273 Master's in Urban Planning in Europe

The Architectural and Urban History and Theory MPhil/PhD at UCL allows you to conduct a comprehensive, original and creative piece of research into an area of your own selection and definition. 

The Intelligent Mobility Design research programme at Royal College of Art supports critical, design-led research into future mobility. 

The Planning programme offered by The University of Manchester is your gateway to a dynamic career shaping the cities, towns, and environments of tomorrow. 

The Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy Design at Politecnico di Milano  offers an advanced academic route in designing spatial arrangements and urban policies, to transform and manage the city, territory and environment.

The Sustainable Urban Planning and Design programme from KTH Royal Institute of Technology focuses on the correlation between the built environment and social, economic and institutional forces.  

Designed for both students and practitioners, the Urban Design course at University of Strathclyde treats the city as a complex, dynamic system.  The course is closely linked to the Urban Design Studies Unit research agenda. 

The two-year Urban Studies programme of the University of Amsterdam deals with questions surrounding the increasing urbanisation of today’s world. Cities are characterised by economic, social, political and cultural opportunities, but also carry risks of social problems, inequality and security issues. In this programme, you will learn to research and analyse these challenges.

The Architecture programme of University of Liechtenstein reflects the diverse and complex challenges facing architecture as a socially responsible profession today. An understanding of and an active engagement with cultural sustainability are at the heart of its curriculum.

Artistic research can generate links between multifaceted disciplinary expertise and the problems posed by the urban realm. The University of Applied Arts Vienna (Angewandte) has therefore implemented a new Social Design - Arts as Urban Innovation master degree programme dedicated to these challenges that emerge within urban social systems and the broad spectrum of related issues.

Architectural and Urban Design course offered by University of Brighton, based in the School of Architecture and Design, is highly experimental and we aim to stretch your imagination and critical ability. You will engage with research on the analysis of city spaces and explore the current issues of global urbanism. 

The Master Planning and Sustainability from Université de Tours is in line with the international priorities which aim at including sustainable development in higher education programmes. 

Are you interested in how cities can becomes more sustainable, efficient, safe and livable? There is an increasing need for urban planners who understand sustainable urban development and design. The 2-year master program in City and Regional Planning  at University of Stavanger qualifies you to understand and shape the cities of the future.

This Urban Studies MSc program from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) provides a strong interdisciplinary perspective on urban studies, allowing you to follow a core trajectory of shared courses and to enjoy the freedom to specialise by selecting from a large range of elective modules and courses. 

The M.Sc. in Smart and Sustainable Cities at Trinity College Dublin is a full-time, one-year programme. It explores urban development through geography, engineering, and ecology. This public study mode course provides deep insights into smart urbanism, preparing students to tackle modern environmental and social challenges.

The Urban Design and City Planning programme from UCL equips you with a multidisciplinary skill set crucial for careers in urban design, city planning, and related fields.

The aim of the Master’s degree in Urban Mobility at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia is to improve urban mobility in our cities and around the world. This requires not just improvements in technical infrastructure (towards intelligent transport infrastructure, the Internet of Things, etc.) but also holistic planning, execution and operation.

The degree program in Planning and Policies for the City, Environment and Landscape from University of Sassari prepares students to become experts in analyzing urban, landscape and environmental dynamics as well as in developing policies and programs for a city and its surroundings.

This Situated Practice programme from UCL explores the relationship between creative practice and place. Combining architecture, art, design and curatorship, it encourages experimental, site-specific work to engage critically with urban and social contexts. 

The Urban Systems Engineering at University of Debrecen are prepared at a high level to implement the conception and programs of urban development and to form their plans.  

Architecture and Urbanism from Czech Technical University (CTU) is an opportunity to further develop the fundamentals acquired during your Bachelor’s studies and to find your own thing and your personal path – potentially including an inspiring stay abroad in the context of our exchange programmes.