MA Cities at University of the Arts London

Programme overview

Through a critical and experimental approach, MA Cities challenges conventions of urban development and regeneration, exploring new forms of knowledge exchange through culturally engaged participatory processes. It is part of the Spatial Practices programme.

Faculty: Central Saint Martins | Duration: 2 years (60 weeks) Extended full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Units include Voices in the City – Situated Practices and Positions; The Project in the City – Practice Manual and Speculative Policy; Space, Money & Time – Cities, Global Flows and Transactions; Thesis by Practice – New Positions on City-Making.

Career pathways

Graduates have moved into local authority work, commissioning, their own engagement practices, film, urban consultancy, urban design, experimental theatre on urban themes, sustainable building materials and academic research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An upper second-class honours degree in a relevant field including architecture, design, anthropology, fine art, theatre, geography, landscape, urban studies, urban planning, engineering, environmental science, literature, postcolonial studies or politics, or equivalent. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in reading, writing, listening and speaking (or equivalent).

Domestic applicants: GBP 7,700 a year (2027/28). Home (UK) tuition fee per year; correct for entry in 2027/28 Source

International applicants: GBP 20,240 a year (2027/28). International tuition fee per year; correct for entry in 2027/28 Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 2 years (60 weeks) Extended full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/architecture-spatial-and-interior-design/postgraduate/ma-cities-csm

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