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Urban Planning & Design Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.

Faculty of Engineering & Technology via distance learning

Urban Planning & Design via distance learning

This program inspects the critical issues facing human settlement and urban development. It provides communities with the informed foundation crucial to coordinate the actions between the public and the private sectors. Urban design and planning constitutes a professional field with a sophistication that is constantly growing to match the contemporary urban complexity. It considers the social and cultural relationships between people and the form and quality of their built environment in addition to the administrative, political, and decision making dimensions of shaping urban areas and regions.

Academic Supervisor : Wolf Dettmer
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Urban Planning & Design Online via distance learning

Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Urban Planning & Design.

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 Development .

Specialist - Expert Diploma - Urban Planning & Design 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 Planning & Design via distance learning = 42 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 Planning & Design 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 Planning & Design via distance learning = 42 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 Engineering & Technology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Urban Development.

Master's Degree - Urban Planning & Design 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 Planning & Design via distance learning = 42 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Engineering & Technology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Urban Development. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).

Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Urban Planning & Design 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 Planning & Design via distance learning = 42 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Engineering & Technology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Urban Development. + 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 Planning & Design 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...

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

Landscape Planning
This course studies the theory and techniques of regional design to analyze, evaluate, plan, design, and manage the resources of the regional landscape. It considers the social, economic, political, and individual forces affecting community development and growth. It also examines conflicting land-use pressures of urban/rural fringe.
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy

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 Geospatial Analysis
This course explains the use of aerial photographs and satellite image data in urban planning, urban change analysis, land-use and land cover classification, and environmental planning applications. It provides problem-solving approaches using GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
Academic Supervisor: Mohamed Abdallah Naguib El-Reedy

Landscape Construction
This course reviews the materials and structures in landscape construction. It includes specifications, cost estimates, drainage, circulation requirements and alignment, landscape resources organization, site evaluation, utilization and protection, and landscape building procedures.
Academic Supervisor: Gonzalo de la Fuente de Val

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

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

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

Landscape Design
This course surveys concepts of landscape ecology, design and planning, resource utilization, and site suitability related to specific programs and activities. It enhances perceptual awareness and design sensitivity to natural and man-made landscapes.
Academic Supervisor: Gonzalo de la Fuente de Val

Landscape Art & Perception
This course explores the reciprocal relationships of man, nature, and art. It draws particular attention to the cultural variations and interpretations of esthetics, landscape materials, artwork placing, and viewer's perception and experience. It deals with the process of placing and integrating artwork in several landscape settings.
Academic Supervisor: Graeme Dean Hamilton

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

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: Wolf Dettmer

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Urban Planning & Design 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...

AESOP - Association of European Schools of Planning
ANTAC - Associação Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Construído
APA - American Planning Association
AREUEA - American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
ATCM - Association of Town and City Management
EAUH - European Association for Urban History
EURA - European Urban Research Association
FIU - Federación Iberoamericana de Urbanistas
FLACMA - Federación Latinoamericana de Ciudades, Municipios y Asociaciones de Gobiernos Locales
FNAU - Fédération Nationale des Agences d'Urbanisme
IFHP - International Federation for Housing and Planning
INTA - International Urban Development Association
ISOCARP - International Society of City and Regional Planners
IUPEA - International Urban Planning and Environment Association
LALI - Iniciativa Latinoamericana del Paisaje
RTPI - Royal Town Planning Institute
SCL - Society of Construction Law
TCPA - Town and Country Planning Association
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Admission requirements - Urban Planning & Design

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 Planning & Design 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 Planning & Design Online via distance learning

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Faculty of Engineering & Technology via distance learning

Urban Planning & Design Online

Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.