MS/Arch: Urban Design

The proposed MSUD will be a post-professional, three-semester full-time day program, beginning in the fall and continuing through spring and summer semesters. The objective is to provide students with the theoretical, technical, and practical knowledge that they need to be leaders in urban design practices locally, nationally, and internationally.

The curriculum structure includes four parts as follows.

Urban Design Studios and Workshops	18 credits
Urban Design Core Studios	9 credits
Urban Design Cluster Electives	6 credits
Professional Electives	9 credits
Total Credits Required	42 credits

Required Urban Design Studios and Workshops:
18 credit hours required

• ARCH XXXX: Urban Design Fundamentals Studio – 6 credits
• ARCH XXXX: Advanced Urban Design Studio– 6 credits
• ARCH 7045: Urban Design Workshop - 6 credits

Required Urban Design Core Seminars:
9 credit hours required

• ARCH 4051: History of Urban Form – 3 credits
• ARCH 6151: Theories of Urban Design – 3 credits
• CP 6834: Urban Design Policy, Analysis and Implementation – 3 credits

Required Elective Clusters:
6 credit hours required in one of three clusters

• Sustainability
  • CP 6233: Sustainable Urban Development – 3 credits
  • CP 8823: Urban Environmental Planning and Design – 3 credits
  • CP XXXX: Sustainable Urban Design – 3 credits
  • ARCH 6215: Architecture and Ecology – 3 credits
  • ARCH XXXX: Sustainable Design and Suburban Retrofits – 3 credits
• Transportation
  • CP 6311: Introduction to Transportation Planning – 3 credits
  • CP 6321:- Transportation Planning Methods and Investment Decisions
  • CP 6331: Land Use and Transportation Interaction – 3 credits
  • CP 6341 - Urban Design and Non-Motorized Accessibility – 3 credits
  • CP 6351 - Transportation and Economic Development – 3 credits
• Real Estate Development
  • CP 6611 - Principles of Real Estate Finance and Development – 3 credits
  • CP 6621 - Real Estate Market Research – 3 credits
  • CP 6640 - Applied Real Estate Methods – 3 credits
    
  • BC xxxx - Real Estate Development & Construction – 3 credits
  • BC xxxx - Community Design and Construction – 3 credits

Professional Electives: 9 credit hours required with courses to be approved by the student’s advisor. These electives will be oriented toward expanding the students professional knowledge outside his or her own field to build professional and research methods and knowledge. These electives will be selected from both inside the College, within the Institute, and Georgia State University via cross enrollment.

Typical Schedule

Fall Semester:	Credit Hours
ARCH XXXX: Urban Design Studio	6
ARCH 4051: History of Urban Form	3
ARCH 6151: Theories of Urban Design	3
Elective	3
Total	15
Spring Semester:
ARCH XXXX: Advanced Urban Design Studio	6
CP 6834: urban Design Policy	3
Elective	3
Elective	3
Total	15
Summer Semester:
ARCH 7045: Urban Design Workshop	6
Elective	3
Elective	3
Total	12