Tuition Fee
GBP 8,000
Per year
Start Date
Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
6 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Diploma
Major
Town Planning | Urban Planning
Area of study
Architecture and Construction
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
GBP 8,000
Intakes
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
About Program
Program Overview
The Urban Studies PgCert at the University of Glasgow is a flexible Masters-level program that explores key issues in contemporary cities. Taught by leading urban research academics, it offers a range of courses in areas such as urban analytics, planning, and real estate. The program provides opportunities for career advancement in policy-making, evaluation, and other urban-related fields.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
- Introduces key issues in contemporary cities and debates in urban scholarship.
- Offers a flexible Masters-level program with a choice of courses.
- Conducted by a leading center of urban research and teaching.
- Opportunity to route to masters study for students without prior degree-level qualification.
Outline:
- Semester 1: Big data and urban analytics, contemporary planning systems, development economics, development process, governance and markets, housing contexts, principles and applications of GIS, programming tools for urban analytics, real estate valuation and appraisal, sustainable urban futures, transport studies, understanding housing markets.
Teaching:
- The program is taught by academics from a world-leading center of urban research.
- Courses may include guest lectures from policy and practice experts, study visits, or project work.
Careers:
- Full-time students can enroll for either semester and choose courses amounting to 60 credits.
- Part-time students can select any combination of courses up to the value of 60 credits.
- Courses are delivered via lectures and seminars.
- Some courses include field trips, external speakers, case studies, and projects.
- Group work and individual presentations may be part of the program depending on selected courses.
Tuition fees for 2024-25 PgCert UK Full-time fee: £3550 Part-time fee: £1184 per 20 credits International & EU Full-time fee: £8000 Additional fees Fee for re-assessment of a dissertation (PGT programme): £370 Submission of thesis after deadline lapsed: £350 Registration/exam only fee: £170
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