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Urban Regeneration (MSc) Urban Regeneration (MSc) University College London

University College London

Masters Degree , Urban Studies

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Course Description

This MSc engages addresses the problem of urban decline, one of the most pressing issues affecting cities in the UK and worldwide. The programme will equip you with the ability to critically analyse complex urban issues, the boldness to address those issues in a creative, strategic manner, and the confidence to propose appropriate implementation plans.

You will acquire the latest knowledge of the social, economic and spatial issues involved in regenerating urban areas and you will gain a case-based, multidisciplinary experience of real urban regeneration schemes. The programme provides a platform for informed reflection on the latest theory and practice and will develop your creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.

 

Course Content

Compulsory modules

  • Urban Regeneration: Urban Problems and Problematics (15 credits)
  • Urban Regeneration: Development Projects (15 credits)
  • Case Studies in Preparing Regeneration Projects (15 credits)
  • Case Studies in Implementing Regeneration Projects (15 credits)
  • Critical Debates in Urban Regeneration (15 credits)
  • Urban Design: Place Making (15 credits)

Optional modules

You can choose optional modules from across UCL which may include the following specialisms:

  • Cities and the Environment
  • Housing
  • Modules on the Global South from the Development Planning Unit (DPU)
  • Sustainable Urban Development
  • The Representation of Cities and other modules from the Urban Lab
  • Transport Policy and Planning
  • Urban Design
  • Urban Economics and Politics
  • Students taking RTPI accreditation must take the following:
  • Planning Practice
  • Plus either Comparative Planning Systems and Cultures or Spatial Planning: Concepts and Context

 

Entry Requirements

Preferably an upper second-class honours Bachelor's degree (or higher) from a UK university or an overseas qualification of equivalent standing is required.

There is no particular subject requirement as the MSc provides an 'initial' planning and urban regeneration education for graduates with cognate or non-cognate degrees. 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 when deciding whether to admit. Applicants who do not hold an upper second-class degree may, in exceptional cases, be admitted to the programme if they are able to demonstrate considerable senior-level professional experience in planning or a related field.

English language requirements

If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you will be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency.

The English language level for this programme is: Good

Additional Information

Full-time students study for 37.5 hours per week during term time. Typically, lectures and seminars occur on two days per week. Flexible mode students normally attend half this amount.

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