MSc Urban Planning at Newcastle University

Our Urban Planning Master's provides a core introduction to urban planning issues, professional and theoretical debates and their application to live cases and places. Urban Planning is the understanding of the place-making processes that underpin places, society and the environment. It's also interdisciplinary, with professionals having an understanding of a range of topics.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Architecture Planning and Landscape  |  Duration: Full time: 1 year; Part time: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The majority of the course consists of a series of compulsory modules. They introduce you to the core values and principles of urban planning. Compulsory modules include: Introduction to Planning law, Project 1: Spatial Strategies, Economics of Development, Planning Frameworks, Planning and Sustainability, Dissertation, The Reflexive Practitioner (MSc version), Research Design, Planning, Power and People, Community Building.

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