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Urban Policy & Practice – (M.Sc.)

University of Glasgow

School of Social and Political Sciences
Location: Glasgow / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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Location of University of Glasgow

You will take a number of core and optional courses, enabling you to

* demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the social, economic and environmental forces shaping British cities
* provide an independent, critical assessment of current urban issues and policy responses
* analyse the institutions and processes through which policies are developed and delivered
* appreciate the complexity of urban policy making.

Core courses

* Changing cities and neighbourhoods
* Contemporary government and governance
* Policy analysis.

Optional courses include

* Spatial planning strategies
* Regenerating cities
* Designing places
* Crime and community safety
* Economic development
* Remaking urban neighbourhoods
* Strategic marketing and decision making
* Community planning and partnership.

You will also research a specialist topic and produce a dissertation (MSc only).


Contents

You will take a number of core and optional courses, enabling you to

* demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the social, economic and environmental forces shaping British cities
* provide an independent, critical assessment of current urban issues and policy responses
* analyse the institutions and processes through which policies are developed and delivered
* appreciate the complexity of urban policy making.

Core courses

* Changing cities and neighbourhoods
* Contemporary government and governance
* Policy analysis.

Optional courses include

* Spatial planning strategies
* Regenerating cities
* Designing places
* Crime and community safety
* Economic development
* Remaking urban neighbourhoods
* Strategic marketing and decision making
* Community planning and partnership.

You will also research a specialist topic and produce a dissertation (MSc only).

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Requirements

A second-class Honours degree or equivalent qualification. Relevant work or voluntary experience will also be taken into account.

If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level


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