▼ Background and Features
This program aims to provide high-level professionals for urban management and planning in Macau and related cities, enabling effective management of urban development. City University of Macau established the Urban Planning and Design major out of its sense of responsibility for Macau's urban development, as well as its foresight and recognition of the necessity for Macau's future urban development.

The related courses emphasize a balance between theoretical knowledge and practical experience, professional education and quality education, and basic skills and innovative abilities. The program cultivates advanced professionals in urban planning with a solid professional foundation and comprehensive knowledge, proficiency in urban planning and design and urban management abilities, and composite characteristics.

▼ Objectives
The program promotes graduate teaching through innovative research-oriented education, aiming to achieve high-level research results in urban planning and management in Macau, and meet the practical requirements for scientific, standardized, and institutionalized urban management. It also aims to satisfy the urban development and talent needs of Macau's urban planning and management departments.

Graduates can devote in higher education institutions, research institutions, government agencies, planning institutes, design institutes, planning bureaus, real estate development companies, and other sectors to engage in planning, design, and management work, as well as professional research. Research topics include urban planning, urban design, landscape design, planning management, smart city research, etc..

▼ Program Orientaiton
Urban Renewal Theories and Methodologies, Waterfront Urban Planning Theories and Methodologies, and Smart City Planning Theories and Methodologies.

Curriculum Plan: PhD Program in Urban Planning and Design
Program Standards: PhD Program in Urban Planning and Design