Shape future of smart cities



Interested in shaping future of smart cities? The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) is an interdisciplinary institute focusing on the science of cities within The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment at UCL.
We merge research, teaching, and consultancy to advance urban science and help you master essential skills and methods in design, governance, and innovation.
Our diverse community includes geographers, mathematicians, economists, planners, architects, and artists. And our courses can help equip you for future careers involving urban design, AI, data science, geographic data science, and geographic information systems (GIS) to transform the way that our smart and sustainable cities of the future work. We are ranked #1 in the world for Built Environment studies according to the QS World University Subject Rankings (2024), and located in London - rated the world's best student city.
Explore our courses

Urban Spatial Science MSc explores the theoretical, social and scientific foundations of the modern built environment through a geo-spatial, data-oriented lens.

Urban Spatial Science MRes equips students with a critical perspective on improving global urban resilience and sustainability, through the use of data and spatial analysis.

Connected Environments MSc focuses on building, coding and deploying devices to sense, communicate and analyse data in relation to our built and natural environments.
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