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. The course is particularly suitable for those interested in the interaction between people and the built and natural environment. BSc Urban Planning and Development is a professionally-accredited degree and provides the essential foundations for a career in planning and development. The School offers 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. Students can switch flexibly between these pathways through the course, subject to the approval of the School so do not need to apply to both pathways.

Our graduates occupy key positions in national and local governments, business consultancies, sustainable energy centres, environmental agencies, housing strategy companies, construction, surveying and are active in both the public and private sectors. There are numerous exciting and varied career opportunities available to students graduating from the BSc Urban Planning and Development. These include careers in planning, surveying, design and development, as well as fields such as transport, economic development and urban regeneration. In particular, opportunities exist to practise in local planning authorities, central government, neighbourhood planning organisations, transport organisations, private planning consultancies, private developers and environmental organisations in the United Kingdom, mainland Europe and even further afield.