Bachelor in Urban Design and Landscape Architecture

This 4 years bachelor program in Urban Design and Landscape Architecture is offered at Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design, a university located in Girne, Northern Cyprus, with instruction delivered in English. Students who choose Girne benefit from studying in a compact, international campus environment typical of higher education in Northern Cyprus, where undergraduate degrees are commonly structured around a 4 years course of study. Urban Design and Landscape Architecture combines the planning of cities and public space with the design of outdoor environments, from parks and streets to larger regional landscapes. Students study how open space, circulation, vegetation, and the built environment interact, learning to balance functional, ecological, and aesthetic considerations in the same project. Coursework usually includes design studio, site planning, planting and materials, urban theory, sustainability and environmental analysis, and the use of design and mapping software for site documentation and presentation. Studio projects range from small public spaces to larger urban regeneration schemes, and students learn to read a site's topography, climate, and social use before proposing interventions. Graduates work for municipalities, landscape architecture and urban planning firms, real estate and development companies, or environmental and heritage organizations, and some continue to graduate study in planning or design. Throughout the 4 years program at Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design, students combine required coursework in the discipline with electives and, in many cases, an internship or capstone project that lets them apply what they have learned before graduating.