The MAS UTD programme focuses on the core research and design STUDIOS, with a range of curated transdisciplinary COURSES and urban theory SESSIONS underpinning the studio work, and the publication of results. The programme extends beyond the traditional scope of urban design teaching, to include novel developments in urban theory and history (such as planetary urbanisation, anthropocene and postcolonial thought), in landscape architecture, urban and landscape ecology (such as agroecology and regenerative landscape practices), and in civil and environmental engineering (such as sustainable construction, low-carbon mobility, and urban hydrology).

Shown below is the Autumn Semester 2024 programme at the EPFL and previous Spring Semester 2024 at ETH Zürich.