Bachelor of Design in City Innovation (BDCI)

Location: Professional Faculties 2182
Student Information: 403.220.7070
Fax number: 403.284.4399
Email address: info@salp.ucalgary.ca
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Bachelor of Design in City Innovation (BDCI)

The Bachelor of Design in City Innovation is a four-year degree that enables students to develop design and design thinking skills to address the complex issues that affect our cities and the broader built environment. Graduates can undertake further studies in a variety of professional programs including architecture, planning, landscape architecture, law, social work, public policy, public health, and data science as well as pursue careers in multiple disciplines in the private, public, and non-profit sectors that focus on creating positive change in the physical and social infrastructure of cities.

Architecture Concentration (within the Bachelor of Design in City Innovation) 

The courses required for the Architecture Concentration are equivalent to the courses in the Master of Architecture (MArch) Foundation Year and constitute the prerequisites for the University of Calgary’s two-year MArch degree. Completion of this Concentration does not guarantee admission to the MArch or to other degree programs in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape.

Students interested in pursuing the MArch or MLA can refer to the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape for additional admission information.

Landscape Architecture Concentration (within the Bachelor of Design in City Innovation) 

The courses required for the Landscape Architecture Concentration are equivalent to the courses in the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) Foundation Year and constitute the prerequisites for the University of Calgary’s two-year MLA degree. Completion of this Concentration does not guarantee admission to the MLA or to other degree programs in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape.