The first cohort of the Urban Technology major, housed within the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, is set to graduate this May. The Bachelor of Science in Urban Technology, which was piloted in 2020 and began in Winter 2022, is the first of its kind.

The program provides a “future-focused” curriculum that incorporates urban planning with coding and city design. Bryan Boyer, director of the Urban Technology program, told the Michigan Daily the major is an ideal route for those who have a passion for city planning, but would also like to explore the technological side. 

“When we talk about Urban Tech, I usually describe it as a degree for people who thought they wanted to study urban planning, or urbanism broadly, but also wanted to study computer science, and they didn’t want to have to choose one or the other,” Boyer said. “Our curriculum is cities, technology, and design … plus understanding cities and their challenges and opportunities.”

Read the full story in the Michigan Daily.