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MSc in Urbanisation and Development

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Programme Code: TMURDV

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 four full units.

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

GY459 Global Urbanism (0.5)

Paper 2

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

GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5)

GY441 The Politics of Housing (0.5)

GY449 Urban Futures (0.5) #

GY452 Urban Research Methods (0.5)

GY470 Urban Africa (0.5) (suspended 2026/27)

GY474 Politics of Environment and Development (0.5)

Paper 3

B

Courses up to the value of 1.0 unit(s) in the Department of Geography & Environment or outside the Department (max 0.5 unit) from the following:

DV420 Complex Emergencies (0.5)

DV421 Critical Perspectives on Global Health and Development (0.5)

DV433 The Informal Economy and Inclusive Development (0.5)

DV456 Population, Health and Development: Evidence and Projections (0.5) # (suspended 2026/27)

DV458 Key issues in Global Health and Development (0.5)

DV465 Labour, Social Services and Development (0.5)

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

GY431 Cities, People and Poverty in the South (0.5) # (withdrawn 2026/27)

GY432 Urban Ethnography (0.5)

GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5)

GY439 Cities, Politics and Citizenship (0.5) (suspended 2026/27)

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)

GY471 Urban environments and more-than-human cities (0.5)

GY474 Politics of Environment and Development (0.5)

GY476 Applied Geographical Information Systems (0.5)

GY477 Race, Capitalism and Resistance (0.5) (suspended 2026/27)

GY479 Urban Transformations (0.5) (suspended 2026/27)

GY480 Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (0.5) (suspended 2026/27)

GY483 Masterclass in Urban Development and Environment (0.5)

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

SO480 Urban Inequalities (0.5)

Paper 4

C

GY488 Dissertation - MSc Urbanisation and Development (1.0)

Footnotes

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

A: Paper 2: In exceptional cases it may be possible to make alternative choices for Paper 2 with the approval of the Programme Director.

B: Paper 3: Other urban and/or development courses available in the School as approved by the programme director.

C: Paper 4, GY488: On an approved topic.

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.