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MSc in Regional And Urban Planning Studies

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Programme Code: TMRUP

Department: Geography and Environment

For students starting this programme of study in 2026/27

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules

Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of three full units and a dissertation. 

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.

Course code, title (unit value)

Paper 1

GY447 The Economics of Regional and Urban Planning (0.5) #

Paper 2

GY448 Social and Political Aspects of Planning (0.5)

Paper 3

GY454 Urban Policy and Planning (0.5)

Paper 4

Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following:

GY400 The Economics of Urbanisation in Developing Countries (0.5) #

GY404 Inclusive Growth (0.5) #

GY410 Economics of Local and Regional Development (0.5)

GY413 Regional Development and Policy (0.5) #

GY415 Local Capacity and Economic Development Policy (0.5) (suspended 2026/27)

GY432 Urban Ethnography (0.5)

GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5)

GY441 The Politics of Housing (0.5)

GY443 Global Urban Natures (0.5)

GY446 Planning for Sustainable Cities (0.5)

GY449 Urban Futures (0.5) #

GY455 Economic Appraisal and Valuation (0.5)

GY460 Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis (0.5) #

GY462 Real Estate Finance (0.5)

GY472 Real Estate Investment (0.5) #

GY473 Economic Development and the Environment (0.5) #

GY474 Politics of Environment and Development (0.5)

GY476 Applied Geographical Information Systems (0.5)

MY452A Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) #

MY452W Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) #

MY465 Intermediate Quantitative Analysis (0.5) #

PP443 Sustainable Transport: Cities, Policy and Politics (0.5)

PP465 City-Making: the Politics of Urban Form (0.5)

SO473 Crime, Control and the City (0.5)

SO480 Urban Inequalities (0.5)

Another half unit course from another programme at the discretion of the Programme Director by special permission only.

Paper 5

GY484 Dissertation - MSc Regional and Urban Planning Studies (1.0)

Footnotes

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

This programme is externally accredited by the RICS. Further information is available on the Geography and Environment Department website (see Quick Links to Regional and Urban Planning Studies).

Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.