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Graduate Study in City Design and Development
City design and development
is practiced in diverse venues, subject to political, economic, and
environmental pressures. Accordingly, the Joint Program in City Design
and Development seeks ways to provide exposure to a wide array of
professional challenges and emphasizes hands-on multi-disciplinary
subjects that give students the opportunity to study theory while
developing skills in practice.
Students in CDD are mainly drawn from the Master of Science in
Architecture program and the Master of City Planning program where
students may choose to specialize in City Design and Development.
However, the program also serves a wide array of other students drawn
from other programs and departments at MIT and in the Cambridge community.
Curriculum
Students who specialize in CDD must fulfill the core requirements of their
professional degree program, and then assemble their own set of
additional subjects with the aid of an advisor. Students pursuing the
Urban Design Certificate must choose from a specific set of subjects and
meet special requirements described in detail below.
Subjects offered by faculty associated with the Joint Program in City
Design and Development are listed under Course Listing.
The table also indicates typical subjects selected by students focusing
in different areas of study.
Admission
For admission to the Master of City Planning
(MCP) program see DUSP’s
admissions web site.
For admission to the Master of Science in Architecture Studies (SMArchS) program see Architecture’s
admissions web site.
Portfolios
A submittal of a non-returnable portfolio is highly recommended but not required of all CDD applicants with design background. The portfolio should include evidence of recent creative work: personal, academic and/or professional. Work done collaboratively should be identified as such and your role in the project defined. Your name, address, and the CDD program should also be included.
We expect that the portfolio will be made by the applicant. If the portfolio has been made by someone other than the applicant, this must be clearly identified in the portfolio documentation. While there is no strict format, all the material should be contained in one notebook, folder or envelope. We have found that 8-1/2" x 11" (22 x 28 cm) notebooks are most suitable. We suggest that you select a limited number of examples which are easy for us to look at; do not send slides, CDs or videos. Web-based portfolios are not acceptable and will not be reviewed.
Choose what you care about and what you think is interesting, what you think is representative of your best work, and what is expressive of you.
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