BSc Planning, Environment and Development
Entry requirements
A level: BBB + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4 IB: 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 at Higher Level + if not offered at Higher Level/GCSE, then Standard Level grade 4 in Mathematics
About this course
BSc in Geography (human) and planning, focusing on the management of human environments and urban spaces. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Legal Analysis, Historical Research, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The curriculum includes a 12-month professional work placement module and an independent final-year research project.
Modules
- Planning Health and Well Being
- Planning Skills and GIS
- Design Principles in the Built Environment
- The History of Planned Settlement
- Contemporary Issues in Urban and Rural Planning
- Institutional and Policy Context of Planning Practice
- Site Layout and Design 2
- Cities and Climate Change
- Economy and Space
- Theory and Practice of Development Management
- Planning Theory and Society
- Theory and Practice of Spatial Planning Policy
- Planning Work Placement
- Legal Studies in Planning
- Planning Practice Study Visit
- Independent Research Project
- Themes in Spatial Planning
- Research Methods and Place
- Conservation of the Built Environment 3
- Infrastructure and Transportation Planning
- Remaking Cities: Comparative Urban Research