Urban Planning with Foundation Year at University of Sheffield
Urban Planning with Foundation Year (MPlan (Hons), K401) at University of Sheffield: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on sheffield.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check sheffield.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Planning (with Honours)
- Code
- K401 · K4 planning
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) for the purpose of fully meeting the educational requirements for Chartered Membership. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
65 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%89%
Learning opportunities85%89%
Assessment and feedback87%87%
Academic support87%91%
Organisation and management89%85%
Learning resources90%90%
Student voice84%85%
55 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£29k5 years£37k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
95% working5% working and studying5% studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 88%
70%
use what they learned
UK 69%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S10 2TN
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Planning (urban, rural and regional) at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Environment, Law, and Economics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| Cardiff University | Human Geography and Planning BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Geography BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Geography and Urban & Regional Planning BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Dundee | Environmental Sustainability and Geography MA (Hons) | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
| Leeds Beckett University | Housing Studies BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University College Birmingham | Aviation and Airport Management FdA | 32 - 56 points | — |
| New College Durham | Housing & Community Studies FdA | 32 points | — |
| Bristol, UWE | Architecture and Planning BA (Hons) | See entry requirements | 112–127 |
| University of Essex | Urban Sustainability Studies BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| University of Sheffield | Urban Planning with Foundation Year this course | — | 144–159 |
See all 68 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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