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The Dual Degree in Urban Design is an intensive program of study
for architects, leading to the simultaneous award of the Master
of Architecture and the Master of City and Regional Planning. This
interdisciplinary program, concluding with professional degrees
in two fields, creates expanded career options. These include traditional
architecture, planning and landscape architecture firms, as well
as design and planning positions in public agencies, real estate
development organizations and non-profit organizations. The Dual
Degree Program is administered by a faculty committee composed of
faculty in both the Architecture and City and Regional Planning
Programs
There are two curriculum options depending on the applicant's
prior education. Option A is for applicants who hold a pre-professional
degree, or the equivalent, in architecture, similar to Georgia Tech's
Bachelor of Science/Major in Architecture. Option B is for applicants
who hold the professional degree, either the Bachelor of Architecture
or Master of Architecture. The curriculum includes the core requirements
for each of the two professional programs and, in addition, a set
of joint requirements that focus on Urban Design as the common ground
linking the theories and practices of the two disciplines.
Students in the Dual Masters Degree Programs in Urban Design are
encouraged to study in the graduate summer program -
Modern Architecture and the Modern City: Paris, The Netherlands,
Barcelona, Schandinavia. Up to 12 credits from this program may be
applied as urban design or free electives.
Dual Degree Curriculum Option A
The Dual Degree Option A is for applicants with pre-professional
degrees in architecture and leads to the award of the professional
M.ARCH. I degree and the professional Master of City and Regional
Planning. The program requires a minimum of three academic years
of residence at Georgia Tech. Additional courses and a longer residency
may be required if the pre-requisites, as listed below, have not
been completed as an undergraduate.
In addition, students in Georgia Tech's 3.5 year M.ARCH.
I Program may undertake the Dual Degree in Urban Design. Although
these students may take urban design electives at any time, they
may enter the Dual Degree Program only after completing the first
three semesters of the M.ARCH. I Program. These students can complete
the requirements for the two degrees in 4 to 4.5 years.
| Arch4021/2/3 |
Architecture Core Studio I, II, III |
| Arch4105/6 |
History of Architecture |
Arch4219
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Construction Technology & Design Integration I |
| Arch3231 |
Environmental Systems & Design Integration I |
| Arch3241 |
Fundamentals of Structures |
| Arch4411 |
Intro. to Visual Arts |
| Arch4420 |
Intro. to Design Computing |
| City and Regional Planning Core Courses for the Dual Degree |
20 |
| Architecture Core Courses for the Dual Degree |
36 |
| Urban Design Core for the Dual Degree |
25 |
| Urban Design Electives for the Dual Degree |
12 |
| Free Electives |
6 |
| Note: If advanced standing is granted in either
the Architecture or City and Regional Planning Program, the
minimum total credit hours required for the dual degree is
84. |
| Typical Schedule - Dual
Degree Curriculum Option A: M.Arch. I and MCRP |
| Course # |
Course Title |
| ARCH 6031-2 |
Arch. Options Studio I, II |
6 |
6 |
Arch. Core |
| ARCH 6131-2 |
Arch. Theory & Criticism I, II |
3 |
3 |
Arch. Core |
| ARCH 4220 |
Construction Technology & Design Integration II |
-- |
3 |
Arch. Core |
| ARCH 4231 |
Environmental Systems & Design Integration II |
3 |
-- |
Arch. Core |
| ARCH 4251-2 |
Arch. Structures & Design Integration I, II |
3 |
3 |
Arch. Core |
| ARCH 4151 |
History of Urban Form |
3 |
-- |
UD Core |
| CRP 6834 |
Urban Design Policy, Analysis and Implementation |
-- |
3 |
UD Core |
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
18 |
18 |
|
| CRP 6002 |
Introduction to Planning |
2 |
-- |
CRP Core |
| CRP 6012 |
History and Theory of Planning |
4 |
-- |
CRP Core |
| CRP6016 |
Growth Management Law and Implementation |
-- |
3 |
CRP Core |
| CRP 6019 |
Computer and Quantitative Methods |
4 |
-- |
CRP Core |
| CRP 6023 |
Advanced Planning Methods |
-- |
4 |
CRP Core |
| CRP 6031 |
Economic Analysis in Planning |
-- |
3 |
CRP Core |
| ARCH 6153 |
Introduction to Urban Design |
3 |
-- |
UD Core |
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Electives |
3 |
6 |
Joint Req. |
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
16 |
16 |
|
ARCH 6033 or
ARCH 7044/5 or
CRP 6052 |
Arch. Options Studio III or
Urban Design Workshop or
Applied Planning Studio |
6 |
-- |
UD Core |
| ARCH 4315 |
Professional Practice of Architecture |
3 |
-- |
Arch. Core |
| ARCH 7060 |
Critical Positions in Arch. Design |
3 |
-- |
Arch. Core. |
| CRP 8990 |
Applied Research Paper: Urban Design |
2 |
2 |
UD Core |
| ARCH 7090 |
Masters Project Studio
(with Urban Design Emphasis) |
-- |
6 |
UD Core |
| |
Electives |
3 |
6 |
Joint Req. |
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
17 |
14 |
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| Notes: The Master's thesis (10 Credits)
may replace the Applied Research Paper and Masters Project
Studio. |
Dual Degree Curriculum Option B
The Dual Degree Option B is for applicants who hold the professional
degree in architecture, either the five-year Bachelor of Architecture
or the Master of Architecture. This curriculum leads to the award
of the post-professional M.S. Arch/UD and the professional Master
of City and Regional Planning.
