study
aim
The European Postgraduate Master in Urbanism
(EMU) – Strategies and Design for Cities and Territories – is a joint postgraduate specialization
programme aimed at training high qualified professionals in the fields of
urbanism, planning and urban research.
It is jointly run by TU Delft, KU Leuven, UPC Barcelona
and Universitā Iuav di Venezia,
unifying the richness of different urban design approaches and the long
traditions and experiences of the four joint universities.
In the European
tradition, urbanism and urban planning have a strong social content which
intends to improve the living conditions of all citizens, a common view shared
by the four universities. On the other hand, each of them has different
approaches due to their geographical conditions and different historical and
cultural contexts. These distinguishing traits are a source of richness for the
students, who will come into contact with several physical, disciplinary and
cultural situations.
EMU is a two-year,
full-time programme (120 ECTS) split into four semesters. The language of
instruction is English.
mobility
Because of its joint
structure, one of the key aspects of this programme is encouraging the mobility
of participants in the network of the four universities. Students enrolled at
Iuav will attend the first and fourth semester in Venice (for a total of 90
ECTS), white at least one of the remaining semesters must be spent in one of
the other universities of the consortium.
degree
After the successful
completion of the programme, students will receive:
– the Iuav
diploma awarding the title of “European Master in Urbanism”, 2nd
level postgraduate specialization title (“master universitario di secondo
livello”) according to Italian law (for an overview of the Italian higher
education system see here
– the consortium’s
joint certificate of European Postgraduate Master in Urbanism – Strategies
and Design for Cities and Territories.
job profiles and job opportunities
This programme is open
to European and non-European students who wish to obtain an additional
qualification in urbanism. The master offers a precious opportunity, as in many
countries there is a lack of training programmes that offer such a specialization.
The master has a highly
professionalizing character and its goal is to facilitate the integration of
its participants in positions of high responsibility and accountability, such
as public offices or firms operating in the field of urban design and planning,
as well as in universities and research institutes.
