Master degree

Urban Design, MSc in Engineering, Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering

In the Master's in Urban Design (MSc in Engineering), you will learn how to work with complex issues regarding urbanity, urban planning, urban spaces and the development of cities, nodes and mobility, in a design-oriented and analytical way. You will work with city architecture and urban planning and explore how to account for people��s different opportunities and needs in both theory and practice.

Aalborg

Where

English

Language

2-year education

Master degree

September

Study start

Apply for admission

Master degree

Urban Design, MSc in Engineering, Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering

Aalborg

Where

English

Language

2-year education

Master degree

September

Study start

Apply for admission

About the programme

The Master's in Urban Design (MSc in Engineering) is for those who want to develop cities and urban spaces in the most sustainable way. The Master��s is relevant for you if you are curious about how people navigate through and between cities �� what we call mobility, nodes and transport. As an urban designer, you work both theoretically and practically with challenges to urban development and urban planning. You will contribute to shaping cities, creating new spaces for people and new ways of moving around cities.

Educational content

Classes are conducted in English with a focus on problem-based project- and group work. You will work with urban, architectural and mobility theory and get a toolbox filled with both analogue and digital methods for analysis, design and communication. The Master��s also focuses on citizen engagement and ethnographic perspectives, and you will get hands-on experience with a variety of mapping and analysis methods. You and your fellow students will be part of a dynamic and research-based learning environment with group work, courses, lectures and exercises.?You will go on excursions and field trips, collaborate with design offices, municipalities and other stakeholders, and get involved in current research projects. The Master��s also offers you access to professional inspiration and networks through seminars, open lectures, exhibitions and the annual Urban Design Day.

Your skills as a graduate

With a Master��s in Urban Design (MSc in Engineering), you will have a strong academic foundation, allowing you to work professionally with the complex connections of cities.?After completing the programme, you will know how safe, equitable, inclusive, diverse cities and urban areas are created, and you will be able to solve problems related to climate change and sustainability, urban growth and shrinkage, migration, inequality and social challenges. You can use these skills professionally to conduct analyses of urban contexts, develop design proposals and communicate using drawings/models and stakeholder engagement.

Job opportunities

With a Master��s in Urban Design (MSc in Engineering), you will have strong competences in strategic urban development and the transformation of urban spaces to give people experiences and provide them with exciting new urban areas to explore. This opens the door to a wide range of job opportunities, typically in private architectural firms, in public sectors with a focus on urban planning in practice, such as municipalities and regions, in design offices and in consulting engineering companies. You can get positions such as urban planner, urban designer, mobility planner or project manager.

Programme structure

Become an urban designer in two ways

You can become an urban designer in two ways. You can study Urban Design either as a MSc in Engineering or a MSc in Technology, depending on which bachelor's degree you hold. You get the same master's degree �C but there are two ways in:?

?The MSc in Engineering title (cand.polyt.) is for students holding a bachelor's degree in Architecture and Design from AAU or an equivalent technical bachelor's degree.
The MSc in Technology (cand.tech.) is for students with another relevant bachelor's degree. Read more about this under "Enrolment and Access Requirements".?

It is important that �C before you apply for admission to the programme �C you clarify which title you qualify for on the basis of your bachelor's degree (see entry requirements) and which specialisation you wish to apply for.??

Urban Design, MSc in Technology

Internship and study abroad

You can do an internship on the 3rd semester, e.g. at a design studio or other relevant company at home or abroad. You can also study at a foreign university.

Internship: Here, you get the opportunity to collaborate with a company, institution or similar on one or more projects. The internship gives you the opportunity to test and use the theoretical skills you have acquired during the 1st and 2nd semester
Study abroad: In your third semester, you can also choose to study at another university in Denmark or at a university outside Denmark. The courses you wish to take at a foreign university must be approved by the study board as an integral part of your education at Architecture & Design, Aalborg University (in the form of credits).

Skills and job opportunities

The master's programme in Urban Design at Aalborg University combines skills such as creativity, technique and teamwork. It allows you to influence your future career and job opportunities. The programme has close links with companies, organisations and institutions with whom you will have the opportunity to collaborate on specific projects. This benefits both your studies and project work �C and your future career opportunities.

Employment opportunities

Urban designers with the ability to work with the organisation of building development and the transformation of urban spaces are needed everywhere to give people experiences and exciting and new urban areas to live and move around in. For example, Urban Design graduates can be employed by:

private architectural firms
public sectors with a focus on urban planning in practice, e.g. municipalities and regions
design studios
consulting engineering firms

Get help at AAU to start your career in Denmark

AAU Career helps you on your way from student life to job life in Denmark by giving you the tools to examine your options and find out what to do.

While studying at AAU, you can participate in career and job-related events, find help on our website, and book a personal career counselling session to talk about e.g.:

Finding your way in your career
Danish working culture
Application and CV the Danish way
What you can offer an employer
How to go about job search in Denmark �C both student job, internship and full-time job