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Course overview 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. Why choose this course? 3rd best architecture school in the country (Architects Journal (2020)) Collaborative links: strong collaborative links with professional organisations and international institutions  Live projects: Work on real projects and with professional organisations Professional Skills: Develop important professional knowledge and skills. Course content This programme covers place-making, public realm design, urban design theory and practice, urban conservation and regeneration issues, cities and the way that they work, and sustainable urbanism theory and application. Modules Urban Design Theory and Practice (autumn) 20 credits Research and Professional Skills, Tools and Methods (autumn and spring) 20 credits Learning and assessment How you will learn Lectures Seminars Workshops Urban design depends heavily upon imagination, experimentation, and pushing beyond the limitations of current thinking and contemporary practice. Through the Autumn and Spring semesters, live projects and contemporary urban concerns are analysed and explored through design and research. This programme will develop students' professional design and academic skills through a series of urban design projects alongside the development of knowledge through lectures and seminars. These will encourage students to be analytical, and creative in their approaches to the design of cities and the public places within them.  In the Summer semester, students will work on an individually supervised research dissertation. Students will be encouraged to select a topic that relates to a contemporary urban issue in a context of their interest and to undertake a critical piece of research to examine this in detail. How you will be assessed Essay Dissertation The programme consists of 180 credits over 3 semesters. Entry requirements All candidates are considered on an individual basis and we accept a broad range of qualifications. The entrance requirements below apply to 2021 entry. Home / UK students Undergraduate degree: 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. Portfolio: Applicants to all MArch programmes are required to submit a portfolio of their design work with their application. The portfolio enables us to see that you have some of the core skills required to be successful on an MArch course and to see the range of skills and types of projects that you have completed in your undergraduate degree. EU / International students Undergraduate degree: 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. International and EU equivalents: We accept a wide range of qualifications from all over the world. Portfolio: Applicants to all MArch programmes are required to submit a portfolio of their design work with their application. The portfolio enables us to see that you have some of the core skills required to be successful on a MArch course and to see the range of skills and types of projects that you have completed in your undergraduate degree. IELTS: 6.5 (minimum 5.5 in each element) English language requirements: As well as IELTS (listed above), we also accept other English language qualifications. This includes TOEFL iBT, Pearson PTE, GCSE, IB and O level English. Applying Applicants to all MArch programmes are required to submit a portfolio of their design work with their application. The portfolio enables us to see that you have some of the core skills required to be successful on an MArch course and to see the range of skills and types of projects that you have completed in your undergraduate degree. Fees UK students: Confirmed August 2020 * International students: Confirmed August 2020 * The UK government has confirmed that EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals starting courses in the 2021/22 academic year will no longer be eligible for home/UK fee status or the same financial support as in previous years. We will update our guidance for students when more information becomes available. Careers Job prospects Graduates of the MArch Sustainable Urban Design typically go on to work at the interface between urban design and architecture, urban planning, landscape design in architectural or multi-disciplinary practices and design institutes around the world. Many graduates also progress onto PhD study either at Nottingham or other leading universities." "Studying on the MArch Sustainable Urban Design is a great opportunity to develop high-level urban design skills and knowledge whilst working under the guidance of leading academics. You will study in an exciting multi-disciplinary environment alongside graduates from different disciplines, countries and backgrounds"  Professor Tim Heath, Professor of Architecture & Urban Design, Director of Postgraduate Studies, and Course Director of MArch Sustainable Urban Design

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