Course contact details
Admissions and Access Service
Email:admissions@qub.ac.uk
Phone:028 9097 3838
Queen's University Belfast
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Belfast
BT7 1NN
European Planning
- Master of Planning
- 4 Years
- Full-Time
- 15 September 2027
- Undergraduate
- Main Site
- Awarded by:
- Queen’s University Belfast
Course summary
This MPlan is a unique new degree, offering a complete four-year pathway in professional planning education, with a specialisation in European Planning. Innovative features include an emphasis on understanding European-wide planning issues, integrated language training and overseas study at a European university, which will include opportunities for work placement. This will provide unique insights into the diversity of planning cultures and challenges across the continent, allowing graduates to grasp a wide range of employment opportunities in the UK and beyond.
How to apply
Apply by
13 January 2027
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- K490
- Institution code:
- Q75
- Campus name:
- Main Site
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Typical qualification requirements
A levelABB
A-level General Studies and Critical Thinking are normally excluded from offers. However, the grade achieved may be taken into account when results are published in August and may be used in a tie-break situation.
UCAS TariffNot accepted
Scottish HigherABBBB
Separate targets are shown for Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers but offers are normally made on the basis of a combination of the two.
Access to HE DiplomaDistinction: 24 Merit: 21
Successful completion of the Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 60 credits is required, including 45 credits at Level 3 and 15 credits at Level 2.
Scottish Advanced HigherABB
Separate targets are shown for Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers but offers are normally made on the basis of a combination of the two.
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
Successful completion of QCF BTEC Extended Diploma (180 credits at Level 3) with overall grades D*DD
International Baccalaureate Diploma ProgrammeOffer: 33
Successful completion of IBD with 33 points overall including 6,5,5 at Higher Level.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Successful completion of RQF BTEC National Extended Diploma (1080 GLH at Level 3) with overall grades D*DD
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)H3H3H3H3H3H3-H2H3H3H3H3
If not offered at Higher Level grade O4 Maths required.
GCSE Mathematics at grade C/4 or better.
Scottish National 5 Mathematics at grade C or better.
Historical entry grades data
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Historical entry grades report
This report uses your grades to show how students with similar results have done when applying to this course in the past. Sometimes, there isn’t data for every possible set of grades. When that happens, universities and colleges occasionally fill in the gaps for sets of grades that are typically accepted.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales & Channel Islands | £9535* | |
| Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland | £4985* | |
| EU & International | £22400* |
* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
The tuition fees quoted above are the 2026/27 fees and will be updated when the new fees are known. In addition, all tuition fees will be subject to an annual inflationary increase in each year of the course. Fees quoted relate to a single year of study unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Further information on Fees and Funding can be found at: https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Feesandfinance/.
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