MPlan Honours in European Planning 4 yrs (UCAS Code: K490)
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Dr Geraint Ellis
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MPlan Honours
European Planning 4 yrs (K490)
Entrance Requirements
A-level: ABB + GCSE Mathematics
BTEC Extended Diploma: a BTEC Extended Diploma with 12 Distinctions and 6 Merits + GCSE Mathematics
Irish Leaving Certificate: B2B2B2B2B2B2/AB2B2B2B2 + if not offered at Higher Level then Ordinary Level grade C in Mathematics
For students whose first language is not English
An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each test component or an equivalent acceptable qualification, details of which are available at: http://go.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs
If you are an international student and you do not meet the entrance requirements, you should consider a preparation course at INTO Queen's University Belfast, which will prepare you for successful study on these degree courses. INTO Queen's University Belfast is based on the University campus and offers a range of courses including:
International Foundation in Engineering and Science
This MPlan is a new degree, unique in Ireland and the UK in that it offers a complete four-year pathway in professional planning education, with a specialisation in European Planning. The degree has a number of innovative features, including an emphasis on understanding European-wide planning issues, integrated language training and a programme of overseas study at a European university for the final year, which will include opportunities for work placement. This will provide unique insights into the diversity of planning cultures and challenges across the continent allowing graduates to grasp a wide range of employment opportunities in UK and beyond, while delivering reduced university fees in their final year.
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The first two years will be shared with the BSc in Environmental Planning and students will be eligible to transfer from one degree to another at the end of the second year. In the third year MPlan students will begin to concentrate on aspects of European planning, including specialised language training. The fourth year will be spent at a partner university in Europe, with current partnerships in Sweden and the Netherlands and others likely to be established in the coming years. The degree will include some fieldwork in Stages 1-3.
Stage 1
Contemporary Issues in Urban and Rural Planning
Design Principles in the Built Environment
Institutional and Policy Context of Planning Practice
Introduction to Spatial Planning
Research Skills
Spaces, Places and Plans
Stage 2
Economy and Space
Planning and Sustainable Development
Planning Theory and Society
Site Layout and Design
Theory and Practice of Development Management
Theory and Practice of Planning Policy
Stage 3
Comparative Planning Studies
European Languages for Planners
European Planning Perspectives
Legal Studies in Planning
Planning Practice Field Study
Themes in European Planning
Transportation and Infrastructure
Stage 4
Advanced European Planning Studies (i)
Advanced European Planning Studies (ii)
and
Independent Research Project in European Planning
or
Work Placement in European Planning Practice
In the fourth year there is an opportunity to undertake an extended independent research project or a work-based study, with potential for a work placement at a European institution.
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Accreditation: we have applied for accreditation of the degree by both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and we hope that this will be confirmed in early 2013.
Placement: students will have the opportunity of gaining work experience in another European country in the fourth year as part of the Erasmus programme. This will provide a unique opportunity to develop strong relationships with internationally-renowned planning offices and consultancy companies and provide participating students with skills that are rarely developed by other planning courses.
Unique: this degree is unique in the UK in that it offers a four-year Combined Programme in Planning, linked to specialisation in European Planning.
Last updated 12.09.13
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