D.E.S. urban mutationsA different view of urban life in a fast changing world.

Faced with the complexity and the fast pace of change seen with the urban planning, political and environmental aspects of contemporary urban life, the Master’s degree Urban Mutations propose an alternative view of urban living, with a focus on space, on the city itself and on people.

This Master’s course encourages reflection and multidisciplinary creativity combining practices and ideas drawn from both the professional world and from research. This diploma is designed to enable students to develop a high level of professional skill in urban planning, and also provides an introduction to research.

GoalsGenerating genuine debate concerning the emerging challenges of contemporary urban life;Giving students the key to analysing current and future urban changes;Mastering the various aspects of urban planning and urban management;Defining and refining the relevant tools and analysis via this project, which is a research subject in its own right.

Target groupGraduates from Schools of Architecture - Political Sciences - Geography - Engineering schools - Sociology - Business schools - Economics.

Career outletsProject design - Urban renovation and rehabilitation - Town planning - Urban Project Management.

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This vocational training program leads to the awarding of a master’s degree from the ESA Architecture School (D.E.S. ESA)

International The Master’s offers a multidisciplinary and international learning environment. Teaching staff and partnership (HCU Hamburg, University of Cincinatti) - Teaching in french and english - International student admissions - Study trips abroad.

Semester 1Town and territoryTheory of urbanismUrban policy and governanceUrban sociologyResearch methodologyUrban project classification observatory

Semestre 2A study project of the cityStudy trip abroad

Semestre 3Preparation to the diplomaInternational symposiumProject presentationSemestre 4Diploma

Programme Coordinators : Marlène Gorayeb - Andri Gerber - Jacques Sautereau

Informations

Term 4 semesters

Organisation Full Time

Place Ecole Spéciale d’ArchitectureParis, France

Language French-English

Next term November 09

Study places 25

Tuition fees 12800 euros (non including the study trip)

Admission Personal folder + interview

Contact mhamiot@esa-paris.fr

Registration on line www.esa-paris.fr (go to Enseignement/ Admission cycle 3)

École Spéciale d’Architecture 254 boulevard Raspail 75014 Paris tél. : +33 (0)1 40 47 40 47 / fax : +33 (0)1 43 22 81 16

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