20 Master's degrees in Urban Planning in South Africa

Town and Regional Planning (Coursework) from University of Pretoria focuses on research to drive innovative and enquiry-led teaching for educating and positioning our students to be leaders in their professions.  

Town and Regional Planning from University of Pretoria is conferred by virtue of a dissertation as well as related assignments as prescribed by the Head of Department.

This Urban Design MEng from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is an interdisciplinary studio-based think tank engaged with design visions, strategies and solutions for cities and towns, focussed on learning lessons from the globalising cities of the South. 

The Master in Urban and Regional Planning from University of Kwazulu Natal responds to the broadening of traditional forms of planning to include both a stronger economic development emphasis, and a greater focus on the co-ordination of planning undertaken by different agencies, government departments and local councils. 

The Master in Sustainable Urban Planning and Development (Sustainable and Smart Cities and Regions) from University of Johannesburg's purpose is to develop an intellectual with advanced abilities in applying fundamental engineering sciences or related inter-disciplinary principles to specific problems of society at large.

The purpose of the Urban Development programme from Central University of Technology, Free State is to provide knowledge and skills required for the practice of urban development and provide vertical articulation to relevant higher degrees in the built environment.

The MSc Urban and Regional Planning by research is offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg as a 1 year full-time or 2 year part-time degree.

At University of Kwazulu Natal, the main Masters at by course-work programme we run is the Master in Town and Regional Planning Programme (MTRP). 

The Master in Urban and Regional  (Research)planning from University of Johannesburg's purpose is to analyse and research topics on land infrastructure and transport planning and urban and regional planning spaces.

The Master of Urban and Regional Planning programme at the Stellenbosch University, dealing with the study and solution of a relevant planning and development problem, is presented by the Centre for Regional and Urban Innovation and Statistical Exploration (CRUISE), Department of Geography and Environmental Studies.

The objective of the Development Planning programme at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is to ensure that learners have the knowledge and skills to conduct research and, in a professional capacity, guide processes of change in urban and rural domains. Its purpose is also to educate and train planning practitioners, researchers, scholars and policy makers.    

The Urban Studies master offered at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg responds to the growing need for specialisations in urban expertise.

The Master of Architecture (Professional) offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg facilitates creative production of an architectural research report integrating theory, research, analysis, design and systems technology. This is a 1 year full-time degree.

The purpose of the Master in Sustainable Urban Planning and Development from University of Johannesburg is to develop built environment professionals specialising in the sustainable planning, design, development and management of urban centres.

City and Regional Planning at University of Cape Town is a profession which contributes to the management of change in the built and natural environment

The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg invites graduate students to apply to undertake the programmes in Migration and Displacement with us.

Urban and Regional Planning from Cape Peninsula University of Technology aims to increase the capacity of professional planners and researchers within the profession. 

If you are interested in taking up a challenge, the Southern Urbanism programme at the University of Cape Town is your learning platform.

The Master in Urban Design degree curriculum from University of Cape Town comprises one year of full-time study, open to Honours or Masters-level graduates in Architecture, Landscape Architecture , or Planning from any recognised institution approved by Senate. 

Department of Sociology from Faculty of Humanities at University of Johannesburg offers a MA in Urban Studies (Research).