MUD Urban Design at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Urban Design program at The Design School is a transdisciplinary postprofessional graduate program that provides you with practical knowledge and skills to become a leader in designing healthy and resilient urban environments. You learn and apply newly emerging design knowledge from architecture, landscape architecture, creative placemaking and place-keeping, urban planning, community development, civil engineering, and real estate development.

What you will study

36 credit hours including the required applied project course (MUD 593) Required Core (10 credit hours) MUD 521 Advanced Urban Design Studio I (5) MUD 522 Advanced Urban Design Studio II (5) Electives (9 credit hours) Other Requirements (12 credit hours) DSC 598 Topic: Principles of Collaboration in Design (3) LAP 598 Topic: Smart City Sustainability and the Environment (3) MUD 598 Topic: Great Cities (3) MUD 598 Topic: Urban Issues (3) Culminating Experience (5 credit hours) MUD 593 Applied Project (5) Additional Curriculum Information Students should see the academic unit for an approved design professional elective list.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared to work across a diverse spectrum of positions in the design field within public and private sectors and not-for-profit organizations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts letter of intent portfolio contact information for two references professional resume or CV proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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