NU S MASTER OF ARTS IN U RBAN DESIGN (MAUD)
COURSE STRUCTURE
THIS PROGRA M M E I S A S I A ’ S L E A D I N G U R B A N D E S I G N E D U C A T I O N T H A T
DRAWS ON TH E C O N T E M P O R A R Y S U C C E S S F U L U R B A N E X P E R I E N C E O F
SINGAPORE, A N D N U R T U R E S F U T U R E U R B A N D E S I G N L E A D E R S F O R A S I A AND BEYOND. I T E N A B L E S T U D E N T S T O : √ ACQUIRE A G L O B A L P E R S P E C T I V E O N A S I A N U R B A N C H A L L E N G E S √ STUDY IN A N D O N S I N G A P O R E A S A L I V E L A B O R A T O R Y F O R HIGH-DENS I T Y U R B A N I S M √ GAIN BROA D E X P O S U R E T H R O U G H V A R S I T Y - I N D U S T R Y - G O V E R N M E N T PARTNERSH I P S
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INTERDISC I P L I N A R Y C O L L A B O R A T I V E L E A R N I N G
INTRODUCTION
THE PROGRAMME
CURRICULUM SEMESTER 1 (FOUNDATIONAL STAGE)
SEMESTER 2 (DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE)
UD5601 URBAN DESIGN STUDIO 1
UD5602 URBAN DESIGN STUDIO 2 8 UNITS
UD5221 URBAN DESIGN THEORY AND DISCOURSE
SPECIAL TERM
8 UNITS
UD5628 CRITIQUES OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN DESIGN 4 UNITS
UD5626 URBAN ECONOMICS
4 UNITS
TWO ELECTIVES
4 UNITS
AR5301 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
OR
UD5641 URBAN DESIGN DISSERTATION 4 UNITS
8 UNITS 8 UNITS
CAREER PERSPECTIVES
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO (16 UNITS)
URBAN DESIGN THEORY (8 UNITS)
METHODS FOR URBAN DESIGN (4 UNITS) URBAN ECONOMICS (4 UNITS)
DISSERTATION OR ELECTIVES (8 UNITS)
TOTAL UNITS: 40
SCHOLARSHIPS
ADMISSION
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: GRADE POINT AVERAGE ≥ 3.00 (OUT OF 5.00), AND
MINIMUM GRADE B- FOR BOTH UD5601 AND UD5602
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CONTACT PROGRAMME DIRECTOR PROF. ASMA ANNIE KHAWATMI ASMA@NUS.EDU.SG WEBSITE HTTPS://CDE.NUS.EDU.SG/ARCH/PROGRAMMES /MASTER-OF-ARTS-IN-URBAN-DESIGN/ INSTAGRAM @ NUSURBANDESIGN DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 4 ARCHITECTURE DRIVE, SINGAPORE 117566