46 Urban Planning and Smart Cities MSc Degree Programs

The MSc in Leading Sustainable Transformations at emlyon business school is designed for forward-thinking professionals eager to drive change towards a more sustainable future. This program equips students with the skills and knowledge to lead organizations through complex sustainability challenges in a global context. Through a combination of strategic, managerial, and entrepreneurial approaches, participants learn to create value while addressing environmental, social, and economic imperatives. The curriculum integrates cutting-edge sustainability theories with practical applications, enhanced by close interactions with industry leaders and real-world projects. With a focus on innovation and leadership, graduates are prepared to spearhead transformations in various sectors, contributing to the development of sustainable businesses and practices worldwide.

In practice, there is a common tension between those developing and interpreting planning policy on the one hand, and the designers of cities on the other. This programme brings these groups together to engage in project-based learning. You will develop planning research, urban analysis and design skills before deciding whether to complete an urban design thesis or dissertation. Both of these options can be completed as work-based studies with opportunities for summer placements.

The fields of architecture and urban design are central to some of the most pressing societal, environmental and cultural challenges currently facing humanity. Graduates in this field need to master a wide range of skills, from design, engineering, and technology to critical thinking. This MSc in Architecture and Urban Design provides the knowledge and know-how necessary to practice architecture and urban design professionally.

The MSc in Sustainable Urban Planning and Design analyses challenges faced by urban areas in designing sustainable, inclusive, and urban environments, evaluating the effectiveness of mitigation strategies and policies. High-quality planning and design are at the heart of transforming our cities.

Nordic urban planning has recently become the focus of intensified interest from urbanists worldwide who are seeking to learn from innovative approaches to sustainability, liveability, mobility, ‘smart’ cities, empowerment, welfare and more. This program provides a unique opportunity to study such approaches to planning cities and urban life in a global context with leading researchers from the universities of Roskilde (Denmark), Malmö (Sweden) and Tromsø (The Arctic University of Norway).

This MSc will provide you with a broad education in international planning and a specialism in urban design, enabling you to acquire the knowledge and critical understanding to make a significant contribution to the management and design control processes of cities.

Today more than half of the world’s population lives in cities.This proportion is expected to further increase by 2050. To manage our cities effectively and sustainably has thus become essential to preserve and optimize resources and improve the well-being of citizens. In recent years, a new concept of Smart City has emerged to tackle modern cities’ issues and make urban development more sustainable and liveable. Most cities across the world are undergoing this transformation triggered by the ongoing digital transition contributing to innovative urban infrastructures and providing efficient services to citizens.

The MSc in Environmental and Infrastructure Planning is the best Planning master in the Netherlands, according to the yearly Elsevier magazine survey. During the program, you are going to compare international theory and practice, study urban areas and issues of infrastructure, environment, and water, while involving thinking (policy strategies) and doing (practical work on projects and plans). Our program is linked to international (e.g., AESOP) and national (e.g., Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment) institutes and Groningen offers a wide range of English-language course options and facilities.

This Master of Science offers an advanced academic route in designing spatial arrangements and urban policies, to transform and manage the city, territory, and environment.

This JUNIA MSc label prepares students to develop urban areas by integrating energy use and efficiency, the use of new energies and technologies, and environmental planning into their thinking. The training also enables future professionals to become involved in the design of complex, multidisciplinary city projects by developing a holistic approach and blending technological and social parameters.

The mission of the program is to provide the community with qualified architects who can deal with the complex issues of the urban environment and cities. The program in Urban Design will: Enable graduates to evaluate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of real-world design proposals for buildings and urban environments.

The climate emergency demands new ways of thinking about the relationships between land, cities, and human development. This programme brings together graduates and professionals from diverse backgrounds to explore what truly sustainable places look and feel like, and how they can be created.

Our MSc Building and Infrastructure Information Modelling (BIM) for Smart Engineering aims to provide you with the necessary training, skills and hands-on experience to become successful in the dynamic and highly competitive fields of BIM and smart engineering and to give you a distinct edge when applying for a career in industry or for a PhD studentship.

The environment we live in nowadays is very complex and the architect is forced to work on the existing heritage paying particular attention to its sustainability and considering the environment together with the built heritage as a resource to protect. The new MSc program "Architectural Design and History" is offering a study plan based on this very attitude.

As the world continues to urbanize and globalize, cities are becoming the predominant form of human settlement that is simultaneously locally unique and globally networked. The cities define the scale at which most of the pressing societal issues are engaged.

The Master of Urban Studies is a two-year, English-language program focused on rethinking contemporary urbanism. The program combines history, theory and practice, drawing on critical approaches in planning, geography and architecture. It is aimed at students who want to contribute towards a more equitable future. Key themes include infrastructure, urban nature and housing.