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Planning

  • MPlan
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Main Site (Newcastle)
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Course summary

Take the first steps towards becoming a Chartered Town Planner on our dual-accredited degree.

Our Master of Planning MPlan programme is accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It's designed so you can fast-track your route to chartership.

Build your core competencies in urban planning, apply them through a year of professional practice, then refine and specialise them in your final year.

Our degree equips you with the practical knowledge, providing a solid foundation in:
urban planning processes
housing policy
climate change
urban design

You'll also undertake a year of paid professional practice, which contributes towards your professional experience for chartership.

Returning for a final year, you’ll specialise in today and tomorrow's key areas of planning. These are currently regeneration, environmental planning, or global sustainable development.

Throughout the MPlan degree we use the real-life example of Newcastle to explore the impact that past, present and future planning decisions can have on existing built environments and communities.

You'll end your degree with valuable professional experience and a dual-accredited postgraduate qualification.

This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026

This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site (Newcastle)

Study options

  • MPlan • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 21 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
K400
Institution code:
N21
Campus name:
Main Site (Newcastle)
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

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:
K400
Institution code:
N21
Campus name:
Main Site (Newcastle)
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
ABB

ABB

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDM

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma/OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma.

Overall DDM

Access to HE Diploma
D: 30 credits M: 15 credits P: 0 credits

30 level 3 credits achieved at Distinction and 15 level 3 credits at Merit. GCSE Maths grade B or Pass in Level 2 Maths required.

Scottish Higher
AABBB

AABBB at Scottish Higher.
Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted.

Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32 points

A minimum of 32 points with three subjects at Higher level grade 5 or above

Extended Project

If you offer the Level 3 Extended Project Qualification in a topic relevant to the degree programme, we may vary our offer to recognise this.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1, H2, H2, H3, H3

H1H2H2H3H3 at Higher Level.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3, M2, M2

T Level
D

This course accepts T Levels on a case by case basis.

Entry to second year is not considered

English language requirements

English Language Requirementshttps://www.ncl.ac.uk/international/language/#overview

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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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

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