Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Congratulations on your offer to study Urban Studies and Planning with us. We hope you are feeling inspired after your open day visit, check out some more useful information below. If you have any further questions please get in touch.

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Our courses

Studying at Sheffield

A day with Dylan, a 2nd year student studying the MPlan course in Urban Studies and Planning

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Reasons to study with us

Why choose Urban Studies and Planning at Sheffield

- No 1 RTPI-accredited planning school in the UK

Research Excellence Framework 2021

- No 2 for Construction, Surveying and Planning

The Guardian University Guide 2023

- Top 5 for Town & Country Planning and Landscape Design

The Complete University Guide 2023

Department research

Everyday Life in Ekangala and Hawassa

Call for new government housing strategy

New ways to manage surface water

Support we offer

Technology Enhanced Learning

Looking through a VR headset to help see spaces differently. See how we use this technology in the Urban Studies and Planning Department.

Our TEL Team support Digital Education and Digital Accessibility, helping students get the most out of the available tools, supporting with online submissions and ensuring learning resources are understandable and accessible.

Careers support in our curriculum

Find out from our Placements, Employability and External Relations (PEER) Manager how we help students reflect on their own skills and find their ideal job after graduation in our Professional Skills module.

Career support

Our news

Simeon Shtebunaev- town planner of the year

Graduate success

Urban Studies and Planning graduate, Simeon Shtebunaev, awarded Young Planner of the Year at Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence in 2022.

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The Department of Urban Studies and Planning achieves excellent results in the National Student Survey

USP celebrates success in championing student voice in the 2023 NSS.

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USP student wins competition

Ethan Ellison, Urban Studies and Planning student won £5000 in a £60m city centre development project competition.

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Student profiles

I went to Perth, Australia for my second year of my degree, and this was of incredible value to my personal development

Orla discusses her time studying abroad and the work experience she completed whilst studying at Sheffield. She now works as a Transport Planner at WSP

I developed skills such as critical thinking, report writing and presenting, which I still rely upon now

MPlan Urban Studies and Planning graduate Will discusses his job as a Planning Consultant for Turley and how studying at Sheffield provided him with the tools to get there.

Sheffield has a strong reputation for teaching and researching urban planning

MPlan Urban Studies and Planning student Annice discusses her course and what it was like studying at the University of Sheffield International College

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