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Urban
Design Certificate
The
Department of Architecture and the Department of Urban Studies and Planning
offer a joint graduate program in urban design, and recognize the
completion of this program by awarding a Certificate in Urban Design. The
purpose of the urban design program is to provide the fundamental
knowledge and special skills required to design urban and suburban
environments. These abilities are rooted in architecture and planning.
They combine this creativity and critical eye for quality of the
environment usually associated with architecture, with the mastery of the
process of decision-making among multiple clients that planners generally
possess. Students who complete the program should have the skills to
begin work as professionals in designing, regulating or managing the
development of extensive environments.
Students in the Master of Architecture (MArch), Master of Science in
Architectural Studies (SMArchS), Master in City Planning (MCP), or Master
of Science in Urban Studies and Planning (MS) degree programs are
eligible for a Certificate in Urban Design if they complete curriculum subjects
drawn from the two departments. Students must, of course, complete the
other requirements for their degrees, and may count subjects in the urban
design curriculum toward the requirements for their degrees. For example,
the Urban Design Studio may be counted toward the studio requirement for
the MArch degree or towards the requirements for the MCP degree.
To earn the Certificate in Urban Design students must first be admitted
and enrolled in the MArch, SMArchS, MCP, or MS degree programs and complete
at least one subject in each of six curriculum areas. At least one
subject must be at an advanced level. The Urban Design Seminar, covering
key issues and trends in city design, is a required subject for all
certificate students, providing a common experience and base of
knowledge.
Students pursuing the Certificate in Urban Design will be expected to
complete a thesis on a topic substantially related to urban design, and
at least one member of their thesis committee must be a member of the
City Design and Development faculty. Students’ thesis proposals
must also be approved by the Certificate committee.
Students wishing to pursue a Certificate in Urban Design need to declare
this at least two semesters before graduation, and must complete a
program statement that indicates which of the Certificate subjects they
intend to take. They are assigned a faculty advisor in the area, and
through discussions with the advisor, make subject choices, modifying the
program as necessary in the course of studies.
Download
the form used to indicate your "Intention to Complete Requirements
for the Certificate":
 UD Certificate.pdf
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