University of Sheffield

Our fully Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) accredited MSc Urban Design and Planning course is designed to prepare you for a dynamic and rewarding career in urban design and planning in either the public or private sector. The MSc explores the critical role of urban design and planning in solving global challenges and includes opportunities to engage in design, planning and development issues faced internationally.

The course will equip you with the applied and technical urban design skills and methods you need to produce and deliver critical urban analysis, creative design development, and comprehensive technical design proposals for real sites at multiple scales – from site level to masterplans. You'll develop these skills in our state-of-the-art design studio.

The MSc prioritises applied project work with a range of coursework assessment methods and types that will enable you to produce a professional portfolio on completion of the programme. 

You don’t need to have a background in design or planning. Our cohorts include students from geography and architecture, as well as engineers, economists and graphic designers. The MSc is designed as an entry level programme.

For further information on our studio-led course, professional accreditation, state-of-the-art learning and teaching facilities, world-leading modules, future careers, and student profiles – please see our MSc Urban Design and Planning and Sheffield Urban Design Studio websites.