MSc in Global Urban Development and Planning

at University of Manchester

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Dissertation (MSc GUDP)
• Critical Issues in Urban Inequality
• Urban Development Planning in Cities of the South: an international perspective
• Best practice case studies in urban development planning in cities in the South
• Poverty and Development
• The Politics and Governance of Development
• Reconstruction and Development
• Development Fundamentals
• Development Fieldwork
• Political Analysis of Development Policy

Academic entry qualification overview
 

• We require a UK Honours degree with a First or Upper Second (2.1) classification or the overseas equivalent.
• When assessing your academic record we take into account the grades you have achieved and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.

• MSc (full-time)
  
  UK students (per annum): £11,000
  
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £22,500

MSc Global Urban Development and Planning students develop an advanced knowledge and skill base that can be applied to professional activities relating to a variety of urban-related fields.
 

Past students have gone on to work as consultants for international development cooperation agencies, planners for national and local governments and private companies, and as practitioners in slum upgrading programmes, or international networks and national NGOs in cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
 

Planning and Environmental Management graduates in general are popular with employers, particularly in consultancy, where the ability to analyse and propose policies and implement strategies is vital.
 

After London, Manchester hosts the largest number of planning and environmental consultancies in the UK.
 

Our graduates have gone on to successful careers in areas including environmental management and consultancy, urban planning and design, real estate development, urban and regional development policy, central and local government, international development, energy and water, non-governmental organisations, and research.
 

Top employers include AECOM, Arup, Atkins, BP, EDF Energy, the Environment Agency, Jacobs, and Rolls-Royce.
 

If you decide not to follow a vocational career, your wide knowledge base and transferable skills in problem-solving, strategic thinking, teamwork, creativity and communication fit what most employers are seeking.