The request to revise dual M.ARCH/M.U.D. degree

Date: March 25, 2016
To: College of Arts + Architecture
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: March 9, 2016
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Fall 2016

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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MUDD 6204 – 19th and 20th Century Urban History and Theory Geographic Information System

Credit Hours: (3)

Study of topical areas of urban history and theory. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. This applied research course is focused on the broader technical issues of what a contemporary geographic information system (GIS) is and how the system can help us model and better understand the dynamic complexities of a city. The course introduces students to a mix of geographic information system theory and applications to urban design and planning problems. Topics will include geographic projection and coordinate systems, data management, models of spatial data, spatial analysis techniques, and GIS implementation issues.

MUDD 6205 – 19th Century Urban History/Theory Modern City: Theories and Forms

Credit Hours: (3)

Study of topical areas of urban history and theory. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. This seminar serves as a historical survey of urban design from the mid-19th century to the end of the 20th century, focusing on various ideas of urbanism and their impact on the contemporary practice of urban design and development. It investigates the cities and large-scale urban projects resulting from revolutionary ideas of urban design and important theories of urbanism. The course is organized with topical discussions on the emergence of modern city planning, monumental city, garden city, suburbanization, new urbanism, ecological urbanism, and global city among other paradigms of modern city.

Architecture and Urban Design, M.Arch/M.U.D., Dual Degree

The curriculum for the dual M.Arch/M.U.D degree is noted below. Customized curricula for the dual degree opportunities of M.U.D./M.A. Geography (Community Planning) and M.U.D./M.S.R.E. (Real Estate) are developed to suit the individual student interested in these options once the student is accepted onto both programs.

Master of Architecture/Master of Urban Design Curriculum

The dual M.ARCH/M.U.D degree requires a minimum of 84 credit hours to be completed. Typically, the 12-month M.U.D portion of the dual degree is taken in the second year of the three-year sequence (as shown below). However, by special agreement of the student and the MArch and M.U.D Program Directors, the 12-month M.U.D portion may be completed in the first or final year of the three-year sequence.

Capstone Studios & Final Project/Thesis

Students enrolled in the Dual Degree M.Arch/M.U.D. program are required to complete two M.U.D. Capstone Studios: (MUDD 7102 & MUDD 7103), as well as the Thesis Document (ARCH 7202) and Thesis Studio (ARCH 7104). Their final project/research thesis must have a clear focus on the integration of architectural and urban design issues.

Year One

Fall (15 credit hours)

Notes:

* UNC Charlotte undergraduates who have previously taken ARCH 4203 should substitute ARCH 5205 for ARCH 5203.
** UNC Charlotte undergraduates who have previously taken ARCH 4604 should substitute ARCH 6050 for ARCH 5604.

Spring (12 credit hours)

Year Two

Fall (12 credit hours)

Spring (12 credit hours)

Foreign-Based First Summer Session (6 credit hours)

Charlotte-Based Second Summer Session (6 credit hours)

Year Three

Fall (9 credit hours)

Spring (12 credit hours)

Note:

*** ARCH 5204/ARCH 5205 or ARCH 6306/ARCH 6307 may be substituted for ARCH 6050

Optional Summer Session Courses

Graduate Advising

A critical component of any successful graduate program is academic advising and guidance during the course of a student’s program of study. The primary advisors for all urban design graduate students in the School of Architecture will be the Associate Director of the School of Architecture, in consultation with the Director of the Urban Design Program.

Transfer Credit

Transfer credit may be granted under special circumstances (e.g., approved post-baccalaureate status prior to entry into the program) and is limited to a maximum of six hours of graduate credit.

Waiver Credit

Waiver credit may be allowed if a student can demonstrate that a course or courses taken in his or her prior undergraduate or graduate curriculum equals or exceeds in both content and rigor of a course or courses required in the graduate curriculum. If a required course in the curriculum is waived, the student will be allowed to fill those credit hours with another course as advised by the Associate Director of the School of Architecture, in consultation with the Director of the Urban Design Program.

Application for Degree

In order to meet UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School requirements for degree candidacy, all graduate students must receive a written certification from their department confirming a successful capstone project. For urban design students, this comprises completion of the two summer design studios. For dual degree students, this comprises the thesis project taken in the final year. This report requires approval from the Director of the Urban Design Program, as well as the signatures from the graduate faculty members involved in the project. The completion of this report results in the granting of the degree. In addition, and prior to this completion, each student should make application for his/her degree by completing the online Application for Degree through Banner Self Service no later than the filing date specified in the University Academic Calendar.

Research and Study Abroad Opportunities

M.U.D and Dual Degree students may engage in research activities via the School of Architecture’s City Building Lab (CBL). All students automatically obtain international study experience through the required global Summer studio.

Assistantships, Tuition Differentials, and Scholarships

A number of research assistantships, scholarships, and tuition waivers are available to M.U.D candidates. No separate assistantship application is necessary; awards are based on application materials to the program, and award decisions are based on the applicant’s academic merit or promise of academic merit, and/or on demonstration of need.