Develop expertise for professional and community leadership.
The program of Master in Urban Management (MUM) addresses sustainable development and human well-being in the urban landscape over time cognizant to the attainment of the SDGs amidst various externalities. Graduates shall be equipped with analytical skills enabling them to integrate intersectionality issues and opportunities with contemporary technologies in addressing urban complex problems.
Curriculum / course information
CURRICULUM
CODE | DESCRIPTIVE TITLE | UNITS
CORE COURSES
MUM 204 - Methods of Research in Urban Management (3 units)
MUM 205 - Research Presentation and Publication (3 units)
MUM 206 - Urban Management Theory and Practice (3 units)
MAJOR COURSES
MUM 211 - Urban Landscape Dynamics: Environment, Resources, Population, and Externalities (3 units)
MUM 221 - Urban Development and Administration in the Philippines (3 units)
MUM 231 - Land Use Planning and Resource Economics in Urban Development (3 units)
MUM 241 - Environmental Impact Assessment: Perspectives from the Natural and Social Sciences in Urban Planning and Development (3 units)
MUM 251 - IT in Urban Management (3 units)
MUM 261 - Fundamentals of Ecology (3 units)
MUM 271 - Basic Economics (Ecological, Environment, Resource) (3 units)
MUM 281 - Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics (3 units)
MUM 291 - Urbanization Contemporary Issues/ Contemporary Issues in Environment and Development (3 units)
ELECTIVE COURSES
MUM 216 - Ethnicity and Cultural Solidarity (3 units)
MUM 217 - Gender and Urbanization (3 units)
MUM 218 - Urban Management Analytics and Modelling (3 units)
MUM 219 - Urban Planning and Management for Disasters and Climate Change Impacts (3 units)
MASTER'S THESIS
MUM 300-A - Thesis A (3 units)
MUM 300-B - Thesis B (3 units)
MASTER'S PROJECT
MUM 301-A - Master's Project A (3 units)
MUM 301-B - Master's Project B (3 units)
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS TO FINISH THE DEGREE
THESIS TRACK
- CORE COURSES: 9 units
- MAJOR COURSES: 15 units
- ELECTIVE COURSES: 6 units
- MASTER'S THESIS: 6 units
Requirements:
* Pass a Comprehensive Examination
* Proposal & Final Defense
* Thesis Manuscript
* At least one (1) publication in a refereed journal or juried creative work
TOTAL UNITS: 36
NON-THESIS TRACK
- CORE COURSES: 9 units
- MAJOR COURSES: 21 units
- ELECTIVE COURSES: 6 units
- MASTER'S PROJECT: 6 units
Requirements:
* Pass a Comprehensive Examination
* Project Presentation
* Master's Project
* At least one (1) publication in a refereed journal or juried creative work
TOTAL UNITS: 42
CODE | DESCRIPTIVE TITLE | UNITS
CORE COURSES
MUM 204 - Methods of Research in Urban Management (3 units)
MUM 205 - Research Presentation and Publication (3 units)
MUM 206 - Urban Management Theory and Practice (3 units)
MAJOR COURSES
MUM 211 - Urban Landscape Dynamics: Environment, Resources, Population, and Externalities (3 units)
MUM 221 - Urban Development and Administration in the Philippines (3 units)
MUM 231 - Land Use Planning and Resource Economics in Urban Development (3 units)
MUM 241 - Environmental Impact Assessment: Perspectives from the Natural and Social Sciences in Urban Planning and Development (3 units)
MUM 251 - IT in Urban Management (3 units)
MUM 261 - Fundamentals of Ecology (3 units)
MUM 271 - Basic Economics (Ecological, Environment, Resource) (3 units)
MUM 281 - Ecosystem Structure and Dynamics (3 units)
MUM 291 - Urbanization Contemporary Issues/ Contemporary Issues in Environment and Development (3 units)
ELECTIVE COURSES
MUM 216 - Ethnicity and Cultural Solidarity (3 units)
MUM 217 - Gender and Urbanization (3 units)
MUM 218 - Urban Management Analytics and Modelling (3 units)
MUM 219 - Urban Planning and Management for Disasters and Climate Change Impacts (3 units)
MASTER'S THESIS
MUM 300-A - Thesis A (3 units)
MUM 300-B - Thesis B (3 units)
MASTER'S PROJECT
MUM 301-A - Master's Project A (3 units)
MUM 301-B - Master's Project B (3 units)
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS TO FINISH THE DEGREE
THESIS TRACK
- CORE COURSES: 9 units
- MAJOR COURSES: 15 units
- ELECTIVE COURSES: 6 units
- MASTER'S THESIS: 6 units
Requirements:
* Pass a Comprehensive Examination
* Proposal & Final Defense
* Thesis Manuscript
* At least one (1) publication in a refereed journal or juried creative work
TOTAL UNITS: 36
NON-THESIS TRACK
- CORE COURSES: 9 units
- MAJOR COURSES: 21 units
- ELECTIVE COURSES: 6 units
- MASTER'S PROJECT: 6 units
Requirements:
* Pass a Comprehensive Examination
* Project Presentation
* Master's Project
* At least one (1) publication in a refereed journal or juried creative work
TOTAL UNITS: 42