MSc & MRes

Smart
Cities
www.mscsmartcities.org
Want to
acquire the skills
to be the change
makers of the
21st century in
cities?
Want to
bring this science to
those living in cities
so that they can
be involved in their
future design?
Want to
be at the
forefront of
changing
cities for the
better?
About Smart Cities 4
Courses available 6
Key diferences between
MSc and MRes 8
Course Structures
MSc 10
MRes 11
About Us
Our Expertise 12
Applications
How to Apply 14
We offer
the UKs frst
postgraduate
courses on
Smart Cities
At CASA our Masters
programmes draw on the
biggest group of researchers
in urban studies, transport,
computer science and
planning in the world.
London is our living
laboratory. This is the ideal
environment for learning
about the challenges of
world cities right here
on our doorstep.
Our courses open doors to
new job opportunities in
planning and engineering
that are absolutely critical to
our future cities.
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At CASA you will learn how to
change our future cities making
them fairer and more efcient.
Our courses ofer the latest in
urban analytics - methods that
let you explore massive data
sets, simulate how cities work
using new data, and enable
new ways in which this science
can be brought to the citizen.
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By the end of this century most of us will be living in cities,
cities that will be massively automated in comparison with
those of today.
Our Masters programmes are unique in educating
graduates into the ways in which such
smart cities will be developed.
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Our courses refect the
very latest in the
science of cities.
Smart cities are all about
how computers, data, and
analytics, which consist of
models and predictions, are
being embedded into cities.
To this end, we need
powerful analytics to make
sense of this new world.
Cities, currently, are being
extensively wired, thus
generating new kinds of
control and new kinds
of services, which are
producing massive data
streams big data.
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We are
ofering two
new Masters
level degree
programmes from
September
2014
MSc
Smart Cities
and Urban Analytics
and
MRes
Smart Cities
Taken full-time,
the courses run
for 12 months,
commencing
in September
The part-time
option allows you
to take the course
at your own pace,
from between 2
and 5 years
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MSc (Master of Science) and MRes (Master of Research)
degrees are both postgraduate courses. They both contain
taught elements, compulsory and optional modules which
are assessed, with the MRes being more research focussed
with fewer taught classes than the MSc which has a more
practice-based emphasis.
Typically, an MRes is ideal as a grounding for those wishing to pursue
further study to PhD level whereas an MSc may be more suitable
for someone wishing to expand their knowledge of a particular area
without necessarily wanting to study to doctoral level.

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MSc Smart Cities and Urban Analytics
Term One - 60 credits
Smart Systems Theory (15 credits)
Quantitative Methods (15 credits)
Geographic Information Systems and Science (15 credits)
plus an optional module (15 credits)
Term Two - 60 credits
Smart Cities: Context, Policy and Government (15 credits)
Spatial Data Capture, Storage & Analysis (30 credits)
Urban Simulation (15 credits)
Term Three onwards - 60 credits
Dissertation (10,000-12,000 words) (60 credits)
MRes Smart Cities
Term One - 30 credits minimum *
Communication Skills (15 credits)
Quantitative Methods (15 credits)
* plus an optional module in either
Term One or Term Two (15 credits)
Term Two - 45 credits minimum *
Smart Cities: Context, Policy and Government (15 credits)
Group Project: Smart City Data
and Intelligent Analysis (30 credits)
Term Three onwards - 90 credits
Dissertation (15,000 words) (90 credits)
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Further
information on the
module content is
available at
mscsmartcities.org
Skills in computing and programming will
be developed throughout the course
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Andy Hudson-Smith Mike Batty Alan Wilson Martin Austwick Elsa Arcaute Adam Dennett Hannah Fry
CASA is one of the
leading forces in the
science of cities, generating
new knowledge and insights
for use in city planning, policy
and design and drawing on the
latest geospatial methods and
ideas in computer-
based visualisation and
modelling.
Our current
mix of architects, planners,
geographers, mathematicians,
physicists, archeologists,
engineers and computer
scientists make CASA a unique
department within
UCL.
Our academic staf
are immersed in research
involving smart cities
as shown through their
diverse range of projects
and publications. Visit
the mscsmartcities.org
website to view their full
profles.
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Visit
mscsmartcities.org
for a link to UCLs
online application
form
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Applying for a place on one
of these courses is simple
via UCLs online admission
system.
First you need to decide
which course you would like
to apply for, either the MSc
in Smart Cities and Urban
Analytics or the MRes in
Smart Cities.
Completed applications are
forwarded to us for consideration
by the course leader and
academic staf who will make
a decision on your suitability.
UCLs admissions ofce will send
you the formal outcome of your
application, and normally the
whole process takes just a few
weeks.
Then you need to decide
whether youd like to study
full time (in one calendar
year) or on a part-time
fexible modular basis
(between 2 and 5 calendar
years).
If you need any help at any stage
of the process, please do not
hesitate to contact our Teaching
and Learning Administrator,
Lisa Cooper either by email
[email protected] or by
telephone +44 20 3108 3327.
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www.mscsmartcities.org
The Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis is one of the leading forces in the science of
cities, generating new knowledge and insights for use in city planning, policy and design
and drawing on the latest geospatial methods and ideas in computer-based visualisation
and modelling. We are part of The Bartlett: UCLs global faculty of the built environment.
The Bartlett Centre for Advanced
Spatial Analysis
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
Visit www.casa.ucl.ac.uk
Follow @casaucl