Geography and Planning BA Honours UCAS Code: LK74 (3 years)School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
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This degree is for students who wish to explore human geography alongside the complementary subject of planning. It has been developed to meet the demand for graduates who have strong analytical skills and practical implementation abilities.
The degree concentrates on both understanding and analysing the environmental, social and economic issues that are changing our society, as well as practical policy response and implementation.
With a broad choice of modules available in both planning (delivered by the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape) and geography (delivered by the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology), it gives you the flexibility to tailor the course to your interests, expertise and future career plans.
Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.
Stage 1
Compulsory modules
This Stage is accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
- GEO1007 Geographical Imaginations
- GEO1010 Interconnected World
- GEO1011 Introduction to Geographical
- TCP1003 Planning Skills
- TCP1014 Planning Processes
- TCP1017 Shaping Towns
- TCP1019 Economics of Development
- TCP1023 Geographical Information
- TCP1024 Reading the City
Successful completion of this Stage means you may be able to transfer to Stage 2 of the Town Planning BA Honours degree, which can lead more directly to a career as a planner.
Stage 2
Compulsory modules
Optional modules
The optional modules at Stages 2 and 3 are categorised into themes. This is to help you specialise if you wish. Alternatively, you can choose modules from multiple themes at both Stages. You choose a total of 80 credits.
Social and cultural development theme
- GEO2103 Globalization, Culture and Development
- GEO2105 Military Landscapes and Environments
- GEO2110 Social Geographies
- GEO2047 Political Geography
- TCP2005 Housing Policy
Urban and regional development theme
- GEO2099 Economic Geography
- TCP2005 Housing Policy
- TCP2022 Regeneration and Place
- TCP2028 Understanding Cities
Planning theme
- TCP2018 European Planning Study
- TCP2022 Regeneration and Place
- TCP2023 Understanding Sustainable Development
- TCP2025 Researching Local Economies
Education and learning theme
Stage 3
Compulsory modules
Optional modules
You choose 80 credits of optional modules, either from one theme or from multiple themes. You can only choose modules from the education and learning theme in either Stage 2 or Stage 3, not both.
Social and cultural development theme
- GEO3063 Militarism: Space and Society
- GEO3102 Geopolitical Thought and Practice
- GEO3105 Young People, Place and Identity
- GEO3061 Ethno-Development
- GEO3108 International Perspectives on Race
- GEO3106 Producing Africa: Globalisation and Representation
- GEO3122 Cities, Gender and Community
Urban and regional development theme
Planning theme
- TCP3019 Planning Theory and Policy Analysis
- TCP3051 Development Management
- TCP3049 Planning Strategies
- TCP3050 Strategies into Action
Education and learning theme
Please note
The modules listed here are those currently being taught in this academic year and may vary for your year of entry.
Find out more about this course:
- Enquire online: www.ncl.ac.uk/enquiries
- Telephone (Student Services): +44 (0) 191 208 3333
- School Website: School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
- School Website: School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
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