Train professionals, specialists, and researchers, in each area of ​​urban planning, urban management, and environmental impact in their rural and urban context, to understand and propose social, economic, political, and technical guidelines, according to development, with the viability to generate proposals for socially consensual land use planning; in the attention of the requirements that the Oaxacan society, regional and national, demands in and for urban solutions and territorial reorganization of and, in its population centers; to intervene participative in the workplace and contribute to the detection and possible solution of associated problems, promoting collaboration between professionals and the creation of networks that facilitate the generation, dissemination and application of knowledge by the public, academic and private sectors.

General Objective: To train highly trained professionals who, using the research tool in the knowledge of the main problems of architecture and regional and national urbanism, influence (from academic specialization at a higher level or the public or private exercise of their practice professional) in a greater understanding and critical reflection of the same that are translated into the permanent improvement of teaching and the proposal and application of appropriate solutions to the various forms of disciplinary practice and the social reality of our region. Duration: 2 years

General Objective: To train teachers in urban design, with a comprehensive and humanistic perspective, and professional orientation, who have the skills to analyze the production processes of urban space, in local and global contexts, in order to project and manage design interventions that contribute to the solution of urban problems, with criteria of sustainability, habitability, equity, competitiveness, inclusion, and participation. Duration: 2 years

To train teachers who, based on solid ethical principles inspired by universal values, are capable of proposing and managing structural design projects in the area of ​​urban construction and based on current regulations, all through the strategic management of the resources that enable rational decision-making with a focus on social responsibility and sustainability.

In affinity with national and international efforts to combat the environmental impacts of the construction of the environment, this master's degree responds in an interdisciplinary way to the growing environmental and social deterioration to which urban spaces are exposed on a local, territorial, national and global scale.

Train professionals, specialists and researchers, in each area of ​​design, architecture and technologies; in the various dimensions of heritage architecture in its rural and urban context, to understand the development of science applied to the design and construction of vernacular housing, the application, adoption and adaptation of new technologies; in the design with historical, pre-Hispanic, regional and related antecedents to the cultural and social environment of the Mesoamerican cultures of southeast Mexico; in the attention of the requirements that the Oaxacan society, regional and national, demands in and for the architectural and urban solutions of its population centers; to intervene participative in the workplace and contribute to the detection and possible solution of associated problems, promoting collaboration between professionals and the creation of networks that facilitate the generation, dissemination and application of knowledge by the public, academic and private sector .

The Master's program in Urban Development was opened in 1976 and between that date and 1995, it trained 139 students in nine classes. After an important modification to the study plan, in the 1995-1997 class, the program changed its name to Masters in Urban Studies, from which up to 2019 216 students graduated in twelve promotions, while, in the thirteenth class, 2019-2021, there are 19 students. The Master's program is designed with a flexible structure and transdisciplinary orientation. Likewise, as a result of the collective effort of students, teaching staff, and administrative staff, since 2007 the program has been distinguished in the National Postgraduate Register of the National Quality Postgraduate Program (PNPC) of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) in the International Competition category.

To train men and women of integrity who, with a vocation for service, social sensitivity, excellent ethical training and are able to: Generate quality architectural projects, as well as deepen theoretical and historical knowledge contemporaries under the dynamics of research and criticism of the discipline. Solve architectural projects based on advanced design processes. Examine phenomena related to aesthetics and architectural expression. Recognize theoretical positions that condition the design of the architectural object and its urban implication. Transfer the tools of applied research to solve architectural design problems. Analyze technological alternatives in order to materialize the architectural object in an innovative way. Know and use modeling systems and digital architectural expression applied to design architecture.

Train specialists capable of proposing development projects from their conceptualization to their implementation and evaluation, attending to their elaboration, negotiation, and application processes.

General Objective: To train professionals in the integral conservation of architectural heritage with a practical orientation for the performance of skills related to the preservation, restoration, and management of architectural heritage. Duration: 2 years

Objective: To train professionals who manage and design interdisciplinary urban projects taking as a reference the social dynamics, politics, and the economy to improve the quality of public space.

To train human resources of high academic level with a theoretical and methodological capacity to generate and apply knowledge in the field of architecture and urban planning, with a social and environmental vision so that they contribute to the sustainability of urban development.

The Master's Degree in Sustainable Urban Architectural Design aims to train professionals in architectural urban design with cutting-edge knowledge that integrate the Theory of Form and Sustainability to propose optimal alternatives in the design of spaces that promote quality of life.

The Master's Degree in Processes and Graphic Expression in Urban-Architectural Projection is an academic program that is based at the University Center of Art, Architecture, and Design (CUAAD) of the University of Guadalajara.

The Master's Degree in Urban Planning of the Center for Design and Construction Sciences and the Department of Theory and Methods has the mission of contributing to the sustainable development of human settlements through the training of professionals trained in the area; taking as fundamental premises the integral and multidisciplinary approach of the urban phenomenon, the prospective vision and the participation of society; and, promoting the values of a critical, responsible and sensitive attitude towards social problems, commitment to the sustainable development of cities and promotion of teamwork.