Urban planning 1 6 credits

About the course

The course deals with planning for architects on a basic level. The course provides knowledge about the official principles of planning through elements that highlight both visionary and interdisciplinary aspects. The course includes a discussion of both the private and public spheres in the city. The emphasis lies on the awareness that the planning of communities and the built environment is defined by relationships between different scales, densities and systems of communities, as well as architecture. Students are introduced to the parameters that affect a specific context's character and development over time. The student's understanding of the city's political and spatial complexity is developed in the project work. New context specific strategies with a focus on sustainability are developed in the project work.

The course is divided into two modules:

Module 1: Urban Planning as a Strategy for Society (4 credits)
Module 2: Contextual Analysis (2 credits)

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Spring 2026
- Urban planning 1
  
  Offered as a part of a Degree programme
  
  Spring 2026 / Umeå / English / On site
  
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  Starts
  19 January 2026
  
  Ends
  7 June 2026
  
  Number of credits
  6 credits
  
  Type of studies
  On site
  
  Study pace
  20%
  
  Teaching hours
  Daytime
  
  Study location
  Umeå
  
  Language
  English
  
  Application code
  UMU-52716
  
  Eligibility For eligibility to the course the following are required: Architecture Project 1:2 (15 credits) Architectural Technology 1:2 (3 credits) Theory of Architecture 1:2 (6 credits) History of Architecture 1:2 (6 credits)
  
  Selection
  Guaranteed admission within TYARK.
  
  Application
  Online applications are now open. Application deadline is 15 October 2025.
  
  Application and tuition fees
  As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
  
  Application fee: SEK 900
  
  Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 23,680
  
  Total fee: SEK 23,680
  
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