Housing and City Planning MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

University College London

Postgraduate

In London

£ 12,950 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

Shelter is one of the most basic human needs, but the provision of that shelter - the development of enough housing of the right type and quality in the most appropriate locations - is a challenge that few, if any, governments in the developed world have fully addressed. This MSc offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the 'housing question' in advanced economies, with core contributions from across the faculty.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

There is a growing demand for our Master's graduates from a wide range of both public and private employers in the UK and overseas. Many have taken up posts in local and central government planning, others have moved into planning related consultancies. Past students have also found employment in numerous specialist sectors: in housing and transport, planning, urban regeneration and environmental agencies, public and private utility companies, and also in teaching and research.

Preferably an upper second-class Bachelor’s degree (or higher) from a UK university. Overseas qualifications of an equivalent standard will also be considered. Admissions tutors may, at their discretion, consider applications from students who have not achieved this but hold professional qualifications (e.g. RTPI) or can demonstrate substantial work experience in the field of housing development, planning for housing, or housing design. (Applicants will still be expected to meet the minimum UCL requirement of a 2:2, however.)

The programme is fully accredited by RICS so all students completing the full MSc are eligible for licentiate membership of the RICS.
The programme has 'specialist' accreditation from the RTPI so students who have an RTPI accredited undergraduate degree in planning who then complete this programme are eligible for licentiate membership of the RTPI (the 3+1 route).

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Subjects

  • Planning
  • Housing
  • City Planning MSc
  • Housing Msc
  • Planning for Housing
  • Housing Design
  • Economics
  • Finance for Housing Projects
  • Management
  • Economics and Finance

Course programme

Students will develop appropriate design, analytical and presentational skills, and work on practical cases that test their capacity for creative thinking and problem-solving. The curriculum covers UK-specific policy and practice as well as a range of international case studies and globally relevant debates in the provision of housing.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of six core modules (90 credits), two elective modules from across The Bartlett School of Planning or beyond, subject to approval (30 credits) and a dissertation/report (60 credits).

A Postgraduate Diploma, six core modules (90 credits), two elective modules (30 credits), full-time nine months, is offered.

A Postgraduate Certificate, four core modules (60 credits), at least three months full-time, is offered.

Core modules
  • Planning for Housing: Process
  • Planning for Housing: Project
  • Principles of Sustainable Housing Design
  • Low Energy Housing Retrofit
  • Economics and Finance for Housing Projects
  • Management of Housing Projects
Optional modules
  • Spatial Planning (for professional accreditation)
  • Critical Debates in Planning (for professional accreditation)
  • Or any other open MSc module in The Bartlett School of Planning, or the wider Faculty of the Built Environment
Dissertation/report

All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 10,000 words

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, tutorials, projects and problem-based learning. Assessment is through a mix of essays, group projects, problem-sheets, individual projects, classroom tasks and the dissertation.

Fieldwork

There is a field trip to continental Europe in the Reading Week of term two (February).

Travel and accommodation costs for the field trip are included in the programme fee.

Additional information

Fee - £23,740 (FT)

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