NUS MASTER OF ARTS IN URBAN DESIGN (MAUD)
THIS PROGRAMME IS ASIA’S LEADING URBAN DESIGN EDUCATION THAT DRAWS ON THE CONTEMPORARY SUCCESSFUL URBAN EXPERIENCE OF SINGAPORE, AND NURTURES FUTURE URBAN DESIGN LEADERS FOR ASIA AND BEYOND. IT ENABLE STUDENTS TO:
√ ACQUIRE A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON ASIAN URBAN CHALLENGES
√ STUDY IN AND ON SINGAPORE AS A LIVE LABORATORY FOR HIGH-DENSITY URBANISM
√ GAIN BROAD EXPOSURE THROUGH VARSITY-INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS
√ OBTAIN CRITICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
THE PROGRAMME
INTRODUCTION
CAREER PERSPECTIVES
ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIPS
OR UNITS UD5602 URBAN DESIGN STUDIO 2 URBAN DESIGN STUDIO (16 UNITS) URBAN DESIGN THEORY (8 UNITS) METHODS FOR URBAN DESIGN (4 UNITS) URBAN ECONOMICS (4 UNITS) DISSERTATION OR ELECTIVES (8 UNITS) UD5628 CRITIQUES OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN DESIGN SEMESTER (FOUNDATIONAL STAGE) SEMESTER 2 (DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE) SPECIAL TERM UNITS 4 UNITS UD5601 URBAN DESIGN STUDIO 1 UD5221 URBAN DESIGN THEORY AND DISCOURSE 4 UNITS UD5626 URBAN ECONOMICS 4 UNITS UD5625 METHODS AND TOOLS FOR URBAN DESIGN 8 UNITS UD5641 URBAN DESIGN DISSERTATION 8 UNITS TWO ELECTIVES UNITS TOTAL UNITS: 40 GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: GRADE POINT AVERAGE ≥ 3.00 (OUT OF 5.00), AND MINIMUM GRADE B- FOR BOTH UD5601 AND UD5602
COURSE STRUCTURE CURRICULUM
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR PROF. ASMA KHAWATMI ASMA.KHAWATMI@GMAIL.COM WEBSITE CDE.NUS.EDU.SG/ARCH/PROGRAMMES/MASTER -OF-ARTS-IN-URBAN-DESIGN/ INSTAGRAM NUSURBANDESIGN DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE ARCHITECTURE DRIVE, SINGAPORE 117566
CORE FACULTY CONTACT
MASTER OF ARTS IN URBAN DESIGN URBAN DESIGN AY 2018/19 RESURGENT CITY GROWING CITIES, SHRINKING WATERS AY 2019/20 THE LIVING MACHINE AY 2020/21 BIOPHILIC AND PASSIVE DESIGN AY 2020/21 FULFILLING SINGAPORE 2100 A NATURE-CENTRIC AND SYMBIOTIC ENVIRONMENT FOR DE-STRESSING LIFESTYLE AY 2021/22 INTERGENERATIONAL STITCHING CIRCULAR ECONOMY | SHARING CITY | INTERGENERATION AY 2020/21 WATERFRONT URBAN TYPOLOGY DESIGN AY 2020/21 F.O.D CITY & IDEA PORT AY 2019/20 A BREATHING COSMOPOLIS, THE HYBRID METROPOLIS AY 2021/22 CO-CREATION NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD TO INTEGRATE GREEN INDUSTRY INTO PEOPLE'S LIFE AY 2016/17 DUAL CITY TANJONG PAGAR URBAN DESIGN