Urban Design and Built Environment

Designing resilient cities and environments
to support our future

In the Graduate Major in Urban Design and Built Environment, it is our goal to unravel the various complex problems faced by the cities and environments of today using rich imagination and cutting-edge technology. We conduct research for the creation of cities and environments which are resilient (are able to recover by themselves flexibly), encompassing many facets such as its safety, comfort, and culture. We also aim to develop individuals who will be able to undertake the work of building such future cities and environments.

Objectives

Pushing the boundaries of urbanology
and environmentology

In the Master's Program, we aim to cultivate students who, having acquired and combined the wide range of knowledge and technology required to understand relevant phenomena, can contribute to the creation, renewal, and effective use of resilient cities and environments.
In the Doctoral Program, we aim to develop individuals who will lead the creation, renewal, and effective use of the new cities and environments supporting our future, equipped with the ability and creativity to carry out advanced research independently in addition to the knowledge and technology developed in the Master's Program.

Ideal Candidates

Master's Degree Program

Those who have interest and motivation to learn a wide range of fields such as science and engineering — societal and environmental
Those who have the strong will to tackle difficult problems faced by society
Those who have the aspiration to use the knowledge and abilities acquired for contribution to society

Doctoral Degree Program

Those who have insight to discover the various problems related to cities and environments and an inquisitive mind to seek solutions
Those who can conduct novel research based on logical thinking
Those who have communication skills allowing them to be receptive to diverse cultures and values and to interact proactively

Competencies Developed

Master's Degree Program

Logical and analytical thinking to view cities and environments in a comprehensive manner
Insight to discover problems and an inquisitive mind to seek solutions
Ability to express one's own thoughts and opinions precisely

Doctoral Degree Program

Flexible thinking aimed toward creation of new values
Conceptual ability to comprehend cities, environments, and their problems from an international perspective
Comprehensive ability to present research valuing human nature and ethics

Potential Career Paths

Technical work at governmental agencies (national, municipal, etc.)
Research and technology development at business enterprises, etc.
Research and education at universities, etc.

Potential Employers for Graduates

Governmental agencies (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) / Local governments (Tokyo Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, City of Nagoya, City of Yokohama, Bunkyo Ward) / Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency / Japan Post / Universities, research institutions, etc. (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Institution for Transport Policy Studies, Railway Technical Research Institute) / Obayashi / Kajima / Shimizu / Taisei / Takenaka / Kumagaigumi / Penta-Ocean Construction / Toda / Sekisui House / Daiwa House Industry / Nippon Steel Engineering / Tokyu Land Corporation / Tokyo Tatemono / Nomura Real Estate Development / Mori Building / JR Central / JR West / JR East / Odakyu Electric Railway / Tokyu / East Nippon Expressway / Metropolitan Expressway / Hanshin Expressway / Central Japan International Airport / Chubu Electric Power / Tokyo Electric Power / The Institute of Behavioral Sciences / CTI Engineering / Nippon Koei / Fujitsu Research Institute / Pacific Consultants / Shinkenchiku-sha / Asahi Kasei / Nippon Steel / Sumitomo 3M / Sekisui Chemical / Hitachi / Yokogawa Electric / Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance / JT / NTT Data / Mitsui