Course summary
This Masters programme will prepare you for a career in urban planning and development. You will be required to shape and consider development proposals and devise or interpret plans and policies. Also, negotiate and regulate development schemes, undertake community consultations, develop evidence and present reports to clients and decision-makers. The programme focuses on planning as it engages with economic and property development processes at all levels. From the site, the neighbourhood, to local, national and international. You will be able to concentrate on particular aspects of development planning to suit your interests and career aspirations. For example, this may include strategic, economic, environment, regeneration or countryside. This programme is fully accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.henley.ac.uk/study/masters/msc-development-planning
Modules
Sample modules include:
- Cities, Regions and Strategic Governance
- Development Planning Projects
- Planning Theory, Politics and Practice
- Real Estate Economics
- Real Estate Development and Planning Law
- Spatial Planning Dissertation
- Urban Design and Sustainability.
Assessment method
Dissertation
Entry requirements
Typically a good second-class undergraduate honours degree (2:1 or above), or relevant professional experience. IELTS: 6.5 with no component below 6.0 in any sub-skills. IELTS with pre-sessional English: 6.5 with no component below 5.5 in each of the four sub-skills
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £5500 | Whole course |
Northern Ireland | £5500 | Whole course |
Scotland | £5500 | Whole course |
Wales | £5500 | Whole course |
Channel Islands | £5500 | Whole course |
Republic of Ireland | £5500 | Whole course |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Reading
Whiteknights House
PO Box 217
Reading
RG6 6AH