Urban design skills (this double module forms a basic introduction to urban design, theory, methods and techniques. urban space and culture city histories, city futures and experiencing the city form a looser linked pair of modules, which may be taken separately or in reverse order); master planning (this linked pair of modules start by studying sustainable development and urban form, and the relationship between transport, land use and density to develop an urban design framework for a large site; where students proceed to develop a master plan for a specific part of the site, using knowledge and skills developed in the earlier modules); research topic (the research methods module and dissertation or design thesis involves undertaking a major piece of academic work undertaken and distinguishes the Master's from the diploma); plus options: street management; sustainable development; urban conservation; urban regeneration.
Other courses at University of Westminster
Pre-Master's Diploma Pre-Master's for Science and Engineering
Our courses are taught across four London campuses – three in central London and all within walking distance of each other, and a fourth in Harrow, north-west London, which is just a 30-minute tube ride away from central London.
Cavendish Campus
Our Cavendish Campus is in central London – just a 5-minute walk from Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road.
Subjects taught at the campus include Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering, and Psychology.
Harrow Campus
Our Harrow Campus is based in north-west London, just 30 minutes away from central London by tube.
Subjects taught at the campus include Art and Design, Fashion, and Film and Television.
Marylebone Campus
Our Marylebone Campus is in central London, within easy walking distance of both Regent's Park and Marylebone High Street.
Subjects taught at the campus include Accounting and Finance, Business and Management, and Construction Management and Urban Planning.
Regent Campus
Our Regent Campus comprises three sites in central London, all within a few minutes' walk of Oxford Street:
309 Regent Street – subjects taught at this site include English and Creative Writing, Languages, and History.
Little Titchfield Street – our Law courses are taught here.
Wells Street – Criminology and Sociology, and Politics and International Relations are taught here.
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