Cities

Liverpool John Moores University
Postgraduate MA Full-time 1 Year Architecture and planningBuilding and construction

About this course

Dive right into contemporary UK and international cities from an exciting socio-economic, cultural, theoretical and practical perspective with this cross-disciplinary masters.

Get ready to explore how people and policy shape our cities, and the key role culture and creativity have in driving the development of modern cities.

  • Gain understanding of key urban theories, trends, policies and dynamics

  • Examine how cultural policy fits with broader strategies for re-imagining and regenerating cities

  • Examine grassroots culture, social infrastructure and community development through captivating case studies and field visits

  • Explore concepts such as city marketing, place identity, place brand and branding

  • Develop your research design, project management and qualitative research skills

  • Critically engage with the theories, principals, debates and policies that underpin the study of cities, cultures and creativity

  • Benefit from our partnerships with LJMU’s

  • Cities Lab, FACT cinema and media art gallery, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Liverpool Biennial festival, the Everyman cinema and theatre, Tate Liverpool art gallery, the Institute of Cultural Capital (ICC), the Liverpool Business School, and the School of Humanities and Social Science

    If you are already working in the industry or a related industry, this holistic and multidisciplinary programme will inform and enhance your practice. If you are progressing from undergraduate or changing career, this masters will open doors to job roles within culture, heritage and the creative industries including museums, tourism boards, community and voluntary sector, local councils, cultural centres, festival organisation, charities, marketing, communications, PR, urban regeneration and community development to name only a few.

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MA

    Location: Liverpool

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MA

    Location: Liverpool

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    3541 Estimators, valuers and assessors
    1251 Property, housing and estate managers
    2452 Chartered architectural technologists, planning officers and consultants
    2451 Architects
    2455 Construction project managers and related professionals
    2454 Chartered surveyors

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MA
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Liverpool
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Architecture and planning, Building and construction

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    Liverpool John Moores University

    Liverpool

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