Sustainable Urban Design and Planning | Oxford Brookes University

Course summary

Create cities for the future with our innovative programme which places you at the forefront of contemporary thinking, equipping you with skills to tackle complex urban challenges. Engage in live projects on day one, working directly with community members on real sustainable urban design and planning issues. By graduation, you’ll have developed a diverse skill set, and built an impressive portfolio.

Our transformative experience focuses on sustainable urban futures through project-based, integrated modules. The Urban Labs, our design studios, provide a dynamic environment for hands-on, collaborative, and interdisciplinary learning. You’ll understand how urban design and planning shape vibrant, sustainable cities and communities by studying place-making, sustainable urban form, regeneration, and master planning at local and global scales.

Learn in a multidisciplinary environment from experts in planning, urban design, architecture, geography, and environmental management. Our approach includes field trips, offering insights on different social, cultural, and regulatory contexts.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of
Town Planning Institute, Royal

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:: KK43
Institution code:: O66

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