Urban Design MSc
University of Strathclyde
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Recent data and predictions on the forthcoming rate of urbanisation make cities the most common living environment now and in the future. Cities hold tremendous potential, but at the same time are sources of stress, inequalities and pollution. In 2015, the United Nations recognised this through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which included 17 new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Goal 11 is dedicated to urban settlements, with the aim to Make Cities Inclusive, Safe, Resilient ...Read more

Recent data and predictions on the forthcoming rate of urbanisation make cities the most common living environment now and in the future. Cities hold tremendous potential, but at the same time are sources of stress, inequalities and pollution. In 2015, the United Nations recognised this through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which included 17 new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Goal 11 is dedicated to urban settlements, with the aim to 'Make Cities Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable'. Our course explicitly addresses these questions, and teaches how to design responsive, resilient, sustainable cities for all their inhabitants, thus preparing socially responsible urban design professionals of the future. This innovative course is based on the Urban Design Studies Unit's cutting-edge research in design, urban analytics, morphology and theory.

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13/101
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32nd
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04 Apr 14

Great uni & deserves full credit for the course selection, union, campus village & other facilities on site. I rally loved m course and I got on really well with all of my class..Read more

SR
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04 Apr 14

Result getting into strathy uni. Great uni & my parents are very proud of me getting in here. I would definitley recommend my uni to other students wanting to study. Go for it..Read more

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Normally a first or second-class Honours degree (or international equivalent) in a discipline related to the built environment and the city (eg architecture, planning, engineering, and other built environment disciplines). Candidates with alternative professional experience may also be considered. The course is open to students with various backgrounds related to the built and natural environment. If you come from design-based disciplines (i.e. Architecture, landscape architecture), please submit a portfolio of design work, to illustrate the range of scales and variety of projects you've been involved in, as well as your graphic skills. If you come from a non-design based discipline, please explain in your Statement of Purpose where your interest in urbanism comes from, and try and give us an overview of your knowledge in the area. We would be delighted to review a portfolio, if you have one, of any work you might have collected relevant to the subject of the course.

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£23,850 per year

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04 Apr 14
Great uni & deserves full credit for the course selection, union, campus village & other facilities on site. I rally loved m course and I got on really well with all of my class...
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SR
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04 Apr 14
Result getting into strathy uni. Great uni & my parents are very proud of me getting in here. I would definitley recommend my uni to other students wanting to study. Go for it...
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University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde , Glasgow

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