Urban and Community Design Graduate Certificate

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About the Urban and Community Design Graduate Certificate Program

The Graduate Certificate in Urban and Community Design provides an area of specialization in urban and community design studies for graduate students and professionals in related fields of architecture. Students develop a more focused understanding of the relationship between architecture and the urban environment as it relates to research-based academic endeavors and professional practice. The certificate is further supported by opportunities to participate in the Houston Program specializing in urbanism and/or the Urban Tech Downtown Studio in Lubbock.

Contact: Assoc. Professor MaryAlice Torres-MacDonald, 713.806.2584, ma.torres-macdonald@ttu.edu, http://arch.ttu.edu/wiki/Certificate_in_Urban_and_Community_Design_Studies

Required:

ARCH 5384 - Community Design and Development Resources 3 Semester Credit Hours
and one of
ARCH 5501 - Advanced Architectural Design Studio 5 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 5502 - Advanced Architectural Design Studio 5 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 5503 - Advanced Architectural Design Studio 5 Semester Credit Hours

Approved ARCH Elective

one of

ARCH 5301 - Special Problems in Architecture 3 Semester Credit Hours *
ARCH 5382 - Urban Theory 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 5383 - Infrastructure in the Urban Environment 3 Semester Credit Hours

Approved General Elective:

one of

FIN 5332 - Fundamentals of Real Estate 3 Semester Credit Hours
FIN 5345 - Real Estate Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours
GIST 5300 - Geographic Information Systems 3 Semester Credit Hours
PUAD 5324 - Energy, Climate, and Sustainability 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total Hours: 15

*Under certain circumstances, student may take ARCH 5301 as an approved general elective. See website and director for details.