Graduate Program
Master of Urban Design and Planning (MUPD)
The MUPD degree offers a professional education in the fields of urban planning and design where graduates will apply their skills in a variety of roles and subject areas from private industry to non-profit organizations to public service in government.
The MUPD program:
- Provides students with key knowledge about every aspect of urban planning and design including sustainability, resilience, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), landscape planning in arid regions, integrated land use, transportation planning, environmental impact assessment, and much more.
- Emphasizes the development of students’ abilities to analyze, assess, assimilate, and apply critical thinking for interdisciplinary planning and design process for the urban environment in Qatar, the GCC/Middle East, and elsewhere in the world.
The MUPD course typically requires two years (4 semesters) to complete a thesis project/paper.
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The brochure of the MUPD program can be downloaded here.
