International Planning MSc

at University College London

Compulsory modules
 

•  Pillars of Planning
•  Comparative Planning Systems and Cultures
•  Dissertation in Planning
•  Critical Debates in International Planning
•  Urban Design: Place Making
•  International Planning Project

Optional modules
 

•  Infrastructures as Agents of Change
•  Critical Issues in Infrastructure Funding, Financing & Investment
•  Planning for Housing: Process
•  Planning for Housing: Project
•  Participatory Urban Planning Project
•  Sustainability, Resilience and Climate Change
•  Urban Design: Layout, Density and Typology
•  Urban Design: Design Guidance, Incentive and Control
•  Delivering Regeneration Projects II
•  Urban Regeneration: Urban Problems and Problematics
•  Planning Discourses for Urban Development in Historic Cities and Neighbourhoods
•  Planning Practices for Urban Development in Historic Cities and Neighbourhoods
•  Planning for Sustainability and Inclusion
•  Urban Systems Theory
•  Smart Cities: Context, Policy and Government

Normally a minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor’s degree from a UK university (or higher). Overseas qualifications of an equivalent standard will also be considered. Admissions tutors may, at their discretion, consider applications from students who have not achieved this but hold professional qualifications (e.g. RTPI) or can demonstrate substantial work experience in the field of planning. Where this is the case, applicants will still be expected to meet the minimum UCL academic requirement of a lower second-class degree.

Equivalent qualifications for India

The award of any of the following from a recognised institution:
 

• A Bachelor's degree with a minimum overall CGPA of 7.75/10, 6.25/8.0, 5.75/7.0, 4.25/6.0, 3.3/4.0, or 60% where a GPA scale is not used. The overall mark required is dependent on the subject and the ranking of the institution at which the degree has been taken.

Alternative qualifications
 

• Master's; Medical / Dental degree; MPhil/PhD

UK students
£14,700    

International students
£29,400    

Recent graduates of the MSc in International Planning have gone on to work in a variety of international contexts and roles including leading London-based planning, design and architecture consultancies; UK-based local authorities and government offices; overseas government offices and ministries; overseas private sector consultancies in planning, design, construction and development; non-for-profit organisations and charities worldwide; academic research and teaching.

International Planning graduates have been very successful in gaining subsequent employment in various sectors. At present, there is a growing demand for our graduates from a wide range of both public and private employers in the UK and abroad. They are employed in both local and central government internationally, in global planning-related consultancies, as well as in a wide range of other related sectors, such as housing, transport and urban regeneration, as well as in public and private utility companies, teaching and research.