Our online program mirrors our accredited Urban and Regional Planning program.

In addition to the 48-credit MPS in Sustainable Urban Planning degree program, we also offer an 18-credi graduate certificate. The program is framed by a simple value—that a sustainable city is one that’s sustainable for everyone. The breadth of material covered in our MSc in Sustainable Planning gives students the skills they need in order to meet contemporary sustainability challenges in planning. According to the United Nations, urban planning is a priority field for universities to address effectively … The MPS in Sustainable Urban Planning also offers professionals from other sectors a unique opportunity to gain the technical grounding necessary to jump-start careers in urban planning and the sustainability arena.

Depending on the case, master plans can be more like two-dimensional planning documents codifying information for uses, heights, setbacks and the like, or be urban design documents including three dimensional aspects such as shapes, views, and other specific requirements which narrow down design options left to the designers of actual developments.

Master Planning and Sustainable Urban Development. The Royal Town Planning Institute has formally granted accreditation to the University of Hertfordshire for its Master’s degrees in Sustainable Planning. Cities sit at the heart of a country's economic and cultural well-being, each with their own distinct personalities and needs. Huxley’s Urban Planning and Sustainable Development (UPSD) major emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to solving complex problems that face communities.

The breadth of material covered in our MSc in Sustainable Planning gives students the skills they need in order to meet contemporary sustainability challenges in planning. "Being awarded the MSc Sustainable Urban Development Programme Scholarship has changed my life. The Royal Town Planning Institute has formally granted accreditation to the University of Hertfordshire for its Master’s degrees in Sustainable Planning.

The Master Planning and Sustainability is in line with the international priorities which aim at including sustainable development in higher education programmes. The program emphasizes a concern for progressive change that is needed in the design of equitable, healthful, livable, diverse and sustainable communities for present and future generations. The program’s world-class faculty delivers state of the art courses, personalized mentoring, and firsthand insight on projects they have conducted in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.