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Town Planning – (M.Sc.)
University of Brighton
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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,030 - ≈ € 14,820 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Brighton / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | ||
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Brighton
With a curriculum that promotes an education in town planning that is both embedded in the local community and a vehicle for global citizenship, the Town Planning MSc is a model for the type of education that meets personal, professional and societal needs.
At the heart of this is thinking and acting locally and globally. In addition to promoting a shift from instruction to facilitation, a fusion of formal and informal learning, mentoring, and through local and international study visits and blended learning, the programme benefits from an international and environmentally conscious curriculum that promotes critical thinking, community engagement, partnership building and leadership.
Postgraduate town planning education at Brighton was set up with the active support and involvement of planning practitioners and stakeholders in the south-east and is delivered by an effective planning school, strong in aspects of institutional support, research, delivery and staffing.
This programme is for:
* graduates with unrelated first degrees seeking to study for planning qualifications
* graduates in any relevant discipline - such as geography, architecture, building, surveying, law, wishing to gain a higher or specialist planning qualification
* graduates with a first degree in planning wishing to study for a masters qualification as a route to a professional career or further study at doctorate level
* candidates without a degree who can demonstrate significant work experience and wish to build a professional career will be considered for entry on to the certificate programme initially.
Contents
Course structure
In order to meet the high professional standards required by the RTPI, students are required to study for core modules as part of the course and have the opportunity for specialist study in allied areas.
Course delivery is divided into three parts:
(i) taught portion requiring attendance at the university for lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, laboratory classes, individual supervision sessions and team working;
(ii) individual research programme (the masters project) where students broaden their learning and develop research skills directed at critical appraisal, examine innovative solutions to the problem at hand, and are enabled to produce and defend a written thesis on a selected town planning topic using a university-based supervisor;
(iii) individual professional learning log using industry-based mentor.
Areas of study
With a specialism in coastal regeneration, the programme provides the academic and professional core knowledge, understanding, skills and experience that are necessary to practice professionally as town and country planners. You will be equipped to critically evaluate how urban development is regulated to bring about the best social and economic outcome, through an understanding of the issues which make up the complex nature of the built environment in the south-east. Employing scenario planning techniques, students investigate the problems surrounding sustainable development in order to identify potential. The programme includes work-based assignments, field visits including a European study visit and the production of a significant dissertation.
Syllabus
Theory and Practice of Spatial Planning
Policies, Plans and Approaches to Implementation
Principles for Designing Quality and Value
Learning Log
Project Risk and Financial Analysis
Project
Options
Sustainable Construction
Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
Applications in Geographical Information Systems
Environmental Impact Assessment
Systems for Environmental Management
Air Quality Management
Sustainable Energy for Buildings
Environmental Policy and Law
Case Studies in Environment Impact Assessment
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Requirements
For non-native speakers of English: IELTS 6.5 overall and 6.0 in writing.
Degree and/or experience: For entry onto the MSc normally a second class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject. Candidates with differing qualifications may apply for the PGCert or PGDip. Applications from candidates with other qualifications,and appropriate industrial experience will be assessed on an individual basis. Candidates will be interviewed.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
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