Urban Design MA, PGDip 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Newcastle University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

26,500 GBPTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

1Scholarships

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Architecture and Built Environment

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Our Urban Design Master's and PGDip is aimed at built environment professionals who want to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in the field of urban design.


This Urban Design Master's prepares you to contribute towards an improvement in the quality of the built environment.


We've structured the course around three main urban projects. Each explores key contemporary issues in urban design:


  • urban regeneration
  • housing
  • public space and engagement

Theoretical and practical lectures, seminars and workshops underpin these projects. The course is primarily studio based. There is an emphasis on independent learning. You're encouraged to cultivate a studio atmosphere within your year group. You'll learn from each other's diverse disciplinary backgrounds. 


The Urban Design Master's builds on the strengths of the multidisciplinary character of its cohort. It complements existing skills and experience in built environment-related disciplines. You'll develop new skills in understanding and designing in physical, social and economic contexts.


Students from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds could take this course; including:


  • architecture
  • urban planning
  • landscape architecture
  • property development
  • art
  • community engagement

Our Urban Design Master's and PGDip has strong links with the Urban Design Group (UDG). One of our graduates won the student prize at the prestigious National Urban Design Awards. Sarah Cawrse talks about her winning submission ‘Designing Incentives for Healthy Lifestyles: Promoting food access, physical activity and social interaction through design’. Sarah based this project on Elswick in Newcastle.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Architecture and Built Environment

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Our Urban Design Master's and PGDip is aimed at built environment professionals who want to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in the field of urban design.


This Urban Design Master's prepares you to contribute towards an improvement in the quality of the built environment.


We've structured the course around three main urban projects. Each explores key contemporary issues in urban design:


  • urban regeneration
  • housing
  • public space and engagement

Theoretical and practical lectures, seminars and workshops underpin these projects. The course is primarily studio based. There is an emphasis on independent learning. You're encouraged to cultivate a studio atmosphere within your year group. You'll learn from each other's diverse disciplinary backgrounds. 


The Urban Design Master's builds on the strengths of the multidisciplinary character of its cohort. It complements existing skills and experience in built environment-related disciplines. You'll develop new skills in understanding and designing in physical, social and economic contexts.


Students from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds could take this course; including:


  • architecture
  • urban planning
  • landscape architecture
  • property development
  • art
  • community engagement

Our Urban Design Master's and PGDip has strong links with the Urban Design Group (UDG). One of our graduates won the student prize at the prestigious National Urban Design Awards. Sarah Cawrse talks about her winning submission ‘Designing Incentives for Healthy Lifestyles: Promoting food access, physical activity and social interaction through design’. Sarah based this project on Elswick in Newcastle.

Admission Requirements

125+
70+
4.5+
6.5+
3.3+

A 2:2 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a related subject, such as:


  • architecture landscape
  • architecture design
  • environmental design
  • urban planning
  • geography
  • property development

We will also consider your application if you have a degree in a different subject, lower or non-standard qualifications and relevant professional experience. If you have a non-traditional background you could be offered a place on the PGDip. On achieving the required grades you could then transfer to the full MA.


Newcastle University graduates


If you hold an Architecture and Urban Planning BA Honours (K190) or an Architecture BA Honours (K100) degree at 2:2 or above from Newcastle University, you don't need to submit a portfolio. We will automatically offer you a place when you apply.

12 Months
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
11,400 GBP
International
26,500 GBP

Scholarships

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Master Open

Value

$13518

Deadline

30 Aug 2026

Application requirements

QS Event Attendance is NOT required

Entry requirements

You must be admitted to this school to be awarded

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