School of Environment, Education and Development

Global Urban Development and Planning MSc

Year of entry: 2025

Course length: 12 Months Full-Time | 24 Months Part-Time

About the course

This MSc will improve your understanding of global urban development issues, particularly relating to cities of the Global South. It will also suit development professionals seeking to acquire new expertise in dealing with urban issues, and social development specialists working in the voluntary, private or public sector. This course is accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), meaning that students wishing to obtain a full RTPI accreditation can do so by taking a specific combination of relevant core and optional course units.

“I chose this course in particular because of the interdepartmental and interdisciplinary aspect. Being able to learn the basics of urban planning for the first time, while in the constructs of international development allowed me to challenge my perception of planning beyond “ the West.”

Alumna Keisha Maloney from Toronto, Canada, shares her inspiration to study this course and how it aided her career development.

Read Keisha’s story: uom.link/pem-pg-keisha