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14 Master's degrees offered by the university

International Planning and Urban Design
This MSc will provide you with a broad education in international planning and a specialism in urban design, enabling you to acquire the knowledge and critical understanding to make a significant contribution to the management and design control processes of cities.

International Planning and Development
Urban planning is fascinating and tackles the challenges of change and development in an urbanising world, and this course is designed to help you shape your future career in professional practice.

Environmental Design of Buildings
By developing expertise in the design and specification of comfortable, healthy environments in and around buildings, you can make a valuable contribution to addressing climate emergency issues and to the future of sustainable built environments.

Master of Architecture
Continue your journey to become a qualified architect, confident in your ability to confront the challenges posed by a competitive and changing world.

Urban Design
Run in conjunction with the Welsh School of Architecture, this Urban Design course from Cardiff University enables students to learn by deploying design, theory, and development and design control practices, which inform urban design processes.

Architectural Design
This one year full-time MA in Architectural Design is aimed at students who are looking for a rich, engaging and design-focused post-graduate programme which focuses on the multiple facets and relationships between design and research.

Spatial Planning and Development
The MSc Spatial Planning and Development aims to put you on the road to being a good planner.

Urban and Regional Economic Development
This MSc provides the opportunity to understand socio-economic change in different towns, cities, regions and city-regions globally.

Sustainable Building Conservation
In the context of climate change, this distinctive programme addresses current challenges facing the conservation of historic buildings worldwide.

Transport and Planning
Gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to create the transport systems of the future.

Architecture (Professional Practice)
On this programme, students will acquire an in-depth understanding of the legal and economic aspects of architectural practice and construction procurement, and the related skills necessary to practice effectively on entry into the architectural profession.

Computational Methods in Architecture
Develop the advanced digital skills required to utilise innovative computational methods in the creative and design industries.

Digital Media and Society
Explore how new, digital media impact societies in crucial ways and learn how digital media and technologies shape industry, culture, politics, human rights and the environment.

Music
Challenge yourself academically and musically while tailoring the programme, and its rich opportunities, to meet your ambitions for the future.