Urban Economic Development MSc

UCL (University College London)

This programme offers our students the skills, tools and critical thinking to design and engage in state of the art research and develop sound and creative approaches and partnership in pursuit of inclusive, prosperous and sustainable urban and regional development Urban Economic Development MSc is designed to train development practitioners to better understand the dynamics of the city economy and encourage them to develop their own theoretically-sound perspectives and world views on how to tackle urban challenges through state of the art research and creative policy formulation.The programme is strongly interdisciplinary, attracting participants from a range of academic backgrounds - economists, architects, urban studies, among others, who share common values around social equity and environmental sustainability. The programme is aimed at economists or non-economists who are either currently working in or intend to work in multilateral or bilateral aid agencies, government bodies, private consultancies, think tanks, non-governmental organisations, universities and research institutes concerned with analysing, formulating and implementing economic policies related to the urban sector or particular cities.

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