MA Urban Design | Part-time
Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool John Moores University, Mount Pleasant Campus, Liverpool
Course overview
LJMU's Urban Design MA enables you to explore your creative potential to change the landscape of cities and urban spaces and our experience within them. Join a strong research-focussed academic community Develop your work in state-of-the-art workspaces and facilities within the RIBA award-winning John Lennon Art and Design Building 2025 Liverpool School of Art and Creative Industries (LSACI) MA online degree show Visit the School of Art and Creative Industries MA Microsite In a world of rapidly rising and migrating urban populations, there is a palpable need for smarter, more inclusive approaches to city planning, adaptation and spatial design. Study Urban Design in a resurgent, UNESCO recognised city of cultural significance and advance your skills to create spaces that solve modern problems in cross-cultural contexts.
This programme has strong links with the RIBA North and the Liverpool Biennial which, every two years, delivers an international programme of exhibitions and projects that lead to a rediscovery of the city. The programme is nourished by LSACI's burgeoning research in Urbanism and close association with the University's European Institute for Urban Affairs. The curriculum has creative place-making at its core and we welcome applicants from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds such as architecture, planning, landscape architecture, art and spatial design.
Key highlights
- Strong links with RIBA North and the Liverpool Biennial
- Curriculum centred on creative place-making and inclusive spatial design
- Studios in the RIBA award-winning John Lennon Art and Design Building
- Close association with the European Institute for Urban Affairs
- Study in a UNESCO-recognised city of cultural significance
- Open to architecture, planning, landscape, art and spatial design backgrounds
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 6 — 6.0 IELTS IELTS English language requirement: 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each component Further information Extra Requirements a sample digital portfo
Scholarships
2-year Masters Scholarships
This would equal £7,000 total discount across the 2 years.
Chevening Scholarships
Early Bird Tuition Fee Discount Business, Law and Public Health Students
Eligible students for these courses could now receive a £1,500 Early Bird Discount from their tuition fees – an increase of £1,000 from the standard amount.
Postgraduate International Achievement Scholarship
Applicants a £3,500 tuition fee discount towards the first year of their studies.
Up to £3,500
Careers this course leads to
- Urban designer
- Urban regeneration officer
- Masterplanning consultant
- Placemaking officer
- Spatial designer
- Public realm designer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £62 per credit
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Liverpool John Moores University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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