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The University holds regular events throughout the year, including webinars and the annual on-campus Master’s Expo, all of which offer the opportunity to find out more about our facilities and courses from our academic and admissions staff.

We also attend a number of education fairs both in the UK and overseas throughout the year.

For more details on how you can meet us, visit our events page.

Please submit the following documents with your completed application form:

• copies of official degree certificates and transcripts of your previous study, showing the subjects taken and grades obtained. If these documents are in languages other than English, please provide official translations;
• copies of English Language Certification, such as IELTS, TOEFL iBT or Pearson test score report, if available at the time of application;
• your CV.

Ensure that you enclose all the necessary documents to avoid any delays.

MSc Urban Regeneration and Development offers the knowledge and skills to shape the future of our cities, creating places that are inclusive, sustainable and resilient. You will explore how cities evolve, decline and regenerate, analysing the social, economic, political and environmental forces that drive urban change.

Teaching combines critical understanding of policy and governance with the practical expertise needed to plan and deliver regeneration projects - from breathing new life into former industrial areas to developing thriving, liveable neighbourhoods.

This programme provides a strong balance of academic insight and applied skills, preparing you to address pressing challenges such as housing inequality, economic redevelopment and climate adaptation.

Our graduates progress to influential roles in the UK and internationally, working with local authorities, government agencies, regeneration partnerships, consultancies and major developers to deliver meaningful and lasting change.

You will:

• identify urban opportunities and challenges and build the knowledge base to devise appropriate regeneration and development solutions;
• receive a thorough grounding to prepare students for professional practice in urban development and regeneration;
• explore international perspectives on urban regeneration and development.

• Benefit from expert teaching, including guided one-to-one dissertation supervision.
• Develop practical skills in project work, and access specialist design and spatial analysis software.
• Select from a mixture of optional units to develop an area of specialism in urban regeneration and development.
• This course includes fieldwork in the UK, and an optional overseas visit, to explore real-life urban regeneration and development issues. Recent locations for the optional overseas study unit include Amsterdam, Seattle and Istanbul.
• Study in 51¸£ÀûÉç, a city where planning has been taught for more than 50 years, and where a range of urban development and environmental challenges and solutions are evident across the city and its surrounding region.

Important notice: factors affecting fieldwork and placements

The School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED) recognises the value of fieldwork and placements. However, the safety and wellbeing of our students and staff remains our priority.

The School will assess on a regular basis the viability of any travel and fieldwork and communicate any significant changes to our students at the earliest possible opportunity.

Assessment methods are largely individually based, but also involve some elements of group working.

Overall, you are continuously assessed via a range of methods, including essays and report writing, topic papers and critical reviews, project portfolios, and assessed workshop presentations.

Formative feedback is provided through the courses both orally and in written form to help you develop further key skills.

A 12,000-word dissertation on an approved topic is discussed and chosen at the beginning of the second semester and a suitable supervisor allocated.

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The course prepares you for employment in professional practice in urban development, regeneration or planning in the UK or overseas. The degree will provide you with the academic knowledge and professional skills for employment in the private (consultancy, development industry) and public (local authorities, development agencies) sectors.

More generally, MSc Urban Regeneration and Development graduates are popular with employers, particularly in consultancy, where the ability to analyse and propose policies and implement strategies is vital.

After London, 51¸£ÀûÉç hosts the largest number of planning, development and environmental consultancies in the UK.

Our graduates have gone on to successful careers in areas including environmental management and consultancy, urban planning and design, real estate development, urban and regional development policy, central and local government, international development, energy and water, non-governmental organisations, and research.

Employers include AECOM, Arup, Atkins, BP, EDF Energy, the Environment Agency, Jacobs, and Rolls-Royce, among other international consultancy companies and agencies.

If you decide not to follow a vocational career, your wide knowledge base and transferable skills in problem-solving, strategic thinking, teamwork, creativity and communication fit what most employers are seeking.

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Careers support

The University has its own dedicated that you would have full access to as a student and for two years after you graduate.

At 51¸£ÀûÉç you will have access to a number of opportunities to help boost your employability.

Careers support for international students

The Careers Service provide specialist resources, advice and events for international students to help with career planning and making the most of your time while studying in 51¸£ÀûÉç.

Global networks

51¸£ÀûÉç is proud to have the largest global alumni community of any campus-based university in the UK.

International alumni groups are a great way to keep in touch with fellow 51¸£ÀûÉç graduates in your country.

It is an opportunity to build professional and social networks.

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