Mres Inter-disciplinary Urban Design

The Inter-disciplinary Urban Design MRes course at UCL is centred around gaining a deep understanding of urban design from a multitude of perspectives. The course explores design as a response to processes of rapid urbanisation and the opportunities and challenges that these present for the future of our cities.Course Content: This course offers grounding in the theory and practice of urban design by exploring urban paradigms, ecological resilience, public and private spaces, and urban inequality. It also focuses on the role of design within the framework of urban development. Students will engage with scenarios and speculative design methods to generate comprehensive design proposals, which they will critically evaluate. The programme includes group workshops, seminars, lectures, tutorials and site visits. Students complete the MRes with a written thesis.Key Modules: The programme is made up of five core modules which include: Urban Design: Place Making, Urban Design: Layout, Detail and Materiality, History and Theory of Urban Design, Urban Design: Comparative Urban Design Project, Research and Professional Skills.Accreditations: Information on accreditations not available.Future Careers: The programme equips students for careers in urban design in the private and public sector, as well as in not-for-profit organisations and research institutions. It also provides advanced training in urban design, suitable for professionals who wish to improve their knowledge and skills and for graduates in architecture, landscape architecture, town planning or other related disciplines.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.