Urban Design Certificate at University of Saskatchewan

Programme overview

The Certificate in Urban Design explores the relationships among design thinking, visual arts, the built environment and the social and spatial conditions that produce urban space. Over half the courses are studio-based, with a community-engaged collaborative design capstone.

Faculty: College of Arts and Science | Duration: Two-year certificate (full- or part-time) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

18 credit units: INTS 111.3 and PLAN 446.3, one studio art course (ART 141, 161, 230, 231, 235 or 236), one course from ARTH 329, ART 217, 330, 331, 338, 339 or 350, and two courses from GEOG 240, PLAN 341 and PLAN 346.

Career pathways

Architecture, urban planning, curatorial and museum studies, public artistic practice, engineering, civil service, civic politics, public space programming.

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Application information

Entry requirements

College of Arts and Science (BA, BSc and BA&Sc undergraduate admission): regular admission from high school requires Grade 12 standing or equivalent, Foundations of Mathematics 30 or Pre-Calculus 30 (applicants may be admitted with a mathematics deficiency), a minimum 70% average on five high school subjects and proficiency in English. Applicants with 18 or more transferable post-secondary credit units need a minimum 60% average on those units, plus the same mathematics and English requirements. Special (mature) admission is available to applicants aged 21 or older who do not qualify for regular admission. Registration is open to undergraduate students in any USask degree program and the certificate can also be completed stand-alone.

Requirements published at faculty level.

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

Duration: Two-year certificate (full- or part-time)

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.usask.ca/urban-design.php

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