Most of the qualifications that are fundamentally concerned with local economic development are at postgraduate level (first degrees in town planning or in economics have been excluded). Most programmes of study are available in part time or full time modes and take one or two years study to complete.
This listing of qualifications in local economic development is arranged by 'University of ...' followed by an alphabetical listing of the town in which the university is located (occasionally the name of the town comes first) with the exception of the Institution of Economic Development which is listed at the beginning of the sequence.
1 Institution of Economic Development (IED)
P O Box 396
High Wycombe
Bucks HP15 6EL
Diploma in Local and Regional Economic Development
The IED is the professional body for people working in the field of local and regional economic development. Their diploma is thus a professional qualification requiring registration with the IED, prior knowledge of a relevant specialism, an examination, a dissertation and proof of relevant professional training.
In order to extend the opportunity of gaining professional recognition, the IED has recently linked its professional diploma with a number of universities who offer courses in local economic development/urban regeneration. These include the universities of Birmingham, Cardiff, London School of Economics, Middlesex, Northumbria, Oxford Brookes and Sheffield Hallam.
2 University of Birmingham
Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS)
Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT
Tel 0121 414 5021
MSc/Dip in Urban and Regional Studies
MSc/Dip in Economic Development and Policy
3 University of Bristol
Centre for Urban Studies
School for Policy Studies
Rodney Lodge,
Grange Road
Bristol BS8 4EA
Tel 0117 974 1117
MSc in Policy Studies
4 Cardiff University of Wales
Department of City and Regional Planning
Aberconway Building
Colum Drive
Cardiff CF1 3YN
Tel 01222 874882
MSc in Technical Change and Regional Development
(soon to be re-named MSC in European Regional Development)
5 University of Coventry
Coventry Business School
Centre for Local Economic Development
Priory Street
Coventry CV1 5FB
Tel 01203 631313
MA in Local Economic Development
6 University of Durham
Department of Geography
Durham DH1 3LE
Tel 0191 374 7062
MA/Dip/Cert in Urban and Regional Change in Europe
7 University of Glasgow
Training and Employment Research Unit (TERU)
Adam Smith Building
Glasgow G12 8RT
Tel 0141 330 5128
MSc/Dip in Local Economic Development
MPhil in Local Economic Development
MPhil in Urban Policy
NB The Scottish Universities of Aberdeen, Abertay, Heriot Watt, Napier, Paisley and Strathclyde are partners in the development, delivery and review of the MSc/Dip in Local Economic Development.
8 Leeds Metropolitan University
Centre for Urban Development and Environmental Management
School of Built Environment
Brunswick Building
Leeds LS2 8BU
Tel 0113 283 2600
MA/Dip in Urban Regeneration
MA/Dip in Local Economic Development
9 London School of Economics
Department of Geography & Environment
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE
Tel 0171 405 7686
MSc in Regional and Urban Planning
MSc in Local Economic Development
10 Middlesex University
Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research (CEEDR)
The Business School
The Burroughs
London NW4 4BT
Tel 0181 362 5460
MA in Local Economic Development
11 University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Tel 0191 2226450
MA/Pg Dip in Urban Regeneration
12 University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Faculty of Social Sciences
Division of Government & Politics
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST
Tel 0191 227 3451
MA in Urban Policy and Development
13 Oxford Brookes University
School of Planning
Headington
Oxford OX3 0BP
Tel 01865 483450
MSc in Economic Development
MSc/Dip in Urban Planning (Economic Development)
14 Sheffield Hallam University
School of Urban and Regional Studies
Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR)
City Campus
Pond Street
Sheffield S1 1WB
Tel 0114 253 2183
MSc in Urban Regeneration
15 Southbank University
Faculty of the Built Environment
Wandsworth Road
London SW8 2JZ
Tel 0171 815 7330
MSc/Dip in Urban Regeneration
MSc/Dip in Urban Policy
16 University of Warwick
Institute for Employment Research
Coventry CV4 7AL
Tel 01203 523287
Certificate in Labour Market Analysis
PhD in Local Economic Development and Human Resources
17 University of Westminster
Dept of Planning & Urban Design
35 Marylebone Road
London NW1 5LS
Tel 0171 911 5000
MA/Dip in Urban Regeneration