Master of Arts Town and Regional Planning

This taught programme is designed for Graduates who want to practise overseas and don’t need an RTPI accredited qualification.

You’ll not only gain a good understanding of town and regional planning but will also be able to tailor your studies to reflect your needs and interests, in consultation with the Programme Director.

Three pathways are available for the MATRP: Pathway A (Spatial Planning), Pathway B (Urban Design) and Pathway C (Spatial Modelling).

You’ll choose from a range of postgraduate planning modules and will prepare a dissertation (60 credits).

Why Planning?

World's first planning school

As the world's first planning school we have two main roles:

1. as a centre of excellence for innovative and influential research and scholarship; and
2. as a leading provider of high quality professional education.

Excellent academic staff

We have excellent academic staff who are actively engaged with research and professional practice. This is reflected in the fact we edit two international journals

Town Planning Review

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management