Technology, Sustainable Urban Development, Bachelor and Master of Science (Technology) (3 + 2 yrs)

About this programme

Are you interested in helping to create the sustainable cities of the future? The world is facing key challenges such as a changing climate, biodiversity loss, social justice issues, and poverty, and cities are key arenas for addressing these challenges. Tampere University’s Sustainable Urban Development Bachelor’s degree programme teaches the new generation of experts to apply multidisciplinary expertise to help address these challenges and develop the sustainable cities of the future. About the Technology specialisation Technology students develop a broad theoretical basis for applying technological and engineering solutions to create sustainable built environments, and the foundational skills and knowledge to become a technology professional. Alongside your technology-specific studies, selected multidisciplinary courses bring you together with students in social and administrative sciences specialisations. This helps you understand urban development from several perspectives, develop interdisciplinary thinking skills, and identify novel and constructive ways of solving complex problems. Urban Lab Through a challenge-based Urban Lab course, students are engaged in real-life urban development projects in collaboration with organizations such as the City of Tampere. The course provides students the opportunity to engage with local urban planners, citizens, and organisations to help identify and understand real-world development challenges, and work in interdisciplinary teams to co-create solutions. You can find out more about the Urban Lab in the Tampere University Urban Lab Blog . Opportunities This programme aims to meet the societal and industry need for more multidisciplinary thinkers capable of understanding and solving complex challenges and an adaptable and dynamic workforce that can work together to solve challenges. All technology-specialisation students are automatically eligible to continue their studies for the Master’s degree studies in the Master’s Programme in Civil Engineering – Urban Systems Engineering and the competencies to apply to other master’s programs. SUD graduates from the technology specialisation have found employment in city organizations, academia, and engineering and tech companies, where they have been recognized for their interdisciplinary thinking, adaptability, and interpersonal and group work skills gained during their studies. More Information Please see the description of the two other study fields on the following websites: Administrative Sciences, Sustainable Urban Development Social Sciences, Sustainable Urban Development All students accepted for this Bachelor’s Programme are automatically given the right to continue their studies for the Master’s degree, if they wish to do so. When accepted in Technology, Sustainable Urban Development, you will automatically have the right to continue studies in the Master’s Programme in Civil Engineering – Urban Systems Engineering.