Duration | 1 year (Full Time) |
Course Level | PG Degree |
International Students Admission Website | |
Type of University | Public |
Year of establishment | 1982 |
Highlights
- The Master of City Design (MCD) is an intensive graduate degree focusing on the physical design aspects of spatial relationships and interactions between people and places
- Students learn how to plan for the physical design of cities using spatial thinking that combines analyses of places, meaningful engagement with diverse communities and design knowledge across a scale
- Hands-on field-based studio learning provides immersive exposure to integrated design and contemporary professional practice in complex urban places across Chicago
Ranking
- University Rankings
- #201-300
- ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2021
- #285
- QS 2022
- #301-350
- THE (Times Higher Education) 2022
- #227
- US News & World Report 2022
- #103
- US News & World Report 2022
Fees components | Amount |
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Tuition & fees | INR 24,26,621 |
Fees components | Amount |
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Hostel & Meals | INR 9,41,093 |
Insurance | INR 1,09,834 |
Housing Application Fee | INR 4,080 |
Total | INR 10,55,007 |
Calculated at the exchange rate of 1 USD = INR 81.6
|Tuition & expenses were last updated on 16ᵗʰ December 2022
Entry Requirements
Qualification | Entry Criteria |
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12th | No specific cutoff mentioned |
Graduation | No specific cutoff mentioned
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TOEFL | Marks - 80/120
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PTE | Marks - 54/90
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IELTS | Marks - 6.5/9
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GRE | No specific cutoff mentioned |
Other eligibility criteria | Applicants must submit a portfolio comprising their most important and representative visual arts, design, research, and/or professional work such as an essay, academic paper or policy report, newspaper article, photographs, handmade sketches, computer-generated graphics, design proposal, or project of which they are the sole author or designer
This material may be of an academic, professional, or personal nature, and must be submitted in a PDF format and include a description of the project as well as supporting documentation, which may include images or a video
Relevant professional experience of two or more years strongly recommended |
Conditional Offer | Not mentioned |
Step 1: Prepare documents for application
- Letters of Recommendation:Â Three required
Step 2: Additional documents required
Step 3: Start your online application
Step 4: Application fees for this course
Step 5: Application deadline
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