Masters Degrees (Town Planning)

With specialisms in economic development, coastal regeneration and climate change, our Town Planning Masters programme will provide you with the understanding, skills and experience to practise as a professional town and country planner or surveyor. Read more

Our Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) accredited course will provide you with comprehensive training and practical experience for a rewarding career in urban and suburban planning. Read more

The Master's track History of Architecture and Town Planning explores the evolution of cities, villages and park- and landscape design in Europe within the changing global setting. Read more

This MA course will give you the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to practise professionally as a spatial planner. Read more

This course is aimed at built environment professionals and others with a relevant background who wish to gain an in-depth understanding of planning and sustainable development, whether to improve career prospects in their country or enter international practice. Read more

This MCD taught programme is fully accredited by the. Royal Town Planning Institute. and will introduce you to the essential aspects of town and regional planning. Read more

The Certificate is an access route to the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)-accredited MSc in Spatial Planning course. Read more

The combination of accelerated climate and environmental change, resource pressures and rapidly evolving social, legal and political contexts demand that the planner of the future is better equipped with the science, tools and skills to help shape the high quality multi-functional places we increasingly need. Read more

Our Urban Planning MSc provides a core introduction to planning issues, professional and theoretical debates and their application to live cases and places. Read more

The father of town planning, Patrick Geddes was a professor of botany at this University hence our strong historical links to the planning profession. Read more

This programme was previously known as City & Regional Planning. This programme will deliver a highly regarded professional education in city planning. Read more

The MSc provides full Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accreditation. The PGDip must be combined with a specialist MSc dissertation for this full accreditation. Read more

This MSc brings a cross-disciplinary focus to transport and urban planning which is unique, aiming to foster “smart solutions” to the current critical challenges of transitioning to sustainable travel behaviours and sustainable cities in the UK and internationally. Read more

The International Planning MSc provides a strong international and comparative focus on planning, urban theory and practice. The scope of the programme primarily encompasses Europe, North America, Australia, South Africa and the Far East, and increasingly China and South-East Asia. Read more

This highly regarded programme will prepare you for a career in urban planning and development, where you may be required to shape and consider development proposals and devise or interpret plans and policies, negotiate and regulate development schemes, undertake community consultations, develop evidence and present reports to clients and decision makers. Read more