MASTER
PROGRAMME IN
SPATIAL PLANNING
AND URBAN DESIGN
APPLICATION PERIOD
24 february to 12 august of 2015
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.
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.
COURSE CONTENT
1ST YEAR/1ST SEMESTER
Urban Form and Structure
Urban Environmental Quality and Planning
Transport Planning and Mobility
Urban and Metropolitan Policies
Spatial Planning Systems
1ST YEAR/2ND SEMESTER
Urban Design Studio
Planning Seminar
Urban Mobility Management*
Urban Spaces Management*
Location Models and Real-Estate Markets*
GIS in Environmental Planning*
2ND YEAR
Master Thesis in Spatial Planning
and Urban Design
* choice of 2 units among the set of 4 optional units
RANKING CRITERIA
Academic qualification
Profissional experience
Motivation
BOARD OF THE MASTER PROGRAMME
F. Brandão Alves (Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto)
Paulo Pinho (Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto)
Álvaro Domingues (Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto)
Isabel Breda Vázquez (Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto)
Teresa Calix Augusto (Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto)
FURTHER INFORMATION
Faculty of Engineering
- University of Porto
T +351 22 508 1400
[email protected]
MPPU Secretariat
Ms. Cláudia Correia
T +351 22 508 1903
[email protected]