Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning
Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning
A distinctive feature of all three bachelor programs in the ASL School of Architecture, Urban Planning, and Landscape Architecture, is the intensive interdisciplinary connection as a basis for multidisciplinary thinking and acting. This reflects current demands in the professional world, characterized by wide-ranging and constantly changing tasks of an interdisciplinary nature. The goal of the six-semester bachelor degree program is the development of knowledge and competencies that provide a solid foundation for further study in the master program and provides the qualifications for limited planning work in the contexts of spatial and structural design, as well as strategic and conceptual planning, or in other related planning areas.
The development of planning and design skills forms the core of the curriculum. Essential competencies are acquired during the entire course of studies. Included are key skills such as teamwork, time management, conceptual thinking, creative and scientific work, communication and presentation.
Introductory studios and project modules are the main instruments of acquiring and training these competencies. At the same time fundamental instructions are given in four study areas:
- General Sciences
- Fine Arts, Design and Presentation
- Tools, Processes and Technology
- Object of Planning and Planning Levels
In addition field-specific fundamentals addressing current and coming issues in architecture are being continually developed in the following areas:
- the conceptual and scientific aspect of planning (urban and regional development)
- the design-oriented artistic approach (urban planning).
The modular structure of the curriculum offers increasing possibilities for choosing and combining courses as students progress through the study program. It allows for knowledge and know-how to be individually determined and developed. In the fifth semester, a professional practice project accompanied by practice-related seminars serves as a bridge between theory and professional practice. It includes a personal analysis of the student’s strengths and his or her areas for further development. The subsequent courses and the final bachelor's project are designed in such a way that interests developed during the professional practice project may be explored further.
Links
- Study information of the University of Kassel:
Bachelor of Science
Urban and Regional Planning
(in German langauge,
with information about application) - Professional practice office