About the course

Placemaking approaches public space from a people perspective, based on community needs and programming. As a ?placemaker,? you?ll understand the role that community building, economics, sustainability, management, urban design, and landscape design play in creating and maintaining successful public spaces. The Master of Science (MS) in Urban Placemaking and Management (UPM) prepares professionals for this rapidly growing field. Students learn to create successful, vibrant, equitable, and economically viable public spaces using a bottom-up, community-driven, people-centric approach. The program is for students with professionally oriented undergraduate education, professional degrees, or professional experience in architecture, engineering, environmental or landscape design, urban planning, and related studies, as well as students with a background in geography, social sciences, and management. Students are immersed in the core skills of analysis, conceptual design, and management of the public realm in cities.

　　The 40-credit program equips students to qualify for employment in a range of institutional, governmental, nonprofit, and private-sector settings. Students gain a broad theoretical knowledge of the historical, political, and social frameworks with which to conceptualize the public realm, while developing skills to analyze urban space and under?stand the relationship of public space to public policy and private development. Through studios and internships, students further gain practical understanding of the planning and design of public space, including management and the integration of the principles of sustainability into public space development. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 4 Semester(s)Fees: US$82,320

Intake	Location
Fall (August), 2024	Brooklyn
Fall (August), 2025	Brooklyn

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Pratt Institute

Applicants are welcome from all fields of study. Applicants should have received their bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in the U.S., or the equivalent from an international institution of acceptable standards. Applications will be accepted after the deadline until the program is full. Applicants must submit, in addition to the general application requirements: (1) a resume and (2) an extended piece of writing to support their application for advance study. The GRE or GMAT is optional, neither is required. International students must have all transcripts officially translated into English. Both the unofficial and the English translated version must be submitted. Students with a three-year bachelors degree from another country are required to submit a World Education Services (WES). Two letters of recommendation from employers, professors, or others able to judge your potential for graduate study in your specific program. We highly recommend that you complete the recommendation request online which will notify your recommenders to submit their recommendation online. Statement of purpose. The minimum required TOEFL score is 90 (Internet), and the required IELTS score is 7.0.

　　

English language requirements

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 85.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at Pratt Institute. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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