The Urban Planning and Design program provides an innovative curriculum that incorporates a combination of broad liberal arts courses, with a core of professional planning classes, coupled with a series of design studios. The design studio represents a forum where students employ a creative process, infused with knowledge gained from supporting courses, to generate holistic urban planning and design solutions. Urban design projects will engage professionals, civic officials, neighborhood leaders and government officials into an important dialogue.
Urban designers typically work in large or architecture firms. Real estate developers will also usually work with urban designers as well. In some cases, city governments will also retain individual urban designers also.
Students graduating from this program will:
Knowledge of structure and functions of urban settlements.
Knowledge of history and theory of planning processes and practices.
Knowledge of administrative, legal and political aspects of plan-making and policy implementation.
Knowledge of familiarity with at least one area of specialized knowledge of a particular subject or set of issues.
Skill in problem formulation, research skills and data gathering.
Skill in quantitative analysis and computers.
Skill in written, oral and graphic communication.
Skill in collaborative problem solving, plan-making and program design.
Skill in synthesis and application of knowledge to practice.
Value in issues of equity, social justice, economic welfare and efficiency in the use of resources.
Value in the role of government and citizen participation in a democratic society and the balancing of individual and collective rights and interests.
Value in respect for diversity of views and ideologies.
Value in the conservation of natural resources and of the significant social and cultural heritages embedded in the built environment.
Value in the ethics of professional practice and behavior, including the relationship to clients and the public, and the role of citizens in democratic participation.
♦1- One Photocopy of the Data Page of your Passport.
♦2- Official Transcripts.
♦3- Certification of the Senior high school.
♦4- Language Proficiency Certificate (if have any Language Certificate).
♦5- One Photocopy of Physical Examination.
♦6- Study/Research Plan (Not Less than 800 Words).