RSUA Welcomes Fully-Funded Masters in Planning & Urban Design

The Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA) has welcomed the news that Queen's University Belfast has secured funding from the Department for the Economy for a fully funded master's programme in Planning as Higher Level Apprenticeships.

There are two fully funded programmes available:

1. MSc City Planning & Designis a a specialist RTPI and RICS accredited programme with urban design and planning routes. 


2. MSc Planning & Development a conversion Master's for students with no planning-related undergraduate degree that is accredited by the RTPI and RICS. 

Fees to complete the programmes part-time (one day a week over two years) are covered for employees working for Northern Irish companies in planning-related sectors including architects' practices. The Department for the Economy, which is funding the scheme, will expect the staff member to be released a day a week during term time and given a new job title on successful completion.

Students interested in either of the above programmes of study must have achieved a 2.2 or higher undergraduate degree in planning or a ‘cognate' discipline. This is normally taken to be clearly related disciplines like geography and architecture but work experience can be considered in the interpretation of whether an offer can be made.