MA Urban and Regional Planning at University of Westminster

Programme overview

The Urban and Regional Planning MA prepares students to practise as spatial planners in private, public and third-sector contexts, building on over 80 years of postgraduate town planning teaching at Westminster. It focuses on planning in and for towns, cities and urban regions in the UK and is accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

Department: Architecture, Interiors and Planning | Duration: 1 year full-time (part-time day release also available) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take 180 credits: core modules Planning Theory and Practice 1 and 2, Planning Field Trip, Making and Managing Places, Sustainable Cities and Neighbourhoods, Planning Research: Methods and Skills, and a Dissertation or Policy Implementation Project, plus one specialist option such as Housing and Urban Regeneration, Conservation and Heritage or Planning for Risk and Resilience.

Career pathways

Planning graduates have strong job prospects in the UK and internationally, supported by links with the RTPI and public, private and third-sector organisations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A minimum of a lower second class honours degree (2:2). Applicants without it may be considered with membership of an appropriate professional body and/or at least 5 years of work experience in a planning discipline. An interview may be required. A personal statement and one academic and one professional reference are required. International applicants whose first language is not English need IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.5 in writing and no element below 6.0.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,315 a year (2027/28). Price per academic year (2027/28 entry). Source

International applicants: GBP 18,685 a year (2027/28). Price per academic year (2027/28 entry). Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

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