Urban Design

Entry requirements

• a 2:1 degree in a related discipline
• a sample digital portfolio submitted at the point of application
• a reference
• a portfolio of work to be presented at interview
• to attend an interview

• In exceptional circumstances applications by mature graphic designers, illustrators and artists without sufficient qualifications will be considered
• RPL is accepted on this programme

International requirements:

• IELTS English language requirement: 6.5 (minimum 5.5 in each component)

Months of entry

September

Course content

LJMU's Urban Design MA enables you to explore your creative potential to change the landscape of cities and urban spaces and our experience within them.

• Join a strong research-focussed academic community
• Develop your work in state-of-the-art workspaces and facilities within the RIBA award-winning John Lennon Art and Design Building
• 2022 Liverpool School of Art and Design MA online degree show
• Visit the School of Art and Design MA Microsite

In a world of rapidly rising and migrating urban populations, there is a palpable need for smarter, more inclusive approaches to city planning, adaptation and spatial design.

Study Urban Design in a resurgent, UNESCO recognised city of cultural significance and advance your skills to create spaces that solve modern problems in cross-cultural contexts. This programme has strong links with the RIBA North and the Liverpool Biennial which, every two years, delivers an international programme of exhibitions and projects that lead to a rediscovery of the city.

The programme is nourished by Liverpool School of Art and Designs burgeoning research in Urbanism and close association with the University's European Institute for Urban Affairs.

The curriculum has creative place-making at its core and we welcome applicants from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds such as architecture, planning, landscape architecture, art and spatial design.

Information for international students

Fees and funding

Please see the course page for more information.