Urban Design for Healthy Cities UIC Barcelona

Overview

Urban Design for Healthy Cities is offered by UIC Barcelona. This master's degree programme is innovative not only in its focus on urban health but also in its cross-disciplinary and integrative approach. 

Key Facts

The master's programme covers four major dimensions to be considered within urban health design: social, cultural, environmental, and economic. This cross-disciplinary approach is not only intellectually enriching, but it will also be very useful in your future professional life when dealing with professionals from different fields involved in urban planning and design in a city. Learnings from environmental, social, cultural and economic dimensions are applied in a cross-disciplinary workshop that combines smart technologies and nature-based solutions from a holistic approach in a real case study in Barcelona. This workshop takes place over the course of the programme, with personalised weekly reviews. Our programme has a prestigious roster of both local and international lecturers with diverse expertise and professional backgrounds (academia, public administration, private firms, NGOs). Our students also come from different countries around the world, thus generating an exceptionally international and enriching learning environment and a valuable professional network. Creating healthier and more sustainable urban environments is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Therefore, this is a highly sought-after skill set by public administration, other organisations, and architecture firms.