The urban world is transforming. Cities are being reshaped by a series of instabilities and crises. Climate change, intensifying inequalities and vulnerabilities, global migration, war and conflict, technological transformation, new patterns of work and living, and geographical sprawl are generating a sustained period of turbulence. How in the face of overlapping crises, insecurity and uncertainty, can human and non-human life survive and thrive in the city? How can sustainable urban futures be cultivated in the midst of changes in global cities?
The MSc in Cities and Sustainable Futures addresses these urgent questions by focusing on how global cities are being made and remade in relation to climate change and other challenges, different experiences of city life amid crisis, and a range of urban alternatives and experiments. You’ll learn about how cities around the world are adapting to a range of challenges, including climate change, in the context of wider efforts to generate sustainable futures. You will also develop a series of research skills and gain experience working with partners, alongside the leadership, engagement and communication skills necessary to help create sustainable cities.
The course is designed to equip you for a wide range of jobs at the intersection of cities and sustainability. You will exit the course understanding the forces that are shaping and remaking cities, learning from how urban residents are living with crises across different global cities, and equipped with the skills to research, evaluate, propose, communicate, and lead solutions and alternatives that help create sustainable urban futures.
The modules will introduce you to the fundamentals of social science research on sustainable transitions and transformations. You will investigate how global urban life is changing amidst a range of intersecting contemporary crises, including climate change, explore emerging solutions, and leave with detailed knowledge of how the very nature of urbanism is profoundly connected to the challenges of sustainability and responding to climate change. You will also develop practical skills of leadership, public engagement and dissemination alongside designing and executing an extended piece of independent research on a particular urban sustainability problem.
The modules will introduce you to the fundamentals of social science research on sustainable transitions and transformations. You will investigate how global urban life is changing amidst a range of intersecting contemporary crises, including climate change, explore emerging solutions, and leave with detailed knowledge of how the very nature of urbanism is profoundly connected to the challenges of sustainability and responding to climate change. You will also develop practical skills of leadership, public engagement and dissemination alongside designing and executing an extended piece of independent research on a particular urban sustainability problem.
To learn more about the qualifications we typically accept, please select your country from the drop-down menu below. Please also consult the standard UK entry requirements for subject-specific requirements which apply to all applicants.
Postgraduate Taught
The Diplomë Universitare alone is not considered to be sufficient preparation for postgraduate study. We require either the Diplomë e Nivelittë Pare (Bachelor (First Level (University) Diploma/Bachelor's degree), the Master Shkencave (Master of Science), or the Kandidat i Shkencave (Candidate of Sciences) with an overall mark of ≥9.0/10.0 from an ASCAL accredited institution.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require both a Diplomë e Nivelittë Dytë (Second Level (University) Diploma) and a Bachelor's degree from ASCAL accredited institutions. The Bachelor's degree should have an overall mark of ≥9.0/10.0.
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
English language requirements
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes:
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
English language requirements
Postgraduate Taught
Applicants require a Bátxelor from the Universitat d’Andorra with a grade of ≥8.5/10.
Qualifications awarded from the private institutions Humanium International University, Universitat Carlemany, Universitas Europea IMF and University Oberta la Salle, the latter for the period 2010-2021 only, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Postgraduate Research
Candidates require a Bátxelor and a Máster , grades as Postgraduate Taught.
To ensure you can make the most of the exceptional learning experience we offer, it’s important that you are able to demonstrate the level of English language proficiency required for your chosen course.
English language requirements
Students holding the following qualifications can be considered for entry to Postgraduate Taught programmes: