Master's Degree in Urban Design for Healthy Cities

To provide a conceptual and methodological basis for planning and designing urban systems based on the principles of well-being and sustainability.
To provide knowledge on metrics, tools and methods from areas such as ecology, engineering, urban planning, urban design, urban geography, psychology, sociology and economics, to address the transition towards healthier urban environments.
To provide knowledge on the scientific evidence available about the environmental, social, cultural and economic factors that influence people’s health and well-being.
To provide knowledge on a wide array of emblematic healthy urban actions –from policies and regulations to planning and design.
To teach students skills to help them to plan, execute and communicate strategic urban transformations aimed at enhancing public health and well-being.

This programme is aimed at university
graduates from the following areas:

- Main recipients: architects, urban
designers, urban planners, landscape
designers, civil engineers, students from all
disciplines involved in the design,
management, physical planning of the city.

- Secondary recipients: environmental
scientists, urban geographers, students
from all disciplines who (despite the fact
they do not intervene directly in the physical
transformation of cities) generate the urban
cartographies that are necessary to
transform them.

Prior qualifications
Demonstration of background knowledge about urbanism in motivation letter
Other postgraduate studies
Description of relevant work experience

Sustainability, well-being and inclusive cities.
Becoming an architect or urban planning expert in designing cities based on principles of well-being and sustainability in a university with a strong commitment to sustainable development.
​​​​​​​Cross-disciplinary and practical approach.
Becoming an architect ready to work with other health and urban sustainability experts in the new area of transdisciplinary design. To obtain and compare knowledge not usually covered, such as the environmental, social, cultural and economic dimension. Our programme combines the interdisciplinary and interscale approaches necessary to face current challenges (climate change, planetary health, sustainable development goals).
All of this is applied in a cross-disciplinary workshop that combines smart technologies and nature-based solutions from a holistic approach.
​​​​​​​Multicultural environment.
Our programme has a prestigious roster of both local and international lecturers from diverse sectors and professional practices. Our students also come from various countries around the world, thus generating an exceptionally international and enriching learning environment and a valuable professional network.
​​​​​​​The programme is taught in the city of Barcelona, ​​renowned for its urban design.