12 monthsProgramme duration
36,800 GBPTuition Fee/year
25 Jun, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Urban Planning
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Urbanisation is at the centre of today’s most significant global challenges — from housing crises and climate change to questions of identity, technology and inequality. Urban Studies MSc combines intellectual depth, creative exploration and interdisciplinary thinking to develop rigorous and innovative approaches to understanding and addressing the complexities of the urban age.
Drawing on UCL’s range of internationally renowned expertise in urban research, across geography, planning, engineering and the humanities, as well as other cognate disciplines, the course equips students with advanced theoretical frameworks and analytical tools to investigate the historical and contemporary dynamics of urban life. You will work with the latest comparative, intersectional, engaged and multisensory approaches to critical urban scholarship, and are encouraged to situate their own understanding within the diverse cross-disciplinary field of urban studies. With a strong commitment to bridging theory and practice through careful engagement with London and cities around the world, the course empowers you to imagine and shape more equitable and sustainable urban futures.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Urban Planning
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Urbanisation is at the centre of today’s most significant global challenges — from housing crises and climate change to questions of identity, technology and inequality. Urban Studies MSc combines intellectual depth, creative exploration and interdisciplinary thinking to develop rigorous and innovative approaches to understanding and addressing the complexities of the urban age.
Drawing on UCL’s range of internationally renowned expertise in urban research, across geography, planning, engineering and the humanities, as well as other cognate disciplines, the course equips students with advanced theoretical frameworks and analytical tools to investigate the historical and contemporary dynamics of urban life. You will work with the latest comparative, intersectional, engaged and multisensory approaches to critical urban scholarship, and are encouraged to situate their own understanding within the diverse cross-disciplinary field of urban studies. With a strong commitment to bridging theory and practice through careful engagement with London and cities around the world, the course empowers you to imagine and shape more equitable and sustainable urban futures.
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