Master’s degree · Adjacent subject: Urban design
Master of Science in Urban Design [MSUD]
The University of Texas at Austin · The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture · Austin, Texas, United States
- Official award
- Master of Science in Urban DesignMS
- Pathway
- Post-professionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campusthree-semester studio sequence
- Tuition
- Not published
Adjacent subject
About this program
Adjacent program: urban design master's built around a three-semester advanced studio sequence, with a dual-degree option with community and regional planning.
Intended audience: Post-professional students with an architecture or landscape architecture background; others may follow a dual-degree with planning.
- Subject
- Urban design
- Department
- The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture
- Awarding body
- The University of Texas at Austin
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.
- Degree level
- Master’s degreeA postgraduate degree. Entry requirements differ widely: some accept graduates of any subject, others require a prior architecture degree.
- Pathway
- Post-professional / specialistA specialist or advanced master’s that builds on a professional degree or does not by itself lead to registration.
- Why we classify it this way
- The program is designed for post-professional students with an architecture or landscape architecture background.“The program is designed for post-professional students with an educational background in architecture or landscape architecture”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Depends on route
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Yes
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior professional architecture degree | three-semester studio sequence; 36 credit hours | 36 | background in architecture or landscape architectureSource |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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No accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- three-semester studio sequence
- Credits
- 36 credit hoursCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Studio requirements
- three-semester advanced-level studio sequence
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- UT Austin (main campus)310 Inner Campus Drive (B7500), Austin, TX 78712-1009
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, printing, software, equipment and field-trip costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)