Inter-disciplinary Urban Design MRes

University College London (UCL)

United Kingdom, London

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University College London (UCL)

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Research

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

London

Bloomsbury

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines

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Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 34,400 / year

Inter-disciplinary Urban Design MRes

About

About this degree

This programme provides an interdisciplinary space in which students can examine the challenges of urban design from comparative and cross disciplinary perspectives; students are exposed to the latest cutting-edge urban design research and teaching at The Bartlett, UCL and are offered the opportunity to conduct a substantial piece of individual urban design research, receiving training in methodologies appropriate to the conduct of urban design and urban scale research.

Who this course is for

This programme is an interdisciplinary degree, so it will consider applicants from all different backgrounds. It may be particularly suitable for students from architectural, planning, urban design, landscape, civil engineering, geography, environmental studies, yet also of further interest to students from eg. political sciences, sociology, anthropology, media and communication, and the creative arts, with a particular interest for the built environment, urban places and urban placemaking.

Read about what it takes to study for a Master's at UCL

What this course will give you

The Bartlett brings together dozens of urban design focused research and professional specialisms required to research, understand, design, construct and manage the urban environments of the future. This degree allows the student to tap into both taught and research learning and training of their choice, across the various Schools of The Bartlett, via a bespoke programme diet.

The MRes is a unique and in-depth research programme allowing the student to experience the academic research world in a short period of time. It trains the student professionally as well as academically, offering insights of what the experience of doing a PhD may be like, and that of being an academic researcher.

UCL is ranked #1 in the UK for Construction, Surveying and Planning according to The Guardian Good University Guide 2024. This is a faculty-wide programme, and students are able to access perhaps the largest global concentration of urban design related researchers and professional expertise.

The programme has a simple and highly flexible structure, designed to allow students to tailor their learning both to their own background, and how they wish to specialise in the future.

Read about what you'll get out of a graduate programme

The Inter-disciplinary Urban Design MRes is a faculty-wide one-year research degree designed to allow students to tailor their own learning and research to their background and future aspirations. Students can construct their study in an inter-disciplinary manner, enabling them to explore urban design as a critical arena for advanced research and practice.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a cognate discipline or a relevant Master's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

English Program Requirements

The English language level for this programme is: Level 2

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Career

Close to 70% of our alumni have gone on to do a PhD or to work directly in a research position (research associates, lecturers, socio-economics researchers, urban data analysts, and other) at the BSP, the Bartlett and elsewhere, multiple re-known universities around the world. From the remaining 30%, a sizeable proportion are now working in high-level / leading positions in the built environment field in the private sector, in NGOs or other national or global institutions such as UN office, UN-habitat Human Settlements Programme, or government offices.