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Global Urban Development and Planning – (M.Sc.)
The University of Manchester
School of Environment and Development
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,679 - ≈ € 13,290 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Manchester / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of The University of Manchester
Launched in September 2009, this new Masters programme offered by the Global Urban Research Centre (GURC) aims to provide students with an understanding of cutting edge conceptual and operational debates in global urban development theory and practice, and to equip them with specialist skills to identify sustainable urban development planning solutions in specific contexts.
Directed by Caroline Moser and Alfredo Stein, the course brings together a team which draws on expertise from GURC staff, as well as from the Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) and the Planning, Geography and Architecture disciplines of the School of Environment and Development (SED).
Course aims * Understand cutting edge conceptual debates in global urban development theory and practice, by exploring analytical approaches and relating these to operational frameworks for policy, planning and programming to promote more equitable and sustainable urban development in cities and towns of the South.
* Provide participants with the analytical skills to deepen their knowledge of global urban development and planning theories, as well as identifying, investigating and justifying possible solutions to problems arising out of theory and practice. This includes competency in developing reasoned arguments, finding commonalities and differences, and defending different approaches.
* Develop student skills in gathering, organising and using evidence and information from a wide variety of sources. This will be complemented by guidance on how best to manage workloads and obtain research materials.
MSc only:
* Enable MSc students to develop their areas of expertise through relevant research areas culminating in a dissertation.
Contents
Module details The MSc in Global Urban Development and Planning comprises four core courses, four optional courses, and a dissertation. The four core courses are: * Best Practice Case Studies in Urban Development Planning in Cities of the South
* Climate Change, Disasters and Urban Poverty
* Critical issues in urban inequality
* Urban Development Planning in Cities of the South: An International Perspective
Optional course units may include:
* Civil Society and Public Action
* Citizen-Led Development
* Community Planning
* Development Research
* European Spatial Planning
* Migration and Development
* Persepctives on Development
* Planning for Environmental Change
* Planning and Managing Development
* Poverty and Development: Concepts, Analysis and the International Policy Agenda
* Poverty and Poverty Reduction in Context
* Reconstruction and Development
* Urban Transformations in Contemporary China
* Water and Sanitation Planning in Developing Countries
DISSERTATION (MSc only)
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Applicants should have a good first degree (minimum 2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant discipline from an approved university, and would ideally have some work or placement experience.
Admission of candidates who do not meet this criterion may be approved if satisfactory evidence of postgraduate study, research or professional experience can be provided.
English language:
Applicants whose first language is not English should meet the following language requirements:
* an IELTS Test score of 7.0 or more overall
* or a TOEFL Test (Paper-based) score of 600 or more with a minimum score in Test of Written English of 5
* or a TOEFL Test (Computer-based) score of 250 or more with a minimum essay rating of 5
* or a TOEFL Test (Internet based) score of 100 or more with a minimum writing score of 25.
* an NCUK PMP EAP Grade A
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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