Transport and City Planning MSc 12 months Postgraduate Programme By UCL |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

36,500 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Urban PlanningMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Urban Planning

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This MSc brings a cross-disciplinary focus to transport and urban planning which is unique, aiming to critically examine the current challenges of transitioning to sustainable travel behaviours and sustainable cities in the UK and internationally. The programme draws on the latest thinking and debates in transport, urban planning and major infrastructure project development.

The aim of the Transport and City Planning MSc (TCP) is to enable students to work effectively as transport and urban planning practitioners, moving beyond the ‘disciplinary silos’ usually found in academia and practice. A key feature of the MSc is its integrative design across transport and urban planning disciplines - it sees transport as part of the planning of the sustainable city. It draws on a range of different theories and perspectives, with modules linked by common principles.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. Students can either take the Transport Route or Planning Route.

The Master of Science (MSc) programme consists of six compulsory modules (90 credits) and two optional modules (30 credits) plus a dissertation/report (60 credits).

The Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) consists of six compulsory modules (90 credits) and two optional modules (30 credits), taken over nine months if full-time study. .

Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded a MSc in Transport and City Planning. Upon successful completion of 120 credits, you will be awarded a PG Dip in Transport and City Planning.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Urban Planning

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This MSc brings a cross-disciplinary focus to transport and urban planning which is unique, aiming to critically examine the current challenges of transitioning to sustainable travel behaviours and sustainable cities in the UK and internationally. The programme draws on the latest thinking and debates in transport, urban planning and major infrastructure project development.

The aim of the Transport and City Planning MSc (TCP) is to enable students to work effectively as transport and urban planning practitioners, moving beyond the ‘disciplinary silos’ usually found in academia and practice. A key feature of the MSc is its integrative design across transport and urban planning disciplines - it sees transport as part of the planning of the sustainable city. It draws on a range of different theories and perspectives, with modules linked by common principles.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. Students can either take the Transport Route or Planning Route.

The Master of Science (MSc) programme consists of six compulsory modules (90 credits) and two optional modules (30 credits) plus a dissertation/report (60 credits).

The Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) consists of six compulsory modules (90 credits) and two optional modules (30 credits), taken over nine months if full-time study. .

Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded a MSc in Transport and City Planning. Upon successful completion of 120 credits, you will be awarded a PG Dip in Transport and City Planning.

Admission Requirements

3.3+
7+
69+
100+
185+
Normally a minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree or other qualification of equivalent standard in Urban Planning, Geography, Engineering, Transport Planning, or related disciplines; and/or related work experience.

1 Year
Sep

Domestic
18,400 GBP
International
36,500 GBP

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