Course Overview

This MA is a high-profile international program in Urban Studies, drawing on the critical urban research traditions developed in the Centre for Urban Research on Austerity, to explore the transformation and challenges in the political economy, governance, and geography of cities. By bringing together scholarship from politics, urban studies, urban geography, political economy, the program provides theoretical and analytical tools to address urban topics such as local governance, local socio-political and economic innovation, social inequalities, and urban sustainability. The MA program in Urban Studies is informed by up-to-date scholarship and makes use of materials that ensure that students are engaging with debates that are at the forefront of the discipline. Students on this course will benefit from our local and international networks, whose contributions are embedded in the curriculum.

General Eligibility

Students should hold an undergraduate degree in Politics, Sociology, Economy, Geography and other Social Science and Planning disciplines with a minimum pass of 2:2, or equivalent overseas qualification.

Part Time Work Details

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.0, including 5.5 in each component or equivalent.