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MS Urban Design (MSUD) at Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Urban Design (MSUD) degree is oriented to those who wish to expand upon their previous professional education and professional experience, as architects, landscape architects, city planners, or civil engineers, and to enter urban design practices either in private firms or public agencies, or to pursue a Ph.D. The MSUD Program is housed in the School of Architecture and collaborates with the Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning.

Faculty: College of Design  |  Duration: 39 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

The curriculum totals 39 credit hours. Required courses include ARCH 7013 Urban Design Studio; BC 6975 The Evolution of a Deal; ARCH 6151 Theories of Urban Design; ARCH 7014 Urban Design Studio; ARCH 7151 History of Urban Form.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Qualifications Needed to Apply Applicants to the MSUD Program are limited to those with prior accredited professional degrees in Architecture (M.ARCH or B.ARCH) Landscape Architecture (BLA or MLA) City and Regional Planning (MCRP or equivalent) Civil Engineering (BCE or equivalent) The MSUD Program recommends students start the 3-semester sequence in the fall semester.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications use one online graduate application (gradapp.gatech.edu) for all programmes and campuses; deadlines vary by programme and are published on each programme page.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.gatech.edu/

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