Overview

This innovative one-year masters is run jointly by the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the School of Architecture. The Urban Design and Planning course at University of Sheffield will prepare you for a career in the planning and urban design professions and includes opportunities to learn about development and design issues faced in the Global South.

Key Features :

You'll learn about the factors that shape cities and rural areas, and gain a deeper knowledge of a selected specialist aspect of planning.

The course will develop your research, policy making and design skills, and your understanding of how to apply research to public policy making and evaluation.

Accreditation

A Specialist Planning Programme partially accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Perspectives on Spatial Planning and Development

Research Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
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- Apply before 2026-09-04 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Architecture Design Urban Planning View 114 other Masters in Urban Planning in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

Lower Second Class _{(recommended)}

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

For UK students, the usual entry requirement is a 2:1 degree or evidence of equivalent achievement (for example, a professional qualification combined with work experience).

We will consider your application if you have a 2.2 degree but we would expect you to have evidence of work experience or other relevant activity.

Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

We also accept a range of other UK qualifications and other EU/international qualifications.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

27755 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

12360 GBP / year

≈ 12360 GBP / year

Living costs

Sheffield

United Kingdom

555 - 977 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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