and collaboration. Students are introduced to a number of interconnected urban planning topics—including housing, community development, food access, adaptation for climate change, and transportation, among others—through readings, discussions, and site visits. We build students’ knowledge of what urban planners do and how their work affects residents, businesses, and communities and shapes the built environment. Group work and discussion topics are designed to show the depth of the urban planning field, diverse roles of urban planners, a wide range of careers and career opportunities, and planning’s unique role in shaping outcomes around sustainability, equity, and justice.
Students attend classes four afternoons a week for five weeks, attending a combination of lecture, small group discussion, site visit, team project, and workshop. While lectures cover a spectrum of requisite knowledge for planning, students also work in small groups directly under the guidance of one instructor on projects and in focused discussions. Students also are connected with professionals in a variety of roles related to urban planning, and learn about their career paths.
REGISTRATION
To participate in the Intro to Urban Planning course, please complete the online application form including:
- Academic transcript/record from each university attended and credit earned, up to the most recently completed semester
- An optional letter of recommendation
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. No prior urban planning experience is required.
Please contact the GSAPP Admissions Office with any questions: arch_admissions@columbia.edu