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PostgraduateCourse summary
How do you balance progress with sustainability or the needs of the many with the interests of the few? These questions are ever more significant in the UK, yet qualified planners are in short supply. Study with us and you’ll gain the all-round professional skills required to shape policy and strategy, plan sustainably, negotiate or manage the planning process, and balance competing priorities. We explore the practical, from the technical and environmental aspects of construction to the many legal, political, social, aesthetic and economic issues you’ll consider, and reconcile, as a planner. The MSc Town Planning is accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute and provides 2 years free student membership of the institute alongside a route to full Chartered status of the Institute attainable 2 years after graduation. This paves your way to a successful career in Town Planning.
Modules
Planning - Principles and Concepts Plan Making and Policy Planning Implementation Planning and Society Site Studies and Urban Design Sustainability and Environmental Management Research Design and Methods Masters Project Housing and Planning
Assessment method
We’ll assess your progress in a number of ways, including coursework, presentations, group work and workshops, examination and a research-based dissertation.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Town Planning Institute, Royal
Entry requirements
A second class honours degree or above in a subject that is cognate within the built environment fields. Examples include Town Planning, Environmental Studies, Architecture, Landscape Design, Urban Studies, Geography and Building Surveying. Part-time students will benefit from being in relevant employment. Full-time students will benefit from recent experience in a relevant field of study or work. Those with the required degree classification in a non-cognate subject may be requested to follow some guided reading prior to commencing the course. •If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.5 ( Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
Please refer to our website for details:
https://aru.ac.uk/study/tuition-fees
Provider information
Anglia Ruskin University
East Road
Cambridge
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