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MA Urban and Regional Planning

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

MA Urban and Regional Planning is a postgraduate Architecture course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 1 year, costs £18,685 per year and starts in September.

Postgraduate · 1 year · Full-time · Architecture · £18,685 per year

Intakes: September

The Urban and Regional Planning MA will give you the skills, knowledge and abilities necessary to practise professionally as a spatial planner in a variety of private, public and third sector/ community contexts. Building on the University of Westminster's experience of delivering postgraduate courses in town planning for more than 80 years, it examines planning across diverse contexts and scales, but focuses in particular on planning in, and for, towns, cities, and urban regions in the UK. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - You’ll be taught by qualified and dedicated staff who possess vast industry, research and teaching experience, as well as learning from guest speakers from the world of practice - You’ll study in a genuinely interdisciplinary academic environment with excellent industry links in the heart of one of the most vibrant cities in the world - This course is designed to accommodate busy schedules and offered for full-time or part-time study Campus: Marylebone, Central London Duration: 1 year Start dates: Full-time - September 2027 International tuition fee: £18,685 (Price per academic year). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): Whatever your career plans, or even if you have no plans at present, a degree in planning provides you with particularly good job prospects. Planning is widely considered a highly employable degree due to the mixture of skills and competencies students acquire, offering great career prospects domestically as well as internationally. Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• Planning Theory and Practice 1 (Core)
• Planning Theory and Practice 2 (Core)
• Planning Field Trip (Core)
• Making and Managing Places (Core)
• Sustainable Cities and Neighbourhoods (Core)
• Planning Research: Methods and Skills (Core)
• Dissertation / Policy Implementation Project & Colloquium (Core)
• Land Use Planning and Transport (Option)
• Streets, Places and Active Transport (Option)
• Environmental Policy, Assessment and Climate Change (Option)
• Housing and Urban Regeneration (Option)
• Communities Towards Sustainability – Public Engagement (Option)
• Planning for Risk & Resilience (Option)
• Modifying Transport Behaviour: Theory, Practice and Politics (Option)
• Conservation and Heritage (Option)
• Emerging Landscapes and Urban Ecologies (Option)
• Place and Experience in Design of Urban Spaces (Option)
• Information Management Applications for Urban Planning (Option)

Careers

• Community development worker
• Conservation officer
• Economic development officer
• Housing manager/officer
• Planning consultant
• Planning officer