The Master of Urban Design – Future Cities program cultivates future urban designers, architects, and researchers for sustainable, healthy, and smart cities. Emphasizing forward-thinking, the program addresses urgent contemporary issues like urban resiliency, carbon neutrality, and leveraging smart tech for environmental wellness amid rapid urbanization and climate change. Through cutting-edge research opportunities at national and international levels, students gain valuable skills, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary learning. Recognized as a STEM-designated program, the Master of Urban Design stands out for its focus on pressing urban challenges. Collaboration with the Jefferson Institute for Smart & Healthy Cities provides unmatched research and industry exposure. With concentrations in areas like public health and urban analytics, the program equips students to tackle climate change, public health crises, and more, shaping the future of urban environments.
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Urban Design Program Highlights
- The MUD students learn advanced methods and tools, integrated with computational design, urban analytics, geospatial technology, and climate design, to examine the environmental and social performance of cities.
- Students may choose a concentration from areas within the college – Geodesign, Smart Cities and Urban Analytics, Urban Revitalization, or Resilient Cities – or focus on Public Health through our collaboration with Jefferson College of Population Health.
- The urban design program has strong partnerships with several world top universities, leading architectural and urban design firms, as well as local government and other non-profit organizations for collaborations on teaching and research.
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Jobs in the Industry
Jobs in the Industry
- Urban Designer
- Urban Planner
- Urban Data Analyst
- GIS Specialist
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Jefferson Industry Partners
Jefferson Industry Partners
- CallisonRTKL
- Gensler
- GENx Design & Technology
- Goettsch Partners
- Kohn Pederson Fox (KPF)
- NBBJ
- NOOR Group
- FXCollaborative Architects
- Skidmore, wings & Merrill (SOM)
- Stefano Boeri Architetti
The innovative design strategies and advanced tools taught in the program are truly amazing, and I feel I was well equipped to address the challenges our cities are facing, and to design resilient, smart, and healthy cities. The world-class faculty have been extremely encouraging and supportive.
About the College of Architecture & the Built Environment
The College of Architecture & the Built Environment at Thomas Jefferson University focuses on educating the next generation of industry leaders. Our graduates are building a better world through unique and cutting-edge design and construction, creating an equitable and sustainable future. Our programs focus on our values of sustainability, social equity and design excellence, ensuring our commitment and passion for creating a thoughtfully built world. As part of Jefferson, a distinguished national research university, we’re proud to be recognized among the top 50 universities in the nation by the Wall Street Journal.