BA (Hons)Geography and Planning
| Study location | United Kingdom, Liverpool |
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| Type | Bachelor courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 3 years |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | BA (Hons) |
| Course code | L7K4 |
| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. |
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| Language requirements | English IELTS: 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each band) |
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| Other requirements | At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application. |
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Overview
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Programme structure
Programme Year One
The first year of study is a foundation year that provides an introduction to basic features of the planning system in the United Kingdom and an awareness of the broad social, economic and environmental context in which contemporary planning issues arise. You will also be introduced to a number of key issues in Geography including climate change, globalisation, sustainability and fieldwork, which will provide the basis of your degree. Essential study and communication skills are given early emphasis so that students are well equipped to take full advantage of the wide range of teaching and learning resources that are made available for their benefit.
Programme Year Two
In the second year, skill levels are a central component of our teaching to enable students to engage more effectively in group-based problem solving tasks and to develop an awareness of the methodological and spatial design issues that arise in the development of planning schemes. Students are also introduced to social statistics and the theoretical approaches to geographical thought. The forces and factors that are influencing the way in which the world in general, and our towns and cities more locally, are evolving are examined in compulsory modules.
All students have the opportunity to verify their choice of degree specialism by taking modules that serve as an introduction to the respective specialised themes of Year Three – through ‘Environmental Sustainability’ relating to the Environment and Planning programme and ‘Cities and Regions’ relating to the Urban Regeneration and Planning programme or through optional Human Geography modules.
Students will take participate in a residential field visit associated with ‘Rural Planning Field Class’ module or the place based Edinburgh or Newcastle trips. .
Programme Year Three
In Year 3 Students select which Planning or Geography route they wish to pursue for their final degree.
Students select one of three themes in order to gain greater knowledge and expertise in one particular aspect of geography, environment and planning – Spatial Planning for Environmental Change, Transforming Cities and Regions or Human Geography.
Students complete an independent dissertation which brings together the skills and techniques learnt throughout their degree to a produce a piece of academic research. Students are also required to take four modules associated with their chosen theme.
Students pursuing a Planning degree are required to take two compulsory modules from their theme (environment or urban regeneration) plus two optional modules. Students following the Geography route are required to to take four compulsory and choose four optional modules.
Career opportunities
Career paths taken by our recent graduates:
Planning and environmental consultants
Strategic and Local Development Planning
Development Management
Housing Associations
Transport planning
Urban regeneration
Economic development
Environmental management
Urban designers
GIS and data science specialists
Academic researchers
Environmental Charities
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