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MSc PG Dip Urban and Regional Planning

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    MSc/Diploma Full-time, Part-time and Distance learning

Masters Degree Description

Planning guides the future development and use of land. It is about where development should happen, where it should not and how it affects the quality of our surroundings. Urban and regional planning strives to design and deliver equitable, inclusive and sustainable communities where people can live, work and enjoy their leisure time. This involves promoting and facilitating development while protecting and enhancing the natural and built environment.

Our Urban and Regional Planning degree is designed to equip you with the knowledge and practical skills needed to work as a professional planner. You will develop the ability to ask the right questions and find creative solutions to the challenges facing communities and the built environment.

Entry Requirements

 

Masters (MSc) level entry applicants must have:

  • Minimum of 2:2 honours degree or equivalent academic qualification in a related subject area.
  • For postgraduate conversion programmes, non-related degrees will be considered.
  • Corporate (or chartered) membership of relevant professional institutions will also be considered.

PG Diploma level entry applicants must have:

  • Degree in a related subject area plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience post qualification.

Candidates who do not meet the above entry requirements or have no formal academic qualifications will be considered individually based on their CV and interview. Admission via this route will be at the discretion of the Director of Admissions and the number of successful applicants will be restricted.

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Fees

https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/fees-funding.htm

Module Details

Semester 1

Mandatory modules:

  • Spatial Planning
  • Sustainable Design and Development
  • Planning Theories

Semester 2

Mandatory modules:

  • Strategic Spatial Vision Project
  • Governance Participation and Community Planning
  • Environmental Planning (site trip)
  • Social Sustainability

Optional modules (students will choose one):

  • Urban Design for Health and Wellbeing
  • Technical Networks and Urban Resilience
  • Climate Change, Sustainability and Adaptation
  • UK and International Housing Policy
  • Real Estate Economics

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