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Master of Urban Resilience and Renewal

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New Zealand

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Qualification

Masters Degree (Taught)

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Duration

1 Year(s)

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Next intake

20 February 2025

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Entry score

6.5 IELTS

In the 21st century, cities and urban areas are facing increasing challenges associated with flood risk, coastal erosion, and sea level rises. In many growing areas these are coupled with challenges of demographic growth and urban spread.

While there are many university postgraduate degrees that focus on local planning legislation, there are no other identifiable programmes that focus specifically on how communities respond to challenges that cities are facing today. This programme will be of interest to students wishing to address broader urban issues and engage with communities.

The Master of Urban Resilience and Renewal (MURR) will focus on:

the urban renewal of Ōtautahi Christchurch, a city that faces many of these issues as it recovers from the 2010/11 earthquakes
how communities respond to challenges that cities are facing today
community engagement with students working with community groups and local government, within compulsory courses and through their chosen research project.

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

  • Duration: 1 Year(s)
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Intake Location
Semester 1 (February), 2025 Christchurch
Semester 1 (February), 2026 Christchurch

Entry requirements for University of Canterbury

Normally the minimum requirement is a three-year bachelor’s degree from a New Zealand university, or a qualification or combination of qualifications considered to be equivalent.
IELTS: An average score of 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in reading, writing, listening and speaking
TOEFL iBT :Total minimum score of 90, minimum score of 19 in reading, writing and listening
TOEFL PBT :With a minimum score of 575 and TWE with a minimum score of 4.5
CAE or CPE :Score of 176 with a minimum of 169 in reading, writing, listening and speaking
Every candidate for the degree of Master of Urban Resilience and Renewal shall have qualified for a university degree which is relevant to urban resilience and renewal (eg, Geography, Environmental Science, planning, Sociology or any other relevant degree subject to approval of the Programme Director and/or Academic Dean of Science), and normally at least 90 points in relevant 300-level courses from the schedule to the BSc regulations, with an appropriate grade average (the normal requirement is at least a B grade average), and been approved as a candidate for the degree by the Academic Dean of Science.

English language requirements

6.5
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TOEFL Internet based overall score: 90.0

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