Urban Design Schools

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design

• The UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design operates a renowned urban design program. The department offers four different graduate degrees, all of which allow students to focus their studies on urban design. Degrees include a one-year Master of Architecture degree, a more advanced three-year Master of Architecture degree, and Master of Arts and Ph.D. programs in Architecture for students who wish to teach. The department also offers prospective undergraduates the opportunity to earn a Bachelor's degree in Architecture. Courses include Theories of Architecture, Structures, Building Design with Landscape Studio, and Building Climatology, to name a few.

  UCLA Architecture and Urban Design
  Perloff Hall
  405 Hilgard Avenue
  Los Angeles, CA 90095
  310-825-7857
  aud.ucla.edu

Harvard Department of Urban Planning and Design

• Harvard University is home to the nation's first school of urban design. The school takes great pride in admitting a small group of students to study urban design; only 100 full-time students are enrolled each year. The department offers three graduate degree programs, including the Master in Urban Planning, the Master of Architecture in Urban Design, and the Master of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design. Students who study Urban Design are directed to focus their work on History, Theory, Housing, Neighborhood Development, Real Estate, and Urban Development.

  Harvard Department of Urban Planning and Design
  48 Quincy Street
  Gund Hall
  Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-495-5453
  gsd.harvard.edu/academic/upd

University of Kansas School of Architecture & Urban Planning

• The University of Kansas operates a School of Architecture and Urban Planning where students can major in Urban Design as undergraduates or pursue a professional career in architecture by earning a Master of Urban Planning degree. The Master's degree allows students to work as a professional in many fields, including housing, land use, historic preservation, conservation, and real estate development among others. Students will take courses such as History of the American City, Environmental Planning Techniques, Principles of Environmental Planning, and Planning the American City, to name a few.

  University of Kansas
  School of Architecture & Urban Planning
  1465 Jayhawk Boulevard
  Marvin Hall
  Lawrence, KS 66045-7614
  785-864-3167
  saud.ku.edu