By the end of this course, students will have studied the most important issues in the current international system and discussed options for possible solutions.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe the historical, social, cultural, and economic phenomena that have an impact on urban morphology and city sustainability, communities and urban districts; explaining the role played by the municipality, developers, communities, architects and urban planners, in order to comprehend and create critical judgment about urban growth and development, through a theoretical analysis and case studies.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to analyze sites of different scales and determine their degree of environmental sensitivity , land-use aptitude and potential for development, in order to define coherent working lines in the ensuing design process.

The aim of this course is for students to learn about and understand spatial, formal, and tectonic transformations of Mexican architecture within its social, historical and cultural context, from a national and regional perspective.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize and comprehend the principles and basic concepts of sustainability in architecture, in order to critically analyze projects renowned for their sustainable design, proposals and paradigms, examining the design as a response to the environment, including passive and active systems.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize the most widely used construction systems and processes , in order to establish a connection between the materials and their construction procedures and techniques with both the site and federal, state, and municipal regulations, as well as with their potential applications in the architectural design.

This course aims to introduce students to international mediation and referal processes.

By the end of this course, students will understand the different variables behind the globalization process and study how they affect development.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify basic construction materials such as wood, steel, concrete, and glass, and their properties in order to describe their chemical composition, historical evolution, contemporary uses, constraints, and architectural possibilities, as well as new and potential products.

This course aims to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the natural resources of the world such as oil, water, and minerals and the conflicts they produce.