School of
Architecture
The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings. The impact of thoughtful, well-designed built environments in the physical and emotional well-being of individuals and communities. Students take courses that are directed toward a strong foundation in the technical, graphic, and design areas of architecture: Structure Design, Site Design and Sustainability.
City & Metropolitan
Planning Department
Students in the Urban Ecology program engage with topics such as sustainability, ecological planning, land use and transportation, economics, law, housing, disaster resilience, dark skies, and community engagement. Many of the classes will take students out of the classroom and involve them in hands-on research and engagement in local communities and environments.
Division of
Multi-Disciplinary Design
This innovative program holistically explores physical, digital, and platform design. Students learn and apply skills in design strategy, thinking, and processes such as research, communications, making and collaboration. Our graduates are equipped to meet the needs of a rapidly changing professional world, and to tackle complex social and environmental problems by creating design solutions.
Division of
Games
The Utah Division of Games at the University of Utah is a top-ranked program in video game education and research and is a national leader in the nascent discipline of games. The program is contributing to the definition of a new interdisciplinary informatics field that deeply integrates art, humanities, social science and computational research and practice.