Urban Environmental Management

WHY STUDY THIS PROGRAM

UEM program is well-regarded internationally by donor agencies, governments, and private sector organizations and companies. The program is taught by multi-disciplinary faculty in small-group settings to work closely with students and address individual interests and concerns. With its long history of over 30 years of teaching students from across the world, recent students have come from 20+ different countries and a wide variety of professional and academic backgrounds.

Preferred Background

Since UEM is a multi-disciplinary program, academic background of applicants can be flexible. However, the following background areas are preferred: Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Economics, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering, Natural Resources Management, Geography, Political Science, Social Science, Public Administration, Law, etc.
For Doctoral program, in addition to the Master’s degree in a field relevant to UEM, two or more years of relevant professional experience is ideal. A detailed dissertation research outline must be submitted for PhD application.

ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS

• Master of Science (MSc) Program
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Program
• Diploma and Certificate Program

UEM Curriculum

UEM draws on and integrates theories and perspectives in established disciplines of urban planning, urban and regional development, urban infrastructure management and economics, sustainable development and urban policy and management studies into a distinctive framework of problems, issues and questions concerning the urban environment, in a developing country/city context.

Our curriculum consists of department-side required, program-wide required, and elective courses. Students can design their own study programs according to their inclinations and future career objectives. In addition to the courses specified below, students, under the guidance of their academic advisors, can select courses from a wide range of electives from other fields/schools at AIT.

Program-wide required courses

• Urban Environmental Management Systems
• UEM Research Methods and Techniques
• Urban Environmental Planning Workshop

Program-wide elective courses

• Urban Planning and the Built-Environment
• Environmental Science and Technology for Decision Makers
• Disaster Management in Urban Environmental Planning
• Management of Urban Housing, Infrastructure and Services
• Strategic Environmental Assessment for Urban Development
• Governance and Urban Management
• Urban Economics and Finance
• Assessment and Implementation of Development Projects
• Mega-City Development and Management
• Urban Governance and Economics for Holistic Waste Service Delivery
• Urban Geography and Spatial Analysis