| City and Regional Planning Core Courses for the Dual Degree |
20 |
| Architecture Core Courses for the Dual Degree |
12 |
| Urban Design Core Coursesfor the Dual Degree |
16 |
| Urban Design Electives for the Dual Degree |
12 |
| Free Electives |
12 |
| Typical Schedule - Dual
Degree Curriculum Option B: M.Arch. II and MCRP |
| Course # |
Course Title |
ARCH 7044/5 or
CP 6052 |
Urban Design Workshop or
Applied Planning Studio |
6 |
4 |
Joint Req. |
| CRP 6002 |
Introduction to Planning |
2 |
-- |
CRP Core |
| CRP6016 |
Growth Management Law and Implementation |
-- |
3 |
CRP Core |
| CRP 6019 |
Computer and Quantitative Methods |
4 |
-- |
CRP Core |
| CRP 6023 |
Advanced Planning Methods |
-- |
4 |
CRP Core |
| ARCH 4151 |
History of Urban Form |
3 |
-- |
UD Core |
| ARCH 6153 |
Introduction to Urban Design |
3 |
-- |
UD Core |
| CRP 6834 |
Urban Design Policy, Analysis and Implementation |
-- |
3 |
UD Core |
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
15 |
14 |
|
| ARCH 6032-3 |
Options Studios (Urban Design |
6 |
6 |
Arch. Core |
| CRP 6012 |
History and Theory of Planning |
4 |
-- |
CRP Core |
| CRP 6031 |
Economic Analysis in Planning |
-- |
3 |
CRP Core |
| |
Electives |
6 |
6 |
Joint Req. |
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
16 |
15 |
|
| |
Electives |
12 |
-- |
Joint Req. |
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
12 |
-- |
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Notes:
1. The above typical schedule is design studio intensive.
Other options are available that are policy oriented or
research oriented, including the Masters Thesis, if desired.
2. The Year Three courses may be satisfied by the Graduate
Summer Program in Europe - Modern Architecture and the Modern
City: Paris, Barcelona, The Netherlands, Schandinavia. |
Urban Design Electives
Urban Design Electives in Curriculum Option A and B are to be selected
in approximately equal numbers from each of the following clusters,
as approved by the faculty advisor. Additional free elective choices
in the College or the Institute, or at Georgia State University
are available.
| Arch 6110 |
Public Space: Questions and Configurations |
| Arch 6151 |
Theories of Urban Design |
| Arch 6152 |
Studies in Landscape Architecture |
| Arch 6153 |
History and Theory of the Modern City |
| Arch 6155 |
Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism in Europe |
| Arch 7042-5 |
Urban Design Workshop |
| Arch 8821 |
Architecture and the Discourse of the Everyday |
| Arch 8822 |
Instruments of Urbanism |
| COA 8630 |
Theories of Architecture, Space, and Culture |
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| CRP 6311 |
Introduction to Transportation Planning |
| CRP 6611 |
Introduction to Real Estate Finance and Development |
| CRP 6640 |
Applied Real Estate Methods |
| CRP 6514 |
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems |
| CRP 6422 |
Economic Development Analysis and Practice |
| CRP 6452 |
Urban Development Policy |
| CRP 6122 |
Land Use Planning Methods |
| CRP 6811 |
Negotiation, Facilitation and Conflict Mangement |
Application Information
All applicants must apply separately and be accepted by both the
Architecture Program and the City and Regional Planning Program.
Frequently, students in the dual degree program begin in one or
the other and enroll in the dual degree program after they are
here. Admission to one degree program does not mean one is
automatically accepted by the other.
The Dual Degree Program in Urban Design requires the Graduate Record
Examination and requires a portfolio. For more information and application
instructions, contact the Architecture Program or the City and Regional
Planning Program.
Information regarding financial assistance for graduate studies
at Georgia Tech, including loans, scholarships, assistantships and
the Graduate Co-Op Program, is available from the College of Architecture,
the Architecture Program and the City and Regional Planning Program
websites.
The application deadline is January 15 for admission the following
fall semester.
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