Urban Studies PgCert

This certificate offers a Masters level, flexible introduction to key issues in contemporary cities and debates in urban scholarship. It allows you to select from a range of courses on offer in a leading centre of urban research and teaching.<br/><br/>**WHY THIS PROGRAMME**<br/><br/><br/>- You can choose from courses in the fields of urban and public policy, real estate, planning, regeneration, transportation and housing.<br/><br/><br/>- Successful completion provides a route to masters study for students without prior degree level qualification.<br/><br/><br/>- You will be taught by academics from a world leading centre of urban research - ranked top in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF).<br/><br/><br/>- Many courses feature guest lectures from policy and practice experts, study visits or project work.<br/><br/><br/>- The city of Glasgow is the ideal urban laboratory to explore how and why cities are changing.<br/><br/><br/>**PROGRAMME STRUCTURE**<br/><br/>Full-time students will be enrolled for either semester 1 or semester 2 and can select courses amounting to 60 credits from those on offer in the semester in which they are registered. Part-time students can select any combination of courses up to the value of 60 credits from the full range offered during their period of study.<br/><br/>Courses are delivered via lectures and seminars. Some courses include field trips, contributions by external speakers, case studies and projects. There may be opportunities for group work and/or individual presentations depending on the courses selected. <br/><br/>**Semester 1**<br/>BIG DATA AND URBAN ANALYTICS<br/>CONTEMPORARY PLANNING SYSTEMS<br/>DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS<br/>DEVELOPMENT PROCESS<br/>GOVERNANCE AND MARKETS<br/>HOUSING CONTEXTS<br/>PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF GIS (10 CREDITS)<br/>PROGRAMMING TOOLS FOR URBAN ANALYTICS<br/>REAL ESTATE VALUATION AND APPRAISAL<br/>SUSTAINABLE URBAN FUTURES (10)<br/>TRANSPORT STUDIES<br/>UNDERSTANDING HOUSING MARKETS<br/><br/>**Semester 2**<br/>ADVANCED REAL ESTATE VALUATION AND APPRAISAL<br/>COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND ENGAGEMENT (COLLABORATION W/ PRINCES FOUNDATION FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY)<br/>DESIGNING PLACES<br/>DEVELOPMENT APPRAISAL FOR REAL ESTATE SURVEYORS<br/>EVIDENCE, EVALUATION AND POLICY<br/>HOUSING, INEQUALITY AND SOCIETY<br/>INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS<br/>INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE MARKETS<br/>REAL ESTATE FINANCE AND INVESTMENT<br/>SPATIAL PLANNING STRATEGIES<br/>STRATEGIC REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT<br/>SUSTAINABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT<br/>TRANSPORT PLANNING METHODS<br/>UNDERSTANDING HEALTH POLICY<br/>URBAN DESIGN POLICY AND PRACTICE