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Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Urban Planning course at University of Sheffield.
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A level
A,B,B
Most popular A-levels studied
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| Subject | Grade |
|---|---|
| Geography | A |
| Mathematics | B |
| Biology | B |
| Economics | B |
| Sociology | B |
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: K400
Here's what University of Sheffield says about its Urban Planning course.
Gain the skills, knowledge and qualification to enter planning and related professions with our four-year integrated masters degree.
From formal industry recognition to real-world experience, this integrated masters in urban studies and planning equips you with the skills to anticipate and shape the future of the built environment.
You’ve identified your career path, and now you’re looking for the best possible qualification.
The MPlan from The University of Sheffield is accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
With our unique blend of academic and live project work, field trips, site visits and work experience, this masters offers a clear route to becoming a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute.
From core knowledge and skills, to key issues such as climate change and urban inequalities, this four-year course gives you a practical grounding and a broad intellectual understanding of concepts and practices in urbanism, spatial change and planning.
Along with work experience in a local planning office or private sector planning consultancy, you’ll be encouraged to develop specialist interests through optional modules, field trips, site visits – plus the opportunity to spend a semester studying abroad in Europe, or spend a year further afield at one of our partner institutions.
Accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) for the purpose of fully meeting the educational requirements for Chartered Membership and by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Why study this course?
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3rd for construction, surveying and planning: Guardian University Guide 2026
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3rd for town and country planning and landscape design: Complete University Guide 2026
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3rd in the Russell Group for learning opportunities in the subject of planning (urban, rural and regional): National Student Survey (NSS) 2025
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Research and impact: We're the UK’s top accredited planning school for research and impact, with more than 95% of our research considered world leading or internationally excellent, according to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
Source: University of Sheffield
Course details
Qualification
Master of Planning - MPlan
Department
School of Geography and Planning (Urban Studies)
Location
Main Site | Sheffield
Duration
4 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Planning
• Urban studies
Start date
28 September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
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Sheffield is a financial friendly city to students. Uos have lots of scholarship programs.
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Five stars: Excellent
National Student Survey (NSS) scores at University of Sheffield
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from University of Sheffield students who took the Urban Planning course - or another course in the same subject area.
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Teaching on my course
87%
med
Teaching on my course
87%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
87%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
97%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
80%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
84%
med
Learning opportunities
89%
med
Learning opportunities
89%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
88%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
97%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
83%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
91%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
86%
med
Assessment and feedback
83%
med
Assessment and feedback
83%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
94%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
84%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
71%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
91%
high
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
74%
med
Academic support
92%
med
Academic support
92%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
96%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
90%
med
Organisation and management
90%
med
Organisation and management
90%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
90%
med
How well organised is your course?
90%
med
Learning resources
88%
med
Learning resources
88%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
83%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
92%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
88%
med
Student voice
86%
med
Student voice
86%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
74%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
94%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
90%
high
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
82%
high
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
92%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
96%
high
Student information
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Graduate prospects
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Earnings after graduation
Earnings from University of Sheffield graduates who took Urban Planning - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£23.4k
First year after graduation
£28.1k
Third year after graduation
£31.8k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Urban Planning.
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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