You'll build a firm foundation in urban planning. You'll learn to ‘read’ a city and understand the importance of design and sustainability. You'll also develop knowledge of the political, social and economic forces that shape society and cities.
Modules
Compulsory Modules | Credits |
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Planning Processes | 10 |
Design Awareness and Communication | 10 |
Economics of Development I | 10 |
Environment and Sustainability | 10 |
Social Worlds | 20 |
Understanding Place: Methods and Perspectives | 20 |
Shaping Towns and Cities | 20 |
Planning for a Better World | 20 |
You'll focus on professional development and skills. You'll learn vital research methods and develop an understanding of professionalism in the planning sector. You'll have a choice of optional modules to help tailor this year to your interests.
You’ll also have the opportunity to spend a semester studying abroad.
Modules
Compulsory Modules | Credits |
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Researching Local Economies | 20 |
Research Skills | 20 |
You'll study modules concerned with strategic planning, planning politics and development management. A dissertation will give you the chance to study in depth a topic of interest to you, showcasing your knowledge and skills to future employers.
Modules
Compulsory Modules | Credits |
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Strategies into Action: Planning | 20 |
Development Management | 20 |
Planning Theory and Politics | 20 |
Dissertation | 40 |
Optional Modules | Credits |
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Chinese Cultural History and Urban Development | 20 |
Disasters, Monsters and Mess | 20 |
Strategies Into Action: Urban Design | 20 |
Following your one year paid work placement, you'll return to the University to complete a final year of advanced professional modules in planning. Based full-time at the University, you'll have the opportunity to work with outside planning and planning-related organisations on live reports, and attend practitioner workshop sessions. You'll choose from two specialist study themes: planning and regeneration, or environmental planning.
Modules
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