MSc City Planning & Real Estate Development at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

A jointly RTPI and RICS accredited Masters preparing students to work as planners or real estate surveyors, offering a quicker route to chartered town planner and/or chartered surveyor status.

Faculty: College of Social Sciences | Department: School of Social and Political Sciences | Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time (up to 60 months modular) | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Principles (Economics of Planning and Development Lab, Planning Systems and Procedures, Property Law for Real Estate Surveyors, Real Estate Markets, Real Estate Valuation and Appraisal), Practice (Applied Built Environment Research, Designing Resilient Places, Development Appraisal for Real Estate Surveyors, Sustainable Spatial Strategies Lab) and a dissertation or major research project.

Career pathways

Chartered town planner, chartered surveyor or both; alumni work at consultancies such as ARUP, WSP and JLL.

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Application information

Entry requirements

2.1 Honours degree (or non-UK equivalent) in a relevant Social Science, Humanities or STEM subject; a 2.2 may sometimes be accepted; relevant work experience considered (CV). Applicants below 2:1 or from an unlisted background complete a personal statement. International applicants from non-majority English-speaking countries: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no component below 6.5 (or equivalent); the programme's English-language table sets 6.5 overall and 6.5 per component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,063 a year (2027-28). Home & RUK full-time tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 28,275 a year (2027-28). International & EU full-time tuition fee Source

Intake: September

Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time (up to 60 months modular)

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