The Master of Urban Design Studies (MUDS) program will provide
intensive, advanced education in Urban Design from an interdisciplinary
perspective for students who plan to pursue a professional career in an urban
discipline such as planning, urban development policy, private-sector urban
real estate development, municipal and planning law and the design disciplines.
The MUDS degree is based on an intense one year (two semester) program. It is
intended to provide an entry into the area of Urban Design for students coming
from a broad range of disciplines (in contrast to the MUD program in the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design,
which requires prior completion of a professional degree in Architecture or
Landscape Architecture or a graduate degree in Planning with a design
specialization).
The objectives of the program are to augment the prior education,
training and experience of incoming students by fostering a deeper
understanding of the interdependence of economic, social and political forces
that shape the character, physical structure and dynamic properties of cities,
and to develop their knowledge of the principles and practices of urban design
broadly defined. These objectives are achieved through the completion of two
semesters of intensive coursework in urban design history and theory, methods
and regulatory frameworks, and in studios/workshops in which students develop
and apply their skills to real case studies. A central feature of the program
is its integration with social science perspectives on the shaping of urban
form. This approach will provide students with a firm understanding of the
possibilities for, and limits of, urban design.
Candidates
will be accepted into the Master of Urban Design Studies program under the
general regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Admission to the MUDS
program is anticipated from three different streams. The specific admissions
criteria applied to each stream are as follows:
Stream 1: Bachelor’s degree with high academic standing or its
equivalent in Planning, Architecture, or Landscape Architecture with a strong
design concentration. An average of at least B+ (or upper second class)
standing in the final year is required.
Stream 2: Master’s
degree in a professional field such as Planning, Architecture, Landscape
Architecture, Business Administration, and Law. An average of at least B+ in
graduate studies is required.
Stream 3: Bachelor’s
degree with high academic standing or its equivalent in any discipline plus evidence of
significant professional experience (normally at least five years) in an area
related to Urban Design and Planning. An average of at least a mid-B standing
in final year.
Due to limited enrolment
capacity, meeting minimum standards does not guarantee admission.
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