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Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ Urban Studies

Find out how cities are the key to an inclusive and sustainable future.

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Urban Studies at Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ

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Explore MSc Urban Studies

As the proportion of the world’s population living in urban areas continues to grow, so do the challenges to secure an inclusive, just and sustainable set of futures.

These challenges ask questions of traditional academic disciplines, such as anthropology, architecture, business studies, economics, geography, history, planning, political science and sociology.

This interdisciplinary programme brings together a diverse set of analytic tools, research methods, and theories to better understand how cities are confronting these challenges.

Course duration: 1 year (full-time)

Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ at one of the world's leading institutions for sustainable development (2nd worldwide, THE Impact Rankings 2024).

Benefit from the interdisciplinary nature of urban studies as a field of academic research, education, and policy and practice.

Have the flexibility to combine and mix optional course units from a range of disciplines.

Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ at a University home to world-class researchers and the Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ Urban Institute (MUI).

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You can choose between a variety of optional course units, including from the Departments of Planning and Geography, Alliance Ô°ÇøÒùÂÒ Business School or the Global Development Institute.

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