Graduate Certificate in Urban Design
The Urban Design Certificate program enhances students’ ability to concentrate on topics related to sustainable place-making and creating human-scale spaces by focusing on urban theory, history, and design.
Total Credit Hours for Completion: 12
These courses allow both M. Arch Students and non-degree students to achieve this certificate. All students working towards the Urban Design Certificate are required to take ARCH 620 for 3 credits.
Students in the professional M.Arch. program can complete ARCH 814 for 6 credits. Both M.Arch students and students from outside the Department of Architecture can take urban-focused courses in ARCH and UBPL to fulfill the remaining credits.
Courses to choose from: ARCH 600 to participate on a team in the Hines Urban Land Institute urban design competition, ARCH 600 or ARCH 800 on Urban-focused topics, ARCH 700 for urban-focus independent study, or UBPL 735
Code | Title | Hours |
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Required course (3 hours) for all students: | ||
ARCH 620 | Theory of Urban Design | 3 |
Suggested course (6 hours) for Master of Architecture Students: | ||
ARCH 814 | Urban Design Capstone Studio (An advanced studio centered upon the research and development of transformational urban design projects, including district framework strategies, infrastructure, and public realm proposals. ) | 6 |
Other urban-focused elective courses as listed below can fulfill the remaining credits for both Professional M.Arch students and students outside the Department of Architecture. | ||
ARCH 600 | Special Topics in Architecture: _____ (ULI Hines Student Competition ) | 3 |
The annual ULI Hines Student Competition offers graduate students the opportunity to form their own multidisciplinary teams and engage in a challenging exercise in responsible land use. Teams of five students pursuing degrees in at least three different disciplines have two weeks to devise a development program for a real, large-scale site in a North American city. | ||
ARCH 600 | Special Topics in Architecture: _____ (Special Topics in Architecture: Urban-focused syllabus must be submitted) | 3 |
ARCH 700 | Directed Readings in Architecture: (Independent study. Urban-focused syllabus must be submitted) | 3 |
ARCH 800 | Special Topics in Architecture: _____ (Urban-focused syllabus must be submitted) | 3 |
Questions regarding the Urban Design Certificate should be directed to Andrew Moddrell, Associate Professor of Architecture, andrew.moddrell@ku.edu