Building and Urban Design in Development MSc 12 months Postgraduate Program By UCL |Top Universities
Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

33,000 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Built EnvironmentMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Built Environment

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

An intensive 12 month programme that immerses students in the critical theory and practice of urban design. It is designed to recalibrate mainstream practices towards a new mode of inquiry and action, one that centres on the political relevance and social processes of design towards a transformative just and sustainable urbanism.

The programme will equip students:

-      To  develop a deeper understanding of the role of urban design as a transdisciplinary practice

-      To leverage critical urban theory as strategic framework for research based design.  

-      To critically analyse, document and spatially visualise complex urban issues.

-      To propose spatial strategies that are fundamentally rooted in spatial, social, racial and environmental justice. 

-      To think critically about the city and urban process to design its future and anticipating it’s building through citizen engagement.

-      To engage with partners to experiment with the practice of urban design beyond the classroom through real-life platforms of engagement.

-      To understand spatial practices in tandem with developmental processes beyond the Global South-North divide.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of three compulsory modules (90 credits), one optional module (30 credits) or two optional modules (15 credits) plus a dissertation (60 credits).

Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded a MSc in Building and Urban Design in Development.

Program overview

Main Subject

Built Environment

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

An intensive 12 month programme that immerses students in the critical theory and practice of urban design. It is designed to recalibrate mainstream practices towards a new mode of inquiry and action, one that centres on the political relevance and social processes of design towards a transformative just and sustainable urbanism.

The programme will equip students:

-      To  develop a deeper understanding of the role of urban design as a transdisciplinary practice

-      To leverage critical urban theory as strategic framework for research based design.  

-      To critically analyse, document and spatially visualise complex urban issues.

-      To propose spatial strategies that are fundamentally rooted in spatial, social, racial and environmental justice. 

-      To think critically about the city and urban process to design its future and anticipating it’s building through citizen engagement.

-      To engage with partners to experiment with the practice of urban design beyond the classroom through real-life platforms of engagement.

-      To understand spatial practices in tandem with developmental processes beyond the Global South-North divide.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of three compulsory modules (90 credits), one optional module (30 credits) or two optional modules (15 credits) plus a dissertation (60 credits).

Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded a MSc in Building and Urban Design in Development.

Admission Requirements

176+
2.7+
92+
62+
6.5+
The normal minimum qualifications are a good second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

1 Year
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
20,500 GBP
International
33,000 GBP

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