Overview

The Urban Design course at Kingston University provides you with an innovative design education. You'll have opportunities to participate in varied live projects in local consultancy. Previous students have worked at, for example, Kew Gardens, Historic Royal Palaces and at local nature reserves.

You'll take part in study visits, external lectures, and visit London shows, museums and institutions, to enable you to develop your own knowledge to support your individual career ambitions.

Career opportunities

Graduates from this course have gone on to become environmental and open space designers. They frequently work in the design of public open spaces and in strategic decisions affecting the urban public realm.

Examples of recent graduate destinations for this and similar courses include:

senior landscape architect, ARUP Environmental

landscape architect, Churchman Landscape Architects London

landscape architect, Gustafson Porter London and Seattle

landscape architect, Grant Associates Bath

associate director/landscape architect, AECOM

landscape architect, HTA Design London

director, Spacehub London

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Landscape and Urbanism Design Portfolio

Masters Project

Landscape and Urbanism Theory, Research and Representation

Landscape and Urbanism Professional Practice, Process and Making

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-14 00:00:00 , International

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The university encourages you to apply as soon as possible. Applications will close when the course is full.

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Design Urban Planning View 393 other Masters in Design in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

The typical offer for this course is a 2:2 or above honours degree in a relevant discipline.

Candidates with professional experience and qualifications in a relevant design discipline, including architecture and engineering, are welcome to apply.

Applicants with qualifications in other subjects, or relevant work experience, will be considered on an individual basis.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

22600 GBP / year

≈ 22600 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

12900 GBP / year

≈ 12900 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part-time

UK students: £7,095 per year

International students: £12,430 per year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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