Master's program
Urban design
Full-time
Type of study
English
Language
2 years
Duration
Scholarship
Academic mobility option
Further studies at Ph.D. level
Study places available
0
State - supported education
20
Tuition fee - based
Program description
The Urban Design program has been developed by the staff of Southern Federal University, specialists in architecture, design, urban planning, and digital technologies, in collaboration with a leading faculty member from the Department of Architecture at the University of Damascus.
The program is designed for future urbanists, architects, urban planners, and specialists in urban development. Its goal is to prepare professionals capable of creating comfortable, sustainable, and innovative urban spaces that address the challenges of modern times.
The program structure combines theoretical and practical courses, including project-based tasks within coursework, solved in collaboration with leading architects and researchers at the university.
The program is designed for future urbanists, architects, urban planners, and specialists in urban development. Its goal is to prepare professionals capable of creating comfortable, sustainable, and innovative urban spaces that address the challenges of modern times.
The program structure combines theoretical and practical courses, including project-based tasks within coursework, solved in collaboration with leading architects and researchers at the university.
Top reasons to study
Practical orientation -participation in real projects, work under the guidance of practicing architects and designers
Internationality- participation in international projects, exhibitions
Individual learning path- you will be able to deal with the type of projects that will be of interest to you for subsequent employment
Scientific work opportunity- participation in research projects
Core subjects
- 8 creditsArchitectural design
- 2 creditsPre-project analysis in design
- 3 creditsUser-Centered Design
- 3 creditsEcological design in an urban environment
- 3 creditsColor and Composition of the Urban Environment
- 2 creditsPrinciples of Universal Design in an Urban Environment
- 4 creditsExperimental design
- 3 creditsLandscape urbanism
- 3 creditsThe Phenomenon of the Russian Avant-garde: History and Influence on Contemporary Architecture and Design
- 3 creditsShrinking cities and the renovation of depressed urban areas
- 3 creditsHuman centered design
- 2 creditsVisual communication and Designing media technologies in an urban environment
- 3 creditsMaterials of the XXI century and Modern engineering equipment and technologies in urban environment projects
- 2 creditsCity brand: economic programming and architectural design
- 2 creditsEnvironmental problems and environmental pollution
- 4 creditsResearch work
- 12 creditsProject practice
- 4 creditsDesign of urban public spaces
TOTAL CREDITS 120
- Admission requirements
- Graduates with an excellent degree in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, or other related discipline, as well as practical or professional experience in their field or in urban design are invited to apply.
Career path
Graduates of this course can work in architectural workshops, design bureaus, administrative structures. They are able to come up with a conceptual idea and implement it in real design, analyze and organize the urban environment.
Academics
- Andra UlmeAssociate Professor
Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte
MLĶF, Dizaina Tehnoloģiju institūts - Yulia GorgorovaProfessor
Academy of Architecture and Fine Arts - Anatoly MosinArchitect, Director of the Architectural Bureau Project abpro.ru
- Anna BadaviSenior lecturer
Academy of Architecture and Fine Arts - Elina KrasilnikovaProfessor, PhD in Architecture
- Elena BatunovaPolitecnico di Milano, Italy, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, PhD in Architecture
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