Sustainable Cities MSc

King's College London

United Kingdom, London

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King's College London

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 16,100 / year

Next Intake September-2023

Sustainable Cities MSc

About

This Sustainable Cities MSc is an interdisciplinary programme that will develop your critical understanding of how cities are shaped by human and physical processes, so you can look behind the headlines. Our teaching extends beyond just the technical aspects of sustainable urban development to concentrate on people over infrastructure. We'll cover the science, social and economic theories of sustainable cities, with a focus on human geography, not engineering. This Sustainable Cities Masters links to the Urban Futures research group, focusing on ongoing research about the way that urban knowledge might produce more socially and environmentally sustainable cities. You'll be able to follow your own interests in social or environmental sustainability by choosing from a range of optional interdisciplinary modules across the Geography Department and beyond. And if you opt to join our environmental internship programme*, you'll get the chance to supplement your academic prowess with real-life urban policy experience. You'll take an international view of cities while being taught in London, which acts as the perfect laboratory for the world. You'll build your awareness of the historical context and global contemporary ideas and practices relating to sustainable cities, while also studying how London's distinctive post-colonial geographies require particular policy adaptations. You'll get to examine the key challenges of implementing policies that promote sustainable urbanism, and 'learn by doing'. You'll join Sustainable Cities MSc graduates who have gone on to work in sustainability consultancy organisations, local authorities around the world, NGOs focused on urban issues, and private-sector urban development companies. We have a scholarship available for students in their final year of certain relevant undergraduate courses within the School of Global Affairs. We also have the King's China Scholarship Council scholarship as well as UK Research Council studentships. Find out more about our scholarships by clicking on 'Our Faculties' at the top of the page and then 'Social Science & Public Policy'.

Get an in-depth understanding of the concepts and practices of the future of cities.

Develop your critical understanding of how cities are shaped by both human and physical processes, allowing you to look beyond the technical aspects of sustainable urban development.

Draw on a range of international examples to support your understanding

Use London as a laboratory to study urban sustainability.

Specialise in issues of social or environmental sustainability by choosing from a range of optional modules taught by the Geography Department and beyond.

Conduct in-depth research into sustainable cities.

Learn from guest practitioner and policy speakers.

Combine academic theory and real-world experience with an environmental internship*.

Develop your links with the Urban Futures research group and access the ongoing work about the way that urban knowledges might produce more socially and environmentally sustainable cities

Develop your critical understanding of the interrelationships between urbanization and human lifestyles, politics, economy, ecology and environment.

Enhance your critical understanding of human impacts on physical processes in cities, and the implications for habitation and liveability.

Increase your ability to evaluate advanced scholarship relating to policies that promote urban sustainability.

Promote initiative and develop your independent critical judgment in identifying, analysing and solving problems at an advanced level.

Develop relevant transferable skills that are embedded in our learning and assessment schemes.

Enhance your practical skills in data handling, interpretation and use.

Strengthen your skills in connecting physical dynamics to social, political and management processes.

Identify the challenges of managing cities in an integrated and sustainable manner.

Learn to deploy scientific, social and economic theory within a sustainability framework that takes into account the need to address the needs of society, the economy and the protection of environmental resources.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Postgraduate taught courses

Applicants who have completed a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution in Jordan will need to demonstrate the following grades to be considered for a Postgraduate course at King's:

UK degree classification	Jordanian equivalency
High 2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree (equivalent to 65% overall)	GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0 Overall score of 80%
2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree	GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0 Overall score of 75%
High 2:2 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree	GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 Overall score of 70%

UK degree classification

Jordanian equivalency

High 2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree

(equivalent to 65% overall)

GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0

Overall score of 80%

2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree

GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0

Overall score of 75%

High 2:2 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree

GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0

Overall score of 70%

Postgraduate research courses

A Master's degree from a recognised university with high grades considered for programmes requiring a UK Master's degree.

English Program Requirements

To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate effectively in English and are able to do so in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

Career

Employability

On completion of the Sustainable Cities MSc programme, you will have attained a range of knowledge and skills that will allow you to excel in a wide range of careers. Graduates from this programme have gone onto careers in international organisations, agencies, consultancies, national and city governments, charities, research organisations, in addition to many pursuing doctoral degrees in academia.