Overview
The Urban Design degree from Kent State University seeks to develop knowledgeable specialists who possess significant ability to identify opportunities in the urban environment an the sensibility to provide for design solutions to the most complex problems encountered.
Faculty work in close collaboration with students through rigorous curricula focused on the application of research in the design of layered and mutually reinforcing systems and public spaces.
Projects range from neighborhood plans to large scale urban and regional initiatives engaging cultural and environmental concerns. Project locations are often in Cleveland and similar regional cities, but they address far-reaching global concerns. Students can engage in applied research in the re-design of “Cities Growing Smaller,” systemic approaches to the development of urban environments, considerations of place and identity and the place-making potential of infrastructure. Further directions include the design of cities and neighborhoods that promote physical and mental health, studies of sustainable infrastructures that support sustainable ecological systems, the adaptation of traditional models of urbanism to changing conditions, and the future of urban economies as it relates to physical place-making.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to build abstract relationships and understand the impact of ideas based on research and analysis of multiple theoretical, social, political, economic, cultural and environmental contexts. This includes the wider range of media used to think about urban and regional design, including writing, investigative skills, speaking, drawing and model making.
- Develop an ability to utilize the technical instruments of the urban design field including: legal instruments, urban systems and their organization, the role of these varied elements in the implementation of design and their impact on the environment. This is inclusive of understanding and abilities at a range of scales from local to regional design and the implications of policy and design decision making at these ranges of scale.
- Manage, advocate and act legally, ethically and critically for the good of society and the public. This includes collaborative, professional and leadership skills, especially in the public arena.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Professional Practice: Real Estate and Development
- Forces That Shape Cities
- Urban Design Studio
- Master Project in Urban Design Preparation
- Masters Project in Urban Design
- Community Development Process
- Urban Systems
- Urban Ecological Systems
- Special Topics in Urban Design
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Student insurance
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- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000 point scale
- Official transcript(s)
- GRE scores
- Goal statement (include intent and background information)
- Portfolio (design work should clearly indicate role in group projects)
- Three letters of recommendation, with one letter from a non-academic source
- English language proficiency
Tuition Fee
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International
19954 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 19954 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
19954 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 19954 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
10706 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10706 USD per year during 12 months.
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Scholarships Information
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