Urban and Regional Planning

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Urban and regional planning is constantly challenged by the transformation of society as well as by changes in our knowledge about and understanding of the world. This means that the values, applications and truths of planning have to be continuously critically assessed and evaluated.

This multidisciplinary programme is designed for students who wish to deepen their knowledge of the terms and conditions of planning in Sweden and internationally. It is intended both for those who have a recent undergraduate degree and those who have some working experience and would like to get new impulses and insights.

The programme is linked to the research profile Urban and Regional Planning: Environment, Gender and Equity.

Purpose and learning objectives

The programme includes: knowledge, understanding and specialized methodological knowledge about urban and regional planning. ability to critically and systematically integrate knowledge and to analyse, assess and deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations. ability to identify and formulate issues critically, autonomously and creatively as well as to plan and undertake advanced tasks and the ability to evaluate this work. ability to report clearly and to discuss conclusions. skills required for participation in research and development work or autonomous employment in some other qualified capacity. ability to identify the personal need for further knowledge and take responsibility for his or her ongoing learning.

Programme content and structure
Compulsory courses are: Policy and Planning Theory, 15 credits, Urban and Regional Planning and Policy in Europe, 15 credits, and Masters Thesis in Urban and Regional Planning, 30 credits. In the student study plan individual preferences can be met by optional courses at the departments of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Economics, Economic History, Ethnology, Religion and Gender Studies, Human Geography, Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Political Science, Sociology, and Statistics. One semester can be spent at a university abroad.

Degree and career options
The two year Master of Science with a main field of study in Urban and Regional Planning will provide students with qualifications which will give an obvious entry point for careers in process management and qualified analytical, development and administrative work in planning at local, regional, national and international level. The degree offers an excellent grounding for students wishing to pursue a Doctorate.

General requirements for Master's programmes:- An academic degree (i.e. a Bachelors degree or the equivalent, at least 180 ECTS.) Stockholm University does accept applicants in their last year of Bachelor's studies. See note below: Previous university records- Proficiency in English, which must be demonstrated in one of the following ways: * IELTS score (Academic) of 6.5 or more (with no section scoring below 5.5) * TOEFL score 20 in written test, total score of 90 (internet based) * TOEFL score 4,5 in written test, total score of 575 (paperbased) * Cambridge/Oxford - Advanced or Proficiency levelTOEFL test scores must be sent directly from Educational Testing Service (ETS), to University Admissions in Sweden (institution code: SWEDEN 3477). English language test exemptions Some students may be exempt from submitting formal test evidence. These are: * Students who have a Bachelor's degree from a university where English is the only language of instruction, according to the latest edition of International Handbook of Universities. * Students who have a Bachelor's degree (a Swedish Kandidatexamen or equivalent academic qualifications) with English as the major subject. * Students with a 4-year university degree in Engineering, Science or Technology from India and Pakistan. * Students who have 30 HE credits from a Nordic country and the language of instruction of the course/programme/university is English. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL paper-based test score : 575 TOEFL iBT® test: 90