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Urban Development Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Business & Media via distance learning
Urban Development via distance learning
This program studies the development or improvement of urban areas by building. Urban development is a system of residential expansion that creates cities. Cities are seen as both the source of and solution to today's economic growth, environmental impact and social challenges. Urban development occurs by expansion into unpopulated areas and/or the renovation of decaying regions.
Academic Supervisor : Dimitrios Nikolaou Koumparoulis
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Urban Development Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Urban Development.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Architecture & Architectural Design - Building Technology & Design - Civil Engineering - Construction Management - Domotics - Geotechnical Engineering - Landscape Architecture - Real Estate - Structural Engineering - Sustainable Architecture - Urban Planning & Design .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - Urban Development Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Urban Development via distance learning = Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.
Bachelor's Degree - Urban Development Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Urban Development via distance learning = Academic credits + 40 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Business & Media from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Urban Planning & Design.
Master's Degree - Urban Development Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Urban Development via distance learning = Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Business & Media from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Urban Planning & Design. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Urban Development Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Urban Development via distance learning = Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Business & Media from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Urban Planning & Design. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
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Urban Development Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
Construction Industry
This course reviews the organization, relationships, practices, terminology, project types, procurement methods, industry standards, contract documents, and career opportunities in the construction process, with emphasis on the organization and uses of architectural and engineering drawings and specifications.
Academic Supervisor: Wolf Dettmer
Land Use Planning
This course presents the properties that govern the use of soil for plant growth and construction engineering purposes. It emphasizes on sustainable use and conservation. It identifies soil resources for human needs and the management of soil landscape data to ameliorate the environmental impact of human activities.
Academic Supervisor: Mina Benjouali
Urban History & The City
This course analyzes city forms and designs and their relation to culture. It studies the daily visible evidence of the city; self-identification with cities; image and perception; visual design analysis; and place as a representation of culture.
Academic Supervisor: Graeme Dean Hamilton
Housing & Community Facilities
This course surveys housing and community development problems and standards. It explores issues of culture, political environment, social context, economic circumstances, and other factors which define and limit housing facilities and delivery. It integrates housing with community facilities such parks, schools, drainage, sewerage, utilities, libraries, solid waste, and transportation.
Academic Supervisor: Francis Wambua Mulwa
Urban Policy
This course explores the urban policies of major problems confronting cities and metropolitan regions today. It examines the means and consequences of public intervention in urban land and housing in addition to the issues of transportation and how to manage traffic and urban development, its life cycle, expansion, and decay. It considers the effects of economic globalization, income inequality, and metropolitan decentralization.
Academic Supervisor: Earle Taylor
Urban Planning
This course examines the principles and theories of urban structure and institutions, the concepts and logic of urban planning, and the evolution of planning ideas in response to changing social, economic, and environmental conditions. It considers public and private responsibilities as well as the major procedures used by urban planners.
Academic Supervisor: Wolf Dettmer
Real Estate
This course surveys the processes and people involved in developing real estate; namely the issues of site control, public and private approvals, feasibility analysis, project financing, design and construction, marketing, and asset management. It analyses private and public real-estate investment decisions.
Academic Supervisor: John U. Kitoko
Valuation of Real Estate
This course reviews the techniques of real estate valuation; market analysis in addition to legal and political analysis. It exposes the approaches to valuation, market comparison, income, and cost. It considers the role of valuation in real estate investment and government regulation of appraisers.
Academic Supervisor: Dimitrios Nikolaou Koumparoulis
Economic Development
This course deals with the performance and problems of developing countries in relation to growth, employment, structural change, and human development. It analyzes several theories and paradigms of development, sources of economic growth, and the policies used to promote industrialization, trade, and sustainability. It considers different development strategies adopted by several countries.
Academic Supervisor: Nadège Noële Ango-Obiang
Urban Design Implementation
This course studies the effective implementation of urban designs and their past heritage. It also considers theories of city building and the elements, patterns, and evolution of the city-shaping urban forms. It presents the methods used in urban morphological analysis to express community values and goals in the design of their cities.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy
Urban Plan Evaluation
This course explores the methods and techniques for a-priori assessment of physical urban improvement plans, program designs, and public policies. It includes cost effectiveness and goal achievement, as well as more conventional cost-benefit and cost-revenue forms of analysis.
Academic Supervisor: Graeme Dean Hamilton
Sustainable Development
This course of sustainable development explores the many processes and pathways to achieve sustainability today without compromising the ability and resources of future generations to meet their own needs. There are four dimensions to sustainable development: society, environment, culture and economy.
Academic Supervisor: Nadège Noële Ango-Obiang
Urban Development
This course explores urban economics and impacts on real estate development. It emphasizes on land allocation, location theory, rent / value theory, factors affecting growth and decline of cities, and the role of governmental regulation, policy, and finance in controlling real estate and urban development.
Academic Supervisor: Dimitrios Nikolaou Koumparoulis
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Urban Development Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
AFCDU - Association Franco-Chinoise du Développement Urbain
AFDU - Association Française du Développement Urbain
AREUEA - American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
ASIMUS - Asociación Iberoamericana para la Movilidad Urbana Sostenible
ATCM - Association of Town and City Management
CIDEU - Centro Iberoamericano de Desarrollo Estratégico Urbano
EURA - European Urban Research Association
FIU - Federación Iberoamericana de Urbanistas
FLACMA - Federación Latinoamericana de Ciudades, Municipios y Asociaciones de Gobiernos Locales
IARUD - International Association for Rural and Urban Development
INTA - International Urban Development Association
NAIOP - Commercial Real Estate Development Association
SCL - Society of Construction Law
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Admission requirements - Urban Development
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...
Duration - Urban Development Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
Recognition - Urban Development Online via distance learning
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Faculty of Business & Media via distance learning
Urban Development Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
