Master of Arts in Urban Design
PEDAGOGY & COURSE STRUCTURE
The MAUD curriculum aims to create an encompassing platform to consolidate students’ knowledge foundation and, more importantly, promote interdisciplinary collaborative learning. The courses are therefore designed to strike a balance between design studio and different aspects of urban design in terms of content, and between project-based and discussion-based learning in terms of pedagogy. Many courses are shared with other programmes to provide students with an opportunity to work across disciplinary boundaries, socially negotiating knowledge with different peers. A diversity of practitioners and government officers are also engaged to provide students with wider exposures through seminar conversation and dissertation research.
| Degree Requirements | At least 40 Units | |
| Candidature | Full-time | minimum 1 year – maximum 2 years |
| Part-time | minimum 2 years – maximum 4 years | |
| Continuation Requirements | https://cde.nus.edu.sg/graduate/graduate-programmes-by-coursework/graduation-requirements/ | |
| Graduation Requirements | A student pursuing a Master’s degree by coursework must achieve a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 and a minimum grade of B- for urban design studios to be eligible for graduation. | |
COURSES
| UD5602 Urban Design Studio 2 | 8 Units |
| UD5628 Critiques of Contemporary Urban Design | 4 Units |
| UD5641 Urban Design Dissertation | 8 Units |
| 2 Electives (If Dissertation is not selected)* | 8 Units |
| Total | 40 Units |