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University of Nottingham: Sustainable Urban Design MArch
Institution | University of Nottingham |
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Department | Department of Architecture and Built Environment |
Web | http://www.nottingham.ac.uk |
Telephone | +44 (0) 115 951 5559 |
Study type | Taught |
Master of Architecture - MArch
Summary
Our Sustainable Urban Design MArch is a research and project-based programme that will assist the enhancement of the quality of our cities by bringing innovative design into a new relationship with the latest theoretical research on the special structure of the urban form.
Through creative urban design proposals (as opposed to purely theoretical work), the programme will provide you with an understanding of the complex relationship between spatial and design issues and social and economic urban processes. It addresses urban design as a mode of research and practice that shapes urban environments and responds to urban problems.
This programme covers all of the areas required of an urban designer in contemporary practice, including:
- public and urban design theory and practice
- urban regeneration
- sustainable urbanism theory and applications
- urban policy
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Entry requirements | A 2:1 or equivalent in an undergraduate course in architecture, urban planning, landscape design, landscape architecture, environmental design, interior design, or a similar subject. This must include design-based modules amounting to 25% to 50% of total credits. English language requirements: IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element). |
Location | University Park Campus University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RJ |
Summary
Our Sustainable Urban Design MArch programme focuses on the design of the public and urban areas. The programme is designed to enable graduates to enhance the quality of cities around the world by bringing innovative design into a new relationship with the latest research.
You will learn about the structure of urban form, the way that cities function, and how people use them in order to create urban places that respond to the major opportunities and challenges facing society.
This programme covers all of the areas required of an urban designer in contemporary practice, including:
public and urban design theory and practice
urban regeneration
sustainable urbanism theory and applications
urban policy
You will acquire the knowledge and develop the necessary skills to face the contemporary cultural, historical, social, economic, and environmental challenges in terms of achieving holistic sustainability in those realms.
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Entry requirements | 2.1 (or international equivalent) in architecture or similar subject. Must include modules in architectural design accounting for 25 per cent-50 per cent of credits. English language requirements: IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element). |
Location | University Park Campus University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RJ |
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