DIVISION OF REGIONAL + CITY PLANNING
International Students: The Master of Regional and City Planning (M818) degree qualifies students on an F-1 visa to work in the U.S. for up to three years following graduation. Learn more here.
Planning the Future
Faculty in the Division of Regional + City Planning (RCPL) prepare students to address the challenges that face the cities, towns and rural areas of Oklahoma and the nation. The OU RCPL program, founded in 1947, is one of the oldest programs west of the Mississippi River. RCPL students, like those in other divisions of the OU College of Architecture, have access to a multidisciplinary learning environment and a low student-faculty ratio that allows them to work closely with faculty and gain insight from faculty expertise. The Division of Regional and City Planning’s focus on communication and experience better prepares graduates for the collaborative work of successful city planning professionals.
Do you think about how cities work?
Resources
Why RCPL at OU?
Learn More about the Division of Regional + City Planning, Scholarships, and useful industry resources.
Accreditation (PDF)
As an accredited urban planning program, we are required to post data about our program annually.
Board of Visitors RCPL (PDF)
The RCPL Board of Visitors includes alumni and other professionals interested in helping support and shape the RCPL program. This document has an overview of the members of the RCPL Board of Visitors.
News on the Oculus Blog
See stories about the RCPL program on the Gibbs College of Architecture blog
New Graduate Student Helpful Links (PDF)
Helpful information for current and new students (from parking, scholarships, career services and more)
Alumni Voices
“I had previous professional work experience in a planning-adjacent field and while I learned how to do the job, I did not fully understand the context or why. Attending the urban planning program at OU gave me the in-depth knowledge I needed to fully understand the how and why of planning.”
Mark W. Zitzow
Urban Planner at Johnson & Associates, Inc.
“I spent 3 weeks in Lusaka, Zambia as a member of a mixed team of architects, landscape architects, and city planning students… it was amazing to see how professionals worked in the field, as well as how our group collaborated and came together to put out a formal proposal that the client eventually developed.”
Shelby Templin
Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator at Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Faculty
Jim Collard
Professor of Practice
James.C.Collard-1@ou.edu
Fernando Costa
Professor of Practice
Fernando.Costa-1@ou.edu
Laura Harjo
Affiliate Faculty | Associate Professor
harjo@ou.edu
John Harris
Director | Associate Professor
johncharris@ou.edu
C. Aujean Lee
Assistant Professor
aujean@ou.edu
Bryce Lowery
Associate Professor
bryce.c.lowery@ou.edu
Vanessa Morrison
Associate Director | Institute for Quality Communities
vanessa@ou.edu
Gina Sofola
Affiliate
gsofola@sofolaassociates.com
Charles Warnken
Associate Professor
cwarnken@ou.edu
Meghan Wieters
Assistant Professor | Graduate Liaison
kmeghanwieters@ou.edu
Mark Zitzow
Adjunct Faculty
mark@jaokc.com
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