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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
Planning for a Better World 20

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