UD 45102     URBAN SYSTEMS      3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with UD 55102) Introduction to urban systems in their socioeconomic, environmental and engineering aspects: residential fabric, commercial sector, open space network, transportation systems and infrastructures.

Prerequisite: ARCH 40101.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Contact Hours: 3 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

UD 45704     COMMUNITY DESIGN CHARETTE      1 Credit Hour

(Slashed with UD 55704) This course partners with KSU's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) to enable students to participate in a community design charrette. A charrette is a short, focused design workshop conducted with a community partner. Students work with the CUDC and a community and are given hands-on experience in navigating the complexities of community design and development. Students from other majors who are interested in this course should contact the college for special approval.

Prerequisite: Architectural Studies major or Architecture major or Interior Design major.

Schedule Type: Workshop

Contact Hours: 1 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

UD 55102     URBAN SYSTEMS      3 Credit Hours

(Slashed with UD 45102) Introduction to urban systems in their socioeconomic, environmental and engineering aspects: residential fabric, commercial sector, open space network, transportation systems and infrastructures.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Contact Hours: 3 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

UD 55704     COMMUNITY DESIGN CHARRETTE      1 Credit Hour

(Slashed with UD 45704) This course partners with KSU's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) to enable students to participate in a community design charrette. A charrette is a short, focused design workshop conducted with a community partner. Students work with the CUDC and a community and are given hands-on experience in navigating the complexities of community design and development. Students from other majors who are interested in this course should contact the college for special approval.

Prerequisite: Architecture major or Landscape Architecture major or Urban Design major; and graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Workshop

Contact Hours: 1 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

UD 55705     FORCES THAT SHAPE CITIES      1-3 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for maximum 3 credit hours) Course examines the forces that have shaped urban form through history, how they impact our cities today and the challenges they will pose for the future.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Contact Hours: 1-3 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

UD 60701     URBAN DESIGN STUDIO I      3-6 Credit Hours

Introduction to urban design and its relationship to other design disciplines through the analysis of neighborhoods and the definition of comprehensive area improvement programs.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Studio

Contact Hours: 6-10 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

UD 60702     URBAN DESIGN STUDIO II      3-6 Credit Hours

Urban design explorations of the formal relationships between buildings, open spaces and street sin the development of high density, mixed-use projects.

Prerequisite: UD 60701; and graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Studio

Contact Hours: 6-10 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

UD 60703     URBAN DESIGN STUDIO III      3-6 Credit Hours

Design of a comprehensive redevelopment strategy and implementation strategies for an urban area of diverse existing character.

Prerequisite: UD 60701 or UD 60702; and graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Studio

Contact Hours: 6-12 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

UD 60799     MASTERS PROJECT IN URBAN DESIGN      6-9 Credit Hours

Independent urban design project, completed under the direction of an individual advisor selected from the graduate faculty.

Prerequisite: UD 60702 and UD 61798; and graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Project or Capstone, Studio

Contact Hours: 12-18 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter-IP

UD 61798     MASTER PROJECT IN URBAN DESIGN PREPARATION      1-3 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for credit) Development of a rationale and structure for the independent design project to be completed during the final semester of the program.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Pre/corequisite: UD 60701.

Schedule Type: Research

Contact Hours: 3-9 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter-IP

UD 65101     COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS      1-3 Credit Hours

Advanced course on comprehensive community development. Case study analysis, qualitative research and work with community initiatives are required.

Prerequisite: UD 55705 and 60703 and 65102; and graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 1-3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

UD 65632     URBAN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS      3 Credit Hours

(Cross-listed with LARC 60602) Study of how ecological systems in highly anthropocentric environments provide necessary ecological services. Emphasized is the role that water plays in activating the supporting, provisioning, regulating and cultural ecosystem services required for human well-being.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Contact Hours: 3 lecture

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

UD 66896     URBAN DESIGN PRACTICUM PROJECT      2-4 Credit Hours

Culminating experience that combines research and urban actions/interventions.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Individual Investigation

Contact Hours: 6-12 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter-IP

UD 66995     SPECIAL TOPICS IN URBAN DESIGN      1-4 Credit Hours

(Repeatable for credit) Special topics in urban design.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Contact Hours: 1-4 other

Grade Mode: Standard Letter