Program: Urban and Community Design Graduate Certificate - Texas Tech University

May 11, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

About the Urban and Community Design Graduate Certificate Program

This certificate provides a UCD specialization for graduate students and professionals in architecture or related fields. Students develop knowledge and skills in the integrated relationship between architecture and the urban environment, including issues of urbanism and community design. The certificate is further supported by the Urban Tech Downtown Studio in Lubbock (fall only) and/or the Urban Design Studio in Lubbock (typically includes a study abroad field trip in spring only).

Contact: Saif Haq, Ph.D.; saif.haq@ttu.edu; 806.834.6317

Required:

ARCH 5384 - Community Design and Development Resources 3 Semester Credit Hours
and one of
ARCH 5600 - Integrative Architectural Design Studio I 6 Semester Credit Hours (UCD emphasis)
ARCH 5603 - Architectural Design and Research I 6 Semester Credit Hours (UCD emphasis)
ARCH 5604 - Architectural Design and Research II 6 Semester Credit Hours (UCD emphasis)

Approved ARCH Elective:

one of

ARCH 5382 - Urban Theory 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 5383 - Infrastructure in the Urban Environment 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 5325 - Conservation Policies 3 Semester Credit Hours
(when offered)

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
PUAD 5342 - City Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
PUAD 5345 - Administrative Ethics and Leadership 3 Semester Credit Hours
PUAD 5363 - Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations 3 Semester Credit Hours
MGT 5371 - Managing Organizational Behavior and Organizational Design 3 Semester Credit Hours
MGT 5372 - Leadership and Ethics 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENVD 5383 - Sustainable Communities and Design 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total Hours: 15

* Under certain circumstances, students may take ARCH 5301 or ARCH 7000 as an approved general or architecture elective and must have written approval from the graduate certificate coordinator.