Master of Science In Urban Planning and Design

Objectives of the programme

• To enable students from architecture and design disciplines to develop skills and employ their knowledge in developingcomplex socially, environmentally and economically sustainable urban and spatial planning strategies.
• To use design thinking as a critical, interrogative process through which to explore the broader parameters of the researchwithin a particular situation or environment.
• To conceptualize, define, and analyze design problems and opportunities at the urban scale.
• To analyze and evaluate the performance of design projects and policies.
• To understand the processes which generate urban form.
• To synthesize and manage strategies for implementation in urban planning and design involving public and privatedevelopment actions.

Eligibility:

1. Applicants must fulfill the general Makerere University entry requirements for a Masters degree, and in addition the candidate must be a holder of either:
2. A post graduate diploma in Urban Design, Urban and Regional Planning, Architecture or its equivalent fron a recognised university/institutuin; OR a Bachelors degree in Urban/ Regional/Physical/Town and  Country Planning, Architecture, Land Scape Design, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Surveying, or its equivalen fron a recognised University/Institution.
3. Students who have obtained first and second class degreed should be free to join after completion.