MSc Health in Urban Development

The Health in Urban Development MSc course is offered by University College London. This unique and innovative course investigates the impact health issues have on urban areas, and conversely, how urbanisation affects health. It equips students with the necessary skills to make cities better places to live, with a focus on health. Course Content: The course curriculum is divided into two parts. The first part, compulsory modules, consisting of Health and Urban Development: Theory, Policy and Practice, Health in Urban Development: Applied Projects and Principles of Health and Well-being. The second part, optional modules, offering a range of subjects such as Urban Design: Place Making and Urban Health and Development. The course also involves a dissertation in Health in Urban Development.Key Modules: The compulsory modules are Urban Development in Low and Middle Income Countries, Participatory Urban Practice, Managing Urban Economies, Environment, Governance and Development in Asia and Africa, and Social Diversity, Inequality, and Poverty.Accreditations: This course is strongly tied to the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), being taught by leading academics from the RTPI accredited programme at UCL’s Bartlett School of Planning.Future Careers: Graduates from this course generally progress to careers in public health practice and health advocacy; health interventions, programming and services in low and middle-income countries; urban planning and governance; urban development and health consultancy; non-governmental organisations and advocacy.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.