“Urban design is the discipline for the 21st century! Over half of the world’s population now lives in cities, and experts project that by 2050, this figure will grow to more than 75 percent. Designing for sustainable urban change is becoming increasingly important globally, and urban designers are at the leading edge and uniquely qualified to meet the challenge.” Constance Bodurow, assistant professor and Master of Urban Design program coordinator, College of Architecture and Design
Lawrence Technological University’s Master of Urban Design synthesizes numerous disciplines, including architecture, planning, landscape, engineering, and sociology. In the context of classical, industrial, suburban, post-industrial, and global cities, density is recognized as an asset.
Summary
Lawrence Technological University’s Master of Urban Design synthesizes numerous disciplines, including architecture, planning, landscape, engineering, and sociology. In the context of classical, industrial, suburban, post-industrial, and global cities, density is recognized as an asset.
Program Overview
The Master of Urban Design is a post-baccalaureate degree program that can be completed in three semesters. Students with diverse undergraduate degrees are welcome and exposed to a pedagogical and research emphasis that builds on the University’s commitment to its urban and suburban context. The Master of Urban Design is designed to strengthen your knowledge, skills, and experience in urban design with a focus on sustainable urbanism, a balanced and holistic systems approach to design and policy initiatives that addresses the complex environmental, economic, and social forces affecting global, city, and regional form.
Why Lawrence Tech’s Certificate in Urban Design?
You can choose a studio or thesis track, a nd have the flexibility to focus your study i n Detroit, or in cities of the Great Lakes r egion, across North America, or interna- ti onally. Located in regional Detroit and a t the heart of the Great Lakes region, L awrence Tech offers one of the most u nique urban contexts for exploring s ustainable urbanism.- You have opportunities to collaborate w ith faculty through research as well as t eaching assistantships in areas such as u rban spatial analysis, geodesign, blue- gr een-gray+white infrastructure, urban a griculture, community outreach, and u rban development, among others.
- You will be taught by a diverse faculty w ith substantial urban design creden- ti als and extensive professional global a nd local connections.
Curriclum
Your 32-credit-hour program consists of:
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For more information, contact Lawrence Tech’s Office of Admissions at 800.CALL.LTU or admissions@ltu.edu.
For specific questions about the Graduate Certificate in Urban Design, call 248.204.2834