Urban planning research degrees
Our postgraduate research in urban planning including entry requirements for PhDs and other research degrees.
Within the School of Social Sciences, our town and regional planning academics join our architecture academics in sharing an ethos based upon Geddesian dialogues between theory and practice, localism and the international, the synoptic view and specialism.
Visit our Architecture and Urban Planning research pages to learn more.
Current research includes work on the following:
- zero carbon building and energy networks
- the environmental performance of buildings
- the environmental assessment of regions
- planning, sustainable place-making and community engagement
- social mobilities and spatial inequalities
- urban culture and society
- urban theory, history and subjectivities
- building design in the landscape
Entry requirements
You should have an honours degree at 2.1 or above, and/or a Masters degree in a relevant discipline.
English language requirements
IELTS (overall) | Reading | Listening | Speaking | Writing |
6.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 |
We also accept other English language qualifications
You do not need to prove your knowledge of English if you are a national of certain countries.
Don't meet the English language requirements?
English language programmes
Prepare for university study and benefit from extra English tuition with an English language programme.
Postgraduate research fees
Apply for a research degree
You can apply for a PhD or other postgraduate research degree using our Direct Application System.
We have three start dates per academic year.
PhD Urban Planning (3 years)
- Apply to start in May 2023
- Apply to start in September 2023
- Apply to start in January 2024
- Apply to start in May 2024
PhD Urban Planning (part time)
- Apply to start in May 2023
- Apply to start in September 2023
- Apply to start in January 2024
- Apply to start in May 2024
The University of Dundee welcomes applications from disabled students.
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