入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：Applicants are welcome from any relevant academic discipline, and from among those in work and seeking continuing professional development. Admission is normally open to those with a good undergraduate honours degree (2.1 or equivalent) or other professional qualifications relevant to planning and development, or an appropriate professional background.
英语要求：IELTS level 6.5 in the academic test, with a minimum score of 6 in reading and writing. For TOEFL the required score is 79 (internet-based), with a score of 4.5 in the Test of Written English (TWE).
学费 Tuition Fee：2012-13 £11,140
课程特征 Course Features：
This RICS- and RTPI-accredited course is concerned with the theory and practice of urban planning in societies undergoing rapid economic, social, environmental and spatial change. It examines the phenomenon and processes of rapid urban growth and the nature of planning interventions within the broader framework of political, economic (including macro-economic) and cultural factors.
The emphasis of the course is on institutional aspects of planning and management interventions in the urban sector and the scope of various policy instruments and planning modes to manage the emerging spatial patterns, impacts and processes of urban growth.
课程内容 Course Content ：
The MSc course is based on the completion of the following compulsory modules, plus elective specialisations and a 15,000-word master's dissertation.
Compulsory element (indicative modules):
•Development and Urbanisation
•Urban Land Policy and Urban Management
•Globalisation: Environment and Development
•Urban Policy in Practice: Programme and Project Implementation
•Research Methods
•MSc students are offered choice and flexibility in terms of specialist elective modules, of which two must be chosen from the following indicative list:
•Armed Conflict and International Humanitarianism
•Principles of Environmental Assessment
•Environmental Management Systems
•Designing the City
•World of Refugees
•International Transport Planning
•Strategic Environmental Assessment
•GIS and Environmental Modeling
•Designing the Neighbourhood
•Global Institutions
•Delivering Sustainable Futures
•Destination and Event Development
•Statistical Research Using SPSS
•Independent Study.
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
Each course module is assessed individually, generally on the quality of written or design work, and to some extent on verbal presentations. Assessment methods may include essays, seminar papers, formal written examinations, in-class tests, project work, design and verbal presentations, workshops, simulations and practical exercises.