What do you study as a Bachelor of Science in Urban Technology student, and how do I apply?
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning offers two undergraduate degrees. This answer discusses the Bachelor of Science in Urban Technology. Please visit our Bachelor of Science in Architecture knowledge base answer for information about the other degree.
Bachelor of Science in Urban Technology students graduate with an understanding of cities and the design and technology skills to research city life and respond to urban needs. To succeed in urban technology you will need to understand cities as complex systems, you’ll have to be comfortable working with code and data, and you will need to be able to pull all of that together to invent new answers to the challenges of urban life.
As an Urban Technology student, you will:
- Analyze and learn about cities—such as Detroit and Chicago—by exploring them on field trips
- Use data to understand cities in new ways, such as creating a data visualization of vehicular movements or census data. All of our students learn Python, which allows them to conceptualize and code software. Many of them take electives where they tinker with hardware.
- Develop your problem solving abilities through our design and innovation courses. For us, design is the way in which urban and technical understanding are combined into new product, service, or process ideas for complex urban topics such as access transportation, energy, mobility, and housing.
Prospective students interested in urban technology can start by expressing interest via an online form to request additional information.
To apply to the B.S. in Urban Technology program, first-year applicants are required to submit the Common Application. No portfolio is required. Students applying to the B.S. in Urban Technology have two application options: Early Decision or Regular decision. Early Action is not available for B.S. in Urban Technology applicants.
Current U-M undergraduates are required to complete a minimum of 37 credit hours during their first two years on campus, including all of the prerequisite coursework outlined on the Apply to the B.S. in Urban Technology (Cross-campus Transfers) webpage, before completing the Cross-campus Transfer Application.
This program is not currently available to transfer students outside of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
Questions? Contact Taubman College at TaubmanCollegeAdmissions@umich.edu.