To study this course you need to meet our Band 3 English Language Requirements.
Direct Entry: IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in all sub-skills).
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Study Details: Full time: 12 months, part time: 24 months
The course is structured around three main design projects. Each explores key contemporary issues in urban design:
These projects are underpinned by theoretical and practical lectures, seminars and workshops. The course is primarily studio based and there is an emphasis on independent learning. You are encouraged to cultivate a studio atmosphere within your year group where you will benefit from each other’s diverse disciplinary backgrounds.
Building on the strengths of the multidisciplinarity of its cohort, the course complements existing skills and experience in built environment related disciplines with new skills in understanding and designing in physical, social and economic contexts.
The course can be undertaken by students from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds, including:
The course has strong links with the Urban Design Group (UDG) and one of our graduates won the student prize at the National Urban Design Awards 2014. Sarah Cawrse talks about her winning submission ‘Designing Incentives for Healthy Lifestyles: Promoting food access, physical activity and social interaction through design’, which was based on Elswick in Newcastle.
2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a related subject, such as:
We will also consider your application if you have a degree in a different subject, lower or non-standard qualifications and relevant professional experience. If you have a non-traditional background you could be offered a place on the PGDip. On achieving the required grades you could then transfer to the full MA.
Do you hold an Architecture and Urban Planning BA Honours (K190) degree?
To study this course you need to meet our Band 3 English Language Requirements.
Direct Entry: IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in all sub-skills).
See Fees and Funding tab in the Programme information in our online Prospectus. https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/degrees/urban-design-ma-pgdip/?utm_source=referral-masters-compare&utm_medium=course-listing&utm_content=urban-design-ma-pgdip&utm_campaign=PG3PL-masters-compare#fees&funding
See Fees and Funding tab in the Programme information in our online Prospectus.
See Modules tab in the Programme information in our online Prospectus.
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