B.A. in Urban Studies
Redesign cities to improve lives.
The B.A. in Urban Studies at Tecnológico de Monterrey prepares you to imagine and build sustainable, accessible, and resilient cities. You will combine mobility, environment, and urban management to create real solutions to the challenges of urban growth and inequality.
“At the School of Architecture, Art and Design at Tec, our students showcase strategic projects at national and international levels. With a focus on City, Arts, and Design for Value, we address urban challenges, promote artistic production, and foster innovation in companies. Since our founding in 2016, we have been part of prestigious international organizations, offering broad opportunities to develop skills and use cutting-edge technologies. Today more than ever, architecture, art, design, and urban planning are essential to imagining and building inclusive, resilient, and meaningful futures.”
— Mariana Amatullo, Dean of the School of Architecture, Art and Design
B.A. in Urban Studies at Tec
Discover the B.A in Urban Studies experience at Tec
You explore how cities function, understand their challenges, and get involved in real-world projects from the very beginning. You develop skills in critical thinking, spatial analysis, and technological tools for diagnosing urban environments.
You delve into topics such as mobility, the environment, urban regeneration, landscape design, and land management. You participate in interdisciplinary projects and choose your areas of specialization to enhance your professional profile.
You will apply your knowledge in real-world scenarios: strategic projects with governments, companies, or urban consulting firms. You will solidify your vision as an urban planner with an ethical, technological, and global perspective, while enhancing your professional, international, or research career path.
Work hand in hand with:
Thanks to our partnerships with world-class universities in more than 48 countries, you can study, travel, and collaborate in international experiences that prepare you to lead with global impact.
- Aalto University (Finlandia)
- Universidad EAFIT (Colombia)
- University College London (Reino Unido)
- National University of Singapore (Singapur)
- Tsinghua University (China)
- Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
- Universidad de Belgrano (Argentina)
- Creative Methods
- Design Fundamentals
- Drawing and Graphic Expression
- Elective Course Mathematics and Science
- History of Art, Design and City
- Induction to the Social Service
- Tec Week Elective I
- Theory of Art, Design and Habitat
- Academic English
- Creative Coding
- Data Analysis and Visualization
- Design with Mathematics and Physics
- Digital Experimentation
- Elective Course Humanities and Fine Arts
- Exploration Topic
- Research for Creative Industries
- Tec Week Elective II
- Tec Week Elective III
- Critical History of Architecture and the City
- Elective Course Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Geomatics and Urban Mobility
- Participatory Diagnosis and Urban Planning
- Tec Week Elective IV
- Tec Week Elective V
- Urban Theory
- Data Science for Cities
- Disciplinary Tec week
- Elective Course Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Tec Week Elective VI
- Urban and Landscape Design
- Urban Law
- Urban Project Management
- Urban Research Project
- Affordable Housing and Real Estate Development
- Change Management, Negotiation and Governance
- Climate Resilience and Territorial Foresight
- Elective Course Ethics and Citizenship
- Professional Life Planning
- Tec Week Elective VII
- Urban Policy: Economy, Ecology and Society
- Professional Elective I
- Professional Elective II
- Professional Elective III
- Professional Elective IV
- Professional Elective V
- Professional Elective VI
- Tec Week Elective IX
- Tec Week Elective VIII
- Elective I
- Elective II
- Elective III
- Elective IV
- Elective V
- Elective VI
- Tec Week Elective X
- Tec Week Elective XI
- Elective Multidisciplinary Professional
- Final Territorial Transformation Project
- Strategies and Guides for the Final Degree Exam
- Tec Week Elective XII
The courses in the curriculum are subject to change without prior notice. To view the most up-to-date version, please check this page.
Enhance your profile with Tec Concentrations
Specialize in key areas of your career and add unique value to your education: deepen your knowledge with disciplinary concentrations or broaden your profile with complementary skills through cross-disciplinary concentrations.
Discipline
- Urban entrepreneurship
- Regenerative design
- Real estate intelligence
Cross
- Design and technology-based futures
- Entrepreneurship in the creative and cultural industries
- Art and technology incubator
- Open innovation and technology transfer
- Data analytics and artificial intelligence tools
- Quality of life and well-being
- Mexican culture
- Design, innovation, and technological entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurship in action
- Family businesses, sustainability, and legacy
- Government and public transformation
- Social innovation
- Purpose-driven businesses
- Financial insights for decision-making
- Jewelry design, production, and marketing