Master Programme in Spatial Planning and Urban Design

2013/2014

Master Programme in Spatial Planning and Urban Design

Contacts MPPU Secretariat Ms. Ana Sousa T +351 22 508 1903 mppu@fe.up.pt

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SICC - DCI | May of 2013

Faculty of Enginnering - University of Porto T +351 22 508 1400 admissions@fe.up.pt

STUDY CYCLE’S OBJECTIVES

The master programme aims to provide students with advanced knowledge and skills on the theory and practice of Urban Planning, bearing in mind the national and the international contexts.

Through a wide range of courses, students will approach the main issues and challenges cities, as well as metropolitan areas and city regions, are currently facing in a world of rapid and profound changes. The conceptualization, design and implementation of policies, plans and investment projects will be dealt with emphasizing both a reflexive and a professional perspective.

1ST YEAR/1ST SEMESTER // Urban Form and Structure // Urban Environmental Quality and Planning // Transport Planning and Mobility // Urban and Metropolitan Policies // Spatial Planning Systems

2ND YEAR // M aster Thesis in Spatial Planning and Urban Design

1ST YEAR/2ND SEMESTER // Urban Design Studio // Urban Mobility Management* // Urban Spaces Management* // Location Models and Real-Estate Markets* // GIS in Environmental Planning*

ACCESS CONDITIONS

Holders of a higher degree or legal equivalent in architecture, civil engineering or in other areas relevant to the nature of the master programme.

Holders of other higher degrees and of an academic, scientific or professional curricula recognized by the Scientific Committee of the Master Programme.

CANDIDATES - RANKING CRITERIA

// Academic qualification // Profissional experience // Motivation

APPLICATION PERIOD

// Start date for submitting applications: 2013/04/03 // Deadline for submitting applications: 2013/06/06 // Deadline for posting the notice with results of placements: 2013/06/26 * choice of 2 units among the set of 4 optional units

BOARD OF THE MASTER PROGRAMME

// Paulo Pinho // F. Brandão Alves // Álvaro Domingues