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Study Details: 1 year full-time
The MSc in Urban Policy and Analysis equips students with a systematic grounding in the analysis of urban policy. The programme explores the role and impact of major policy actors within urban policy. You’ll receive practical training in a number of frameworks, both analytical and methodological, and evaluate their usefulness in explaining urban policy processes and institutional structures related to environment and infrastructure. This course delves deep into the analysis of urban policy.
During the programme, you’ll explore relevant intellectual and empirical tools for understanding urban policy and develop a practical knowledge of urban policy, including economic, infrastructure and environmental threats and benefits.
First or upper second-class Honours degree, or equivalent, in social science.
Applications are also welcome from candidates with strong career experience in a relevant field.
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An educational background in urban policy is transferrable to a wide variety of different organizations. The key skills – analysing and diagnosing of sustainability, infrastructure, and urban institutions – are widely applicable. Graduates may go on to work in a range of different organizations including:
Compulsory
Understanding and Modelling Cities
Comparative Public Policy
Global and Future Cities
Quantitative Methods
Compulsory classes for Sustainability and the Environment
Environmental Impact Assessment
Circular Economy and Transformations Towards Sustainability
Elective Classes for Sustainability and the Environment
Machine Learning for Data Analytics
Big Data Technologies
Environmental Economics / International Environmental Policy
Waste Management and Landfill Design
Water and Environmental Management
Environmental Pollution Management
Compulsory classes for Infrastructure and Transport
City Systems and Infrastructure
Analysis of Economic Data
Elective Classes for Infrastructure and Transport
Waste Management and Landfill Design
Project Management
Geographical Information Systems
Introduction to Satellite Applications
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