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Course Details

Course Name

Urban Planning and Development BSc

Level of study

Undergraduate

Study Mode

Parttime

Duration

3 Years

Start Term

Sept

Country

United Kingdom

City

Cardiff

Course Subject

  • Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences

Course Fees

Inside EU:  9000

Outside EU:  15080

Universities

Cardiff University

Description


BSc Urban Planning and Development is an exciting course that focuses on why places – such as cities, towns, and the countryside – change and how they can be improved through planning.

The course focuses on the social, economic and environmental challenges of creating better places in which to live. It is particularly suitable for those interested in the interaction between people and the built and natural environment.

This professionally-accredited degree provides the essential foundations for a career in planning and development. We offer two routes through the course. You can complete the degree in three years or choose to study the degree as a four-year course with a salaried placement year. You can switch flexibly between these pathways through the course, subject to approval, so you only need to submit one application.

The BSc Urban Planning and Development is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and provides all of the educational requirements needed for membership.  It is also recognised by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as a spatial planning degree.

Students graduating from the BSc Urban Planning and Development can pursue one of our specialist Master’s degrees to complete the RTPI’s educational requirements for membership.

The course includes a wide range of learning opportunities, from workshops and seminars through to practical projects and field visits.  Field study visits are a key aspect of the course.  Previous destinations include Copenhagen, Hong Kong, New York, Los Angeles and Tanzania. Note that some field study visits involve additional costs to students.

Distinctive features

The distinctive features of the course include:

  • the opportunity to study in a School consistently highly rated for its research excellence
  • the involvement of internationally reputed research staff who are active in both scholarly and practitioner/policy networks
  • close links with policy  institutions in the UK, Europe and globally
  • access to a computing laboratory with high-quality printing facilities, GIS (Geographic Information System) and Edina digimap mapping facilities
  • excellent library and access to online journals and databases
  • local, European, and global destination field study visits to explore issues in real world case studies and deploy skills acquired through the degree into practice
  • the facility to undertake assessments in the Welsh language if preferred.

I have always had an interest in Planning and the course at Cardiff allowed me to further my interests as well as gaining the benefits of Cardiff as a great capital city!

Sophie Williams, former planning student

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