Program Overview

Master of Science in Urban Design and Transport

The Master of Science in Urban Design and Transport (MScUDT) programme is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of urban design, transport, and urban planning policies. The programme curriculum offers a unique balance of theoretical, analytical, and design studio courses.

Programme Structure

The MScUDT programme requires students to complete a minimum of 120 credits of courses, including core courses, two studio courses, and one research dissertation and urban design project thesis.

• Core Courses (Compulsory)
  • Morphologies and Urban Design Theories (6 credits)
  • Programming and Foundations in Urban Data Analysis (6 credits)
  • Planning Future Cities and Regions (6 credits)
  • Spatial Mobilities Analytics (6 credits)
  • Spatial Planning Analytics (6 credits)
  • Research Methods and Techniques (6 credits)
  • Transport Network Analysis and Modelling (6 credits)
  • Future Street Design Studio (12 credits)
  • Smart Transit-Oriented Development Design Studio (12 credits)
• Dissertation/Capstone Experience
  • Research Dissertation and Urban Design & Transport Thesis Project (30 credits)
• Elective Courses (6 credits) (Choose four)
  • Optimization Techniques for Transportation Applications
  • Behavioral Travel Demand Modelling
  • Survey and Data Analysis in Transport Studies
  • Transport Economics
  • Transport Policy and Planning
  • Public Transport Systems
  • Urban Design Technologies & Innovations
  • Values of Urban Design: Urban, Social Environmental Economics
  • Planning, Managing and Financing the Development Process
  • Planning Practice, Law and Ethics in Hong Kong
  • GIS and Smart Technology in Spatial Planning
  • Design, Survey and Modelling for Urban Health
  • Principles of Healthy Cities
  • Health Impact Assessment of Urban Development Projects
  • Key Issues in Ageing Communities
  • Transitional Cities: Urban and Housing Development
  • Smart and Sustainable Cities
  • Housing, Planning, and Sustainability

Programme Details

The MScUDT programme is designed to equip graduates with the knowledge, skills, and techniques required for a broad spectrum of careers across the urban planning, transport, and urban design industries. The programme provides a comprehensive understanding of urban design, transport, and urban planning policies, as well as the skills to integrate theoretical, analytical, and design studio courses.

The programme is led by experienced faculty members and industry professionals, and includes a mix of lecture/seminar/workshop, field visits, tutorials, and urban design & transport design reviews. The studio courses provide students with opportunities to engage with the complexity of urban transitioning of communities, and the capstone experience emulates professional situations, where research about urban design, placemaking, mobilities, accessibility inform, in parallel, an urban design thesis project.

Career Prospects

The MScUDT programme prepares graduates for a wide range of career opportunities in urban planning, transport, and urban design, including leading consulting firms, government agencies, and private sector companies. The programme provides graduates with the skills and knowledge required to work in a variety of roles, including urban designer, transport planner, urban planner, and policy analyst.