Urban Studies

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate PgCert Full-time 6 Months Architecture and planningBuilding and construction

About this course

This certificate offers a Masters level, flexible introduction to key issues in contemporary cities and debates in urban scholarship. It allows you to select from a range of courses on offer in a leading centre of urban research and teaching.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • You can choose from courses in the fields of urban and public policy, real estate, planning, regeneration, transportation and housing.

  • Successful completion provides a route to masters study for students without prior degree level qualification.

  • You will be taught by academics from a world leading centre of urban research.

  • Many courses feature guest lectures from policy and practice experts, study visits or project work.

  • The city of Glasgow is the ideal urban laboratory to explore how and why cities are changing.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Full-time students will be enrolled for either semester 1 or semester 2 and can select courses amounting to 60 credits from those on offer in the semester in which they are registered. Part-time students can select any combination of courses up to the value of 60 credits from the full range offered during their period of study. Courses are delivered via lectures and seminars. Some courses include field trips, contributions by external speakers, case studies and projects. There may be opportunities for group work and/or individual presentations depending on the courses selected.

    Semester 1 Big Data and Urban Analytics Contemporary Planning Systems Development Economics Development Process Governance and Markets Housing Contexts Principles and Applications of GIS (10 credits) Programming Tools for Urban Analytics Real Estate Valuation and Appraisal Sustainable Urban Futures (10) Transport Studies Understanding Housing Markets

    Semester 2 Advanced Real Estate Valuation and Appraisal Community Empowerment and Engagement (collaboration w/ Prince's Foundation for Building Community) Designing Places Development Appraisal for Real Estate Surveyors Evidence, Evaluation and Policy Housing, Inequality and Society International Real Estate Analysis International Real Estate Markets Real Estate Finance and Investment Spatial Planning Strategies Strategic Real Estate Management Sustainable Housing Development Transport Planning Methods Understanding Health Policy Urban Design Policy And Practice

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 7 Months

    Qualification: PgCert

    Location: Glasgow

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 6 Months

    Qualification: PgCert

    Location: Glasgow

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

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

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    6 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Glasgow
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Architecture and planning, Building and construction

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    University of Glasgow

    Glasgow

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