MSc Urban Planning (Specialisation in Urban Design)

The MSc Urban Planning (specialisation in Urban Design) programme allows you to engage in the complex issues of urban space production in the dynamic Chinese context.

You will learn to consider the interplay between spatial design and social, economic, environmental and political issues evident in a range of urban settings. Taught with an interdisciplinary approach to the development of urban form, the programme is not limited to those with architecture or urban planning backgrounds - it is relevant to anyone interested in understanding the nature and production of spaces.

Our international teaching staff bring with them the best learning methods from some of the most prestigious universities in the world, offering you the chance to learn in a supportive, integrated learning environment.

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU, referred to as "XJTLU") is a new type of international university with independent legal personality and distinctive characteristics, approved by the Ministry of Education of China and jointly established by Xi'an Jiaotong University and the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. She is currently the largest Sino-foreign cooperative university in China. It started with science and engineering management and has strong cooperation. It has a bachelor's degree in the People's Republic of China and the right to grant a degree from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is located in Suzhou, China, a thousand-year-old city known as "paradise on earth". Today’s Suzhou not only retains the ancient city style of parallel water and land and the cultural tradition of advocating culture and education, but also a city that keeps pace with the times. A modern city open to the world. In recent years, its gross national economic output value has grown rapidly at an annual growth rate of nearly 15%, and its GDP has long been among the top five cities in mainland China, especially its internationally renowned China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park has gathered a large number of Fortune 500 companies. With international cooperative enterprises and R&D institutions, XJTLU provides an unparalleled economic and social ecology and a vast development hinterland for the sustainable development of Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University located in it.