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MA Heritage Planning MA International Cultural Planning
Full-time or part-time Full-time or part-time
The course is aimed at professionals working in The course critically examines the growth
the heritage field and those with undergraduate of ‘creative industries’ and ‘creative city’
degrees in planning, human geography, related strategies in Europe since the early 1990s and
social sciences and design-based disciplines considers the potential of cultural planning
who wish to develop their knowledge and as a response to the detrimental effects of
competencies in the heritage and conservation economic globalisation. These effects include
sector. the erosion of local distinctiveness and the trend
towards the standardisation and corporatisation
The course combines elements related to the
of cities. The course also explores the role of
purpose and practice of heritage conservation
cultural planning in relation to the challenges
with a wider context of material related to the
of combating social exclusion and grasping the
wider aspects of town and regional planning in
opportunities offered by the growing multi-
the UK.
ethnicity of European cities.
Today heritage is no longer seen as being only
The course is aimed primarily at graduates from
about preserving the past. The historic built
relevant disciplines, as well as arts and cultural
environment is now increasingly embedded within
managers, administrators and policy-makers,
programmes to create economic and community
researchers, practitioners and planners working
regeneration and a means of supporting
both in the UK and overseas in the fields of
community cohesion and identity. The course
the arts, heritage, leisure, place marketing,
reflects this new dynamism within the sector.
tourism, sports, media, economic development,
The course is both knowledge and skills
architecture, landscape design and urban and
based and is designed to equip students with
regional planning.
an understanding of the debates around the
The course is delivered partly at our Civic
nature, identity and evaluation of what we term
Quarter and partly at the Portogruaro Campus of
’heritage’. It provides an intellectual map of a
the University of Venice, Italy.
dynamic and changing heritage sector, and the
processes, procedures and roles through which This course is subject to formal validation.
heritage planners contribute to the development
of sustainable communities and the making of
Key facts
spaces and places.
Course code: MAICP
Place of study: Civic Quarter
Students will reflect on developments within the Start date: October
UK planning system as a whole, so successful Length of study: Full-time 1 year.
completion of the course will enable students to Part-time 2 years.
achieve specialist recognition by the Royal Town
Planning Institute (RTPI). For those students
with an undergraduate qualification in planning,
this course will enable progression to full
membership of the RTPI.
Entry requirements
Students should normally possess a cognate
honours degree, or a relevant non-cognate
degree or cognate diploma in higher education,
plus appropriate work experience. Previous
experiential learning will be considered.
Key facts
Course code: HERLP
Place of study: Civic Quarter
Start date: September
Length of study: Full-time 1 year.
Part-time 2 years.
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