
Digital Urban Studies: Sustainable Urban Development
Outcome (diploma or credits): Master of Science (ITMO University)
Duration: 2 years
Language: English
Application Deadline: 11 August 2023
Admission Requirements: see below*
Tuition Fee: 379,000 rubles for international students
Discover more at the program's website!
*The Master's program is designed for applicants with different training backgrounds such as architects, city planners, economists, sociologists, geographers, ecologists, IT specialists and engineers, managers of state and municipal government, etc. We expect students with excellent and good grades in the Bachelor's diploma. Upper-intermediate level of English proved by a certificate; CV and motivation letter is required.
Program description
The specific outcome of the Master’s program is a combination of competencies in the field of system analysis and digital data analytics in urban studies, smart and sustainable cities management. It gives graduates the opportunity to build their professional career in the fields of urban digitalization, project design and management of smart and sustainable cities at the federal, regional, and local levels.
The program welcomes applicants with various education backgrounds as architects, economists, sociologists, geographers, ecologists, IT specialists and engineers, managers of state and municipal government, etc., interested in modern approaches and technologies for transforming the urban environment, implementing strategies for sustainable and smart urban development based also on social studies and public participation strategies.
The acquired competencies and knowledge will allow graduates to become competitive in sustainable urban planning and design and find jobs at architectural bureaus, design organizations, consulting agencies, municipalities that follow the modern agenda in urban design.
As part of Master's program specialization in Sustainable Urban Development, students will gain new knowledge, understanding and competencies in such areas as concept of sustainable development, UN SDGs and indicators, ESG transformation; sustainable development strategies and management in cities and regions; will gain understanding of how the problems of climate change affect cities and influence the health of the citizens, how they affect the processes of urban planning and urban design. Students will be introduced to ecological (green) and the circular economy, will learn the principles of urban green and blue framework design and maintenance of ecosystem services in cities, along with sustainable mobility principles. Particular attention will be paid to the psychological aspects of the human-cities-environment interactions of citizens of different ages, various social groups, citizens with special needs for an inclusive urban environment, basics of pro-environmental behavior, and public participation. Starting from the first semester students will be involved in research and practice activities and will strengthen their skills in urban research methodologies.
Program сontent
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Creative Technologies / High-Tech Business Creation / Thinking
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Foreign Language
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Applied Artificial Intelligence
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Introduction to Urban Studies
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System Analysis and Data Processing in Urban Planning
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Design of Urban Environment
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Conceptual Framework of Regional and Urban Sustainable Development
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Geoinformatics and Geoinformation Systems
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Research Internship
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Foreign Language
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Applied Artificial Intelligence
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Discrete Modeling
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Sustainable and Smart Cities Strategies
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Climate Change Aspects for City Management
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Psychology of Interaction with the Urban Environment and Sustainable Mobility
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Methodology of Translational Research
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Research Internship
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Soft skills
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Green Economy in Urban Planning
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Blue-Green Infrastructure Design
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Smart Cities' Concepts and Technologies
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Transport Planning
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Project Management in Urban Studies
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Research Internship
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Tech Internship
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Research Internship
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Senior Internship
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Preparation for Thesis Defense and Thesis Defense
Partners
- International Centre for Social and Economic Research “Leontief Centre”
- International Architectural Bureau MLA+
- Russian Green Building Council
- Agency for Strategic Initiatives
- State Unitary Enterprise "Vodokanal of St. Petersburg"
- Scientific Research Institute and Project Development Center of General Plan of Saint Petersburg
- Government of Saint Petersburg. Committee for City Planning and Architecture
- Government of Saint Petersburg. Committee for nature exploitation, nature protection and ecological safety
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Samara University
- The M.L. Petrovich Laboratory of Urban Planning
Career prospects
Graduates of the specialization Sustainable Urban Development can find the following job positions: sustainability or ESG managers, heads of sustainability or ESG departments at companies or municipalities, sustainable urban planners at the department of architecture, private companies or municipalities.
Our graduates work at:
- International Centre for Social and Economic Research “Leontief Centre”
- International Architectural Bureau MLA+
- Scientific Research Institute and Project Development Center of General Plan of Saint Petersburg
- Government of Saint Petersburg. Committee for City Planning and Architecture
- Government of Saint Petersburg. Committee for nature exploitation, nature protection and ecological safety
- The M.L. Petrovich Laboratory of Urban Planning
- Municipality of Kazan
- Municipality of Almetyevsk
- Municipality of Yakutsk
- Center of Inclusive Education, ITMO University
- Institute of Design & Urban Studies, ITMO University
List of entrance exam questions
FAQ
The exam will be held online via Zoom. The link will be sent to you email the day before the exam. Before the start of the exam, a personal identification procedure will be carried out. Examination questions will be assigned by a random number generator. You can fill in the answer form on your computer or print it out and after write your answers. Then you will need to send it to examination commission. The preparation time for your answers will be one hour. You will present your answers to the examination commission orally. The examination commission may ask you additional questions. The results of the entrance exam will be announced on the official website of the university within three working days after the exam.
Contacts
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Program supervisor: Irina Shmeleva, PhD, associate professor, head of the Sustainable Cities Lab, i_a_shmeleva@itmo.ru, Telegram: @ireneshmel
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Program coordinator: Oksana Soldatova, ovsoldatova@itmo.ru