Program Overview
The Urban Supercomputing at ITMO University is a MSc programme in Architecture & Urban Planning over 24 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of architecture & urban planning. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Urban Supercomputing programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across Finland and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 24 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Tuition: EUR 3,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students
- Location: Saint Petersburg, Amsterdam, Finland
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Urban Supercomputing programme are prepared for diverse careers in architecture & urban planning:
- Architect
- Urban Planner
- Landscape Designer
- Sustainability Consultant
- Real Estate Developer
- Heritage Consultant
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Parallel Programming
- Foreign Language
- Introduction to Computer Science
- Computational Methods for Structural Mechanics
- System Analysis of urbanized areas
- Urban Informatics and Geoinformatics
- Urban Simulation
- Stochastic and discrete mathematical models
- Introduoctin to big data (OR) Machine Learning
- Models and methods of HPC (OR) Internet and web technologies
- Mathematical Methods of urban areas design
- Data-centric decision support systems (OR) Mobile technologies and systems
- Modeling and optimization in transportation / Virtual society / Analysis and modeling in social networks / Urban virtual words / Social psychology of urbanized society \x96 CHOOSE 3 OF 5 COURSES
- Master Thesis
- State Exams
- Internship
- Individual Research Projects
- Research Works
- Group Project
- Group projects in chosen specialization
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
You need the following GPA score:
Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to 3 on a US 4.0 grading scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of 3.8 or better on a 4.0 scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).
Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).
Bachelor\'s degree in the field of computational science or equivalent, with excellent/good grades. CV & motivation letter. Upper-intermediate level of English. For admission to the partner university IELTS or TOEFL may be required.
English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
EUR 3,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students
Tuition fees: EUR 3,000 (Tuition (Year)) — International students
IELTS requirement: 6.5
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact ITMO University directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About ITMO University
ITMO University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
ITMO University is a state-supported university in Saint Petersburg and is one of Russia's National Research Universities. ITMO University is one of 15 Russian universities that were selected to...
University Profile- Application Deadline 2001-07-18
- Start Date 2018-09-01
- Language English
- Duration 24 months