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Answers to the questions... Why, according to John Accordino, VCU is the right place to start a graduate program in urban planning?

Because Virginia it's a historic city wiht traditions and exquisit architecture but also has all the problems that urban planers deal with like poverty, sprawl, political fragmentation and eviromental treads.

What are the advantages for studying a master's program in this university?

The advantages are that every student has to complete an internship in a public or private organization, that gives the student the oportunity to work with profesionals of the field giving them a wider vision of the profesion.

What advantages does the city of Richmond represent to those students who decide to study at VCU?

Throught the internship and the frecuent contact with urban planning profesionals the students learn the profession very well and find very good jobs by the time they graduate.

What are the different programs offered at VCU?

The program is acredited by the American Planning Association and they offer graduate certificates in Historic preservation, Urbanm revitalization and geografic information systems. They also offer a dual planing degree in planning and law with the univercity of richmond.