MA Urban Design

The MA Urban Design programme, jointly delivered by the Welsh School of Architecture and the School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University, is one of the largest postgraduate programmes of its kind, bringing together the collective expertise of both schools.

The goal of this programme is to enable practitioners and scholars to advance the field of urban design through critical thinking and creative practice.

Our MA Urban Design has links with the Urban Design Group (UDG). One of our MA Urban Design graduates won the student prize at the National Urban Design Awards 2021. Here is a brief introduction to He Wang’s winning submission ‘The Green Loop’.

Coming from a human geography background, I thought I would be disadvantaged due to my minimal architectural knowledge and technical abilities. Instead, I found that my background in geography was beneficial to my understanding of the course, particularly in thinking through the social, economic, and political perspectives of design choices. Moreover, the opportunity to collaborate with peers from different academic backgrounds and gain weekly feedback from tutors has been invaluable and a supportive learning experience that I would recommend.

Beth Henty 2022-23 MA Urban Design