Transport and City Planning MSc

UCL (University College London)

The Transport and City Planning MSc blends cross-disciplinary insights on transport and urban planning. You engage with global debates and innovative strategies, addressing the transition to sustainable urban mobility, seeking to understand how transport can support the sustainable city. Engaging with sustainable mobility trends, theories and international case studies, you develop a comprehensive skill set preparing for a dynamic career in transport and urban planning. The Transport and City Planning MSc equips you to excel as a transport and urban planning professional, breaking traditional disciplinary boundaries. You draw from a range of different theories and perspectives from transport and urban planning disciplines to explore transport as an integrated part of the planning of sustainable cities globally. The course explores the theory underpinning transport and city planning along with the complexities of balancing environmental, social, and economic objectives. It covers a wide range of topics from the context and rationale for transport, the psychological and sociological dimensions to mobilities, and infrastructure and project planning procedures and implementation. This degree is for graduates looking to start or continue a career in transport or urban planning in public or private sectors both in the UK and internationally. Applicants come from backgrounds in transport planning, engineering, urban planning, geography, transport planning, engineering, politics, sociology, psychology, or wider. Whether you’re a recent graduate or a working professional, we offer part-time and flexible study options that let you balance work and study.