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Twin Cities Campus
Metropolitan Design Postbaccalaureate CertificateDESGN GARP Administration
College of Design
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
College of Design, Metropolitan Design Program, 1 Rapson Hall, 89 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (625-9000; fax: 626-0600)
Email:
mdc@umn.edu
Website: http://www.designcenter.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The metropolitan design certificate at the College of Design prepares students with the essential knowledge and understanding of the City within the complexities of the 21st-century metropolis. As suburban development is loosing some of its past seductions, traditional cities are being transformed to accommodate the return to city living, an American countertrend that requires the integrative approach of many fields of knowledge.
The certificate is open to graduate students in the College of Design and graduate students from other colleges with related urban planning programs are welcome to apply. The certificate is a two-semester, 21-credit course sequence within existing master's degrees at the College of Design. It is strongly recommended that the required urban design courses should be taken in sequence. There is no additional tuition charge to complete the certificate.
Interested students should enroll during the second semester (spring) of graduate studies. It is recommended that students make a decision to enroll in the certificate early so that the completion of courses can be made within the time required for completion of the professional degree.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
An application is required including a 2-page statement of interest in the program, university transcripts, and a portfolio of design work (no more 10 pages). Other students not from the College of Design should submit comparable graphic examples and two written papers.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Required Courses
ARCH 5711
ARCH 5721
ARCH 5731
ARCH 8255 or ARCH 52xx or ARCH xxxx (6 cr, studio)
Electives
(Students should choose a minimum of 2 courses from the following list.)
ARCH 5313 - Visualization/Communications Techniques 3 cr (Fall)
ARCH 5441 - Minnesota Architecture and Landscape 3 cr (Sp.)
ARCH 5501 - Architecture and Ecology 3 cr (Fall)
ARCH 5539 - Daylighting and Architecture Design 3 cr (Sp.)
ARCH 5542 - Building Energy Systems (DGS prior permission) 3 cr (Fall)
ARCH 5671 - Historic Preservation 3 cr (Fall)
HSG 5467 - Housing and the Social Environment 4 cr (Fall, Sp.)
LA 5201 - Making Landscape Spaces and Types 3 cr (Fall)
LA 5400 - Re-greening Cities and Bioregions 3 cr (Fall)
LA 5571 - Landform Systems and Spatial Performance 3 cr (Fall)
LA 5755 - Infra. Nat. Systems and the Spaces of 3 cr (Fall)
PA 5204 - Urban Spatial and Social Dynamics 3 cr (Fall, Sp.)
PA 5212 - Managing Urban Growth and Change 3 cr (Fall)
PA 5231 - Transit Planning and Management 3 cr (Fall)
PA 5261 - Housing Policy 3 cr (Fall)
PA 5511 - Community Economic Development 3 cr (Fall)
PA 8202 - Networks and Places: Transportation, Land Use, Design 4 cr (Fall)
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