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
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
Disciplinary and professional perspectives on planning	20
Community Building	0

You'll learn vital research methods as well as develop an understanding of professionalism in the planning sector. You'll have a choice of optional modules to help tailor this year to your personal interests, allowing you to develop specialisms informing your choice of dissertation topic and future career direction.

Modules

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Researching Local Economies	20
Research Skills	20
Community Building	0

Optional Modules	Credits
Participation: Theories & Practice	20
Houses and Homes	20
Design & Neighbourhood	20
Understanding Cities	20
Digital Civics	20
Urban Infrastructures: A Lens on the City	20
How Public is Public Space? An interdisciplinary perspective	20
Study Visit	20
Global Course on Institutional Design for Spatial Planning	20
Study Abroad for Stage 2	40
Researching Local Economies (Placement)	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
Strategies into Action: Planning	20
Development Management	20
Planning Theory and Politics	20
Dissertation	40
Community Building	0

Optional Modules	Credits
Chinese Cultural History and Urban Development	20
Disasters, Monsters and Mess	20
Strategies Into Action: Urban Design	20
Contemporary Planning Issues	20