European Planning MPlan
Queen's University Belfast
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Master of Planning - MPlan

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Master of Planning - MPlan

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This MPlan is a unique new degree, offering a complete four-year pathway in professional planning education, with a specialisation in European Planning. Innovative features include an emphasis on understanding European-wide planning issues, integrated language training and overseas study at a European university, which will include opportunities for work placement. This will provide unique insights into the diversity of planning cultures and challenges across the continent, allowing graduates ...Read more

This MPlan is a unique new degree, offering a complete four-year pathway in professional planning education, with a specialisation in European Planning. Innovative features include an emphasis on understanding European-wide planning issues, integrated language training and overseas study at a European university, which will include opportunities for work placement. This will provide unique insights into the diversity of planning cultures and challenges across the continent, allowing graduates to grasp a wide range of employment opportunities in the UK and beyond.

Key stats

WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
5/101
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
25th
Planning (Urban, Rural and Regional)
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 95 = 5% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
5%
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Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
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100%
What students say
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Song
29 Nov 23

The best experience is the staffs here are all very helpful and friendly, and the campus is beautiful...Read more

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Hannah
29 Nov 23

The new students Union is fantastic, great place to get together with people and even feels inviting as a..Read more

Modules

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

ABB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

ABBBB Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

ABB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:24,M:21 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

33 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H3,H3,H3,H3,H3,H3 - H2,H3,H3,H3,H3 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

A-level General Studies and Critical Thinking are normally excluded from offers. However, the grade achieved may be taken into account when results are published in August and may be used in a tie-break situation.

Separate targets are shown for Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers but offers are normally made on the basis of a combination of the two.

Separate targets are shown for Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers but offers are normally made on the basis of a combination of the two.

Successful completion of the Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 60 credits is required, including 45 credits at Level 3 and 15 credits at Level 2.

Successful completion of IBD with 33 points overall including 6,5,5 at Higher Level.

If not offered at Higher Level grade O4 Maths required.

Successful completion of QCF BTEC Extended Diploma (180 credits at Level 3) with overall grades D*DD

Successful completion of RQF BTEC National Extended Diploma (1080 GLH at Level 3) with overall grades D*DD

Popular A-level subjects

Planning (Urban, Rural and Regional)

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Geography
78%
History
24%
Business Studies
22%
Information & Communication technology
19%
Religious Studies & Theology
19%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Scotland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£4,750 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Northern Ireland

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This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Channel Islands

This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this is subject to change.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this is subject to change.

£20,800 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from EU

This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£20,800 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from International

This is the fee you pay if you are an International student. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£20800 Per year

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Latest reviews

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Song
29 Nov 23
Planning PhD
The best experience is the staffs here are all very helpful and friendly, and the campus is beautiful....
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Hannah
29 Nov 23
Planning PhD
The new students Union is fantastic, great place to get together with people and even feels inviting as a...
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Queen's University Belfast
University Road Belfast Northern Ireland BT7 1NN United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Balmoral   0.2 miles away
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