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Overview
This wealth of knowledge and the use of contemporary teaching is integrated into the programme’s delivery. The Urban Strategies and Design programme from The University of Edinburgh encourages the adoption of a comprehensive approach to the delivery of socially sustainable urban transformation, from local-specific to global-regional interventions.
You will study the wide and diverse range of social, economic and political processes that influence the development of the contemporary urban environment. The programme also enables you to acquire the tools and skills to propose urban projects of diverse scales and specificities.
Students on the programme come from a range of multidisciplinary backgrounds and work collaboratively to understand how urban strategies and urban design approaches respond to contemporary urban transformations. This analysis is framed not only from a western perspective but acknowledges that urban transformations in the urban North are increasingly interlinked with activities in the urban South. Course structure involves traditional lectures, seminars, excursions and other relevant group activities.
The city of Edinburgh offers a unique laboratory for exploration of current urban design issues. Its renaissance to ‘Geddesian’ planning history and more contemporary international planning pedagogy and consultancy links to urban institutions and bodies, particularly in the global South, provides a good platform from which to support student-led, location-based dissertations.
The programme seeks to address the gap between architecturally driven urban design and higher-level, spatial planning driven urban strategies and design, bringing together a range of approaches relevant to urban design that are currently being developed within professional and disciplinary practices, from engineering to human geography.
Career opportunities
Graduates will be able to consider local and international career opportunities, in disciplines such as architecture, planning, landscape architecture, urban planning strategies and development planning, in the formal, (public and private) voluntary, or international development sector. You may also go on to further academic research such as a PhD.
Programme Structure
- You will study four compulsory courses at Heriot-Watt University, and one compulsory course and one option course at the University of Edinburgh.
- Students who wish to write an Africa- or Latin America-focused dissertation, will choose an option such as Emergent Cities or Cultural Landscapes.
- Following coursework completion, you will write your dissertation, on an urban themed topic of your choice.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
More details
We encourage you to apply at least one month prior to entry so that we have enough time to process your application.
Language
English
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 100
Credits
180 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Design Landscape Architecture Urban Planning View 550 other Masters in Design in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA Upper Second Class
English requirements
IELTS 7
TOEFL® IBT 100
Other requirements
General requirements
- Normally a UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
- We don't require an architecture or urban design qualification, but expect you to demonstrate a broad interest in issues of urban design strategy planning and its relationship to issues at local, national and global level.
Tuition Fee
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International
26300 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 26300 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
13400 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 13400 GBP per year during 12 months.
Part-time fees:
- Home - £6,700
- International/EU - £13,150
Living costs for Edinburgh
725 - 1167 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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