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University of Westminster Urban and Regional Planning MA
University of Westminster

Urban and Regional Planning MA

London, United Kingdom

1 Years

English

Full time, Part time

01 Jul 2025

Sep 2025

GBP 15,500 / per year *

On-Campus

* international | UK: £9,700

Introduction

The Urban and Regional Planning MA will give you the skills, knowledge and abilities necessary to practise professionally as a spatial planner in a variety of private, public and third sector/ community contexts. Building on the University of Westminster's experience of delivering postgraduate courses in town planning for more than 80 years, it examines planning across diverse contexts and scales but focuses in particular on planning in, and for, towns, cities, and urban regions in the UK. You'll be taught by qualified and dedicated staff who possess vast industry, research and teaching experience, and moreover, you'll benefit from studying in a genuinely interdisciplinary academic environment with excellent industry links in the heart of one of the most vibrant cities in the world.

The course is professionally accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and covers both the ‘spatial’ and ‘specialist’ elements of the RTPI’s requirements for initial planning education. It is designed to accommodate busy schedules and offered for full-time or part-time study at our modern Marylebone campus in central London. The course's main objective is to create critical-minded, well-rounded, and highly employable graduates who can excel in a variety of career environments and possess the skills and competencies necessary for addressing the manifold challenges and opportunities associated with contemporary spatial development and planning.

In addition to the MA qualification, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate options are also available, enabling you to access the course at a point that is relevant to your circumstances, achieve credits and leave at a point that specifically meets your needs.

Please note: this course is designed for those students who wish to practice town and country planning in the UK.

Top reasons to study with us

  • You’ll be taught by qualified and dedicated staff who possess vast industry, research and teaching experience, as well as learning from guest speakers from the world of practice.
  • You’ll study in a genuinely interdisciplinary academic environment with excellent industry links in the heart of one of the most vibrant cities in the world.
  • This course is designed to accommodate busy schedules and is offered for full-time or part-time study.

Why study this course?

  • Central London location
    You’ll study in a genuinely interdisciplinary academic environment with excellent industry links in the heart of one of the most vibrant cities in the world.
  • Taught by experts
    You’ll be taught by qualified and dedicated staff who possess vast industry, research and teaching experience.
  • An accredited course
    The course is fully accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as a combined degree programme.

Professional accreditation

The Urban and Regional Planning MA is fully accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as a combined degree programme. On successful completion of the MA course, students can become licentiates of the RTPI. After two years’ experience in practice, they may make a submission for their Assessment of Professional Competence and, if successful, are then entitled to full RTPI membership, leading to a better career – and salary – prospects. The Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate on its own do not meet RTPI requirements for Initial Planning Education but can be used as an element for accreditation eligibility. More information on routes to membership can be obtained from the RTPI website.

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