Master of Science in Urban Design

The Master of Science in Urban Design is built around a three-semester advanced-level studio sequence. Studio coursework is focused on spatial synthesis and values transdisciplinary approaches to urban development, infrastructure, ecology, urban landscape, public space, and social justice and accessibility. The sequence commences with an investigation of cities in the Cascadia Region of the Pacific Northwest. The studio is taught in collaboration with faculty and students in the Master in Landscape Architecture (MLA) program. Subsequent option studios in the program are currently led by faculty working in London, San Francisco, Mexico City, Madrid, Bogotá, and Texas. The school and the program provide funding to support studio-based student travel.The studio courses are supplemented with seminar and lecture courses from the many diverse programs in the School of Architecture: architecture, community and regional planning, landscape architecture, sustainable design, and real estate development. A wide range of opportunities is one of the school's strengths, and our elective course offerings are organized to provide a framework for students to expand their disciplinary foundation.