Urban Design and City Planning MSc: Fees & Entry Requirements at UCL (University College London), UK

Urban Design and City Planning MSc
UCL (University College London)

UK

About this course

What will I learn?

This programme has a unique focus on urban design as a creative planning tool and the interface between urban design and city planning. It offers a comprehensive understanding and exposure to urban design theory and practice, and also the complexity of its interface with the city planning field. The programme equips students theoretically and practically, engaging academically and in practice with urban design and related fields of knowledge. Students will learn how to think critically, creatively and in analytical ways across the different city scales, from strategic to local, and across urban design, city planning, place-making, real estate and sustainability arenas.

Which department am I in?

Built Environment

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
£36,500.00 (39,76,901) per year
Postgraduate student in UCL self-catered halls (Rent) - 347 per week

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2026

Venue

UCL (University College London)

Gower Street,

London,

Camden,

WC1E 6BT, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

Preferably an upper second-class Bachelor's degree (or higher) from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Where candidates fail to meet the standard requirement (i.e. they hold a degree of a lower classification), the department will take into account professional experience in planning or a related field when considering the application. Applicants who do not hold a good second-class degree may, in exceptional cases, be admitted to the programme if able to demonstrate considerable senior-level professional experience in planning or a related field.Overall grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each of the subtests. Overall score of 100 with 24/30 in reading and writing and 20/30 in speaking and listening.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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