Urban Management and Development Theory
(UMDT)
Duration
05 October 2012 - 31 December 2012
IHS Application deadline
07 September 2012
NFP Application deadline
01 May 2012
Tuition fee
5,250 euro
Introduction
This course offers the latest theory on urban development and management. It guides participants through economic, social and environmental urban theories and links these to the latest management theories, including theories on policies, plans, finances and governance structures. It offers the knowledge to analyse urban development and to manage the cities of the future.
The course can be attended as a short course or as a Master of Science over three years. In the latter case, this course comprises the first year of the masters. The second year allows participants to specialize during a period of four months; and the third year comprises research methods and a thesis. The second year can partly be attended by e-learning and the last year can be fully attended from home, supervised from a distance. Hence, you can acquire a fully-accredited masters by being away for only 6 months spread over two years.
Award
Postgraduate Diploma
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, participants know the latest theories on urban management and development. They will be able to critically evaluate these theories and assess their relevance for the local condition. With this theoretical underpinning, participants will be enabled to analyse urban policies, argue a multi stakeholder approach, analyse governance and planning structures and develop neighborhood action plans.
Course Curriculum & Structure
The course joins the first three months of the Master of Science in Urban Management and Development. It comprises 7 courses of about two weeks each (total of 18 ECTS).
Urban Development Theories, including development theory, city life cycle, urban competitiveness, urban networking and informality.
- Urban Policy and Planning, including the policy cycle, participative planning and action planning
- Local Government Finance
- Economic and Financial Analysis
- Urban Social Studies
- Public Management
- Sustainable Cities and Climate Change
Training Methodology
The course joins the first three months of the Master of Science in Urban Management and Development. It comprises class room sessions in large international groups of participants, exercises, group work, individual work and field visits. Each course is examined and graded.
Admission Requirements
For this Diploma Course you should:
- Have at least a Bachelor’ degree from a recognised University or similar institute
- Have at least three years work or academic experience
- Show evidence of a sufficient oral and written command of the English language. If English is not your mother tongue, a TOEFL (Score: 575 (paper-based) / 232 (computer-based) / 90 (internet based)) or IELTS (Score: min. 6.5, subtest not lower than 5.5) test is required.
Contacts
Course coordinator: Alonso Ayala
Lecturers: Alonso Ayala, Jan Fransen, Leo van den Berg, Marijk Huysman, Forbes Davidson, Alberto Gianoli, Aloysius Bongwa, Wim Blauw, Yiping Fang, Harry Daemen and others
