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Certificate in Urban Design at University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania, United States

Programme overview

Interdisciplinary certificate on urban design, treating the city as a complex socio-political and ecological system. It is open to students already enrolled at the Weitzman School in Architecture, City Planning, Historic Preservation, Fine Arts or Landscape Architecture.

Faculty: Stuart Weitzman School of Design  |  Duration: 5 course units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

What you will study

Principles of urban design, how urban design is produced and implemented, and its history and theory. Courses: LARP 6020 Studio IV, CPLN/LARP 6650 Case Studies and Urban Design Explorations, LARP 7100 Implementation of Urban Design, and LARP 7040 Urban Design Research Studio as a collaborative capstone.

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Entry requirements

Open only to students already enrolled in Architecture, City Planning, Historic Preservation, Fine Arts or Landscape Architecture at the Weitzman School of Design.

Duration: 5 course units

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