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Urban Planning

  • BA (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Main Site (Newcastle)
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Course summary

Join an exciting and dynamic debate about the future of where we live, work and play.

Our Urban Planning BA Honours degree gives you the skills to understand places and the tools to bring meaningful positive change to them.

Combine the latest research with practical planning knowledge, concepts, and skills.

We bring together key skills such as:
site analysis
digital planning
mapping
research skills
with critical reflections on urban planning, live project work and field trips.

On our programme we'll support you through a substantial research project. As well as this, you'll also develop specialisms through the optional modules that you choose.

Newcastle, a city famous for its friendliness, offers a vibrant case study. From the Industrial Revolution to modernism, and its more recent cultural renaissance.

Subject to conditions, you’ll also have the option of switching to our fully-accredited (by both the RTPI and RICS) MPlan programme. This programme incorporates a postgraduate qualification with a paid professional placement.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site (Newcastle)

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 3 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:
K421
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:
K421
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

GCSE Maths grade B or Pass in Level 2 Maths required

Scottish Higher
AABBB

AABBB at Higher Grade.
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

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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