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Spatial Planning PGDip

Postgraduate

In Newcastle Upon Tyne ()

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

Profile Our Spatial Planning PGDip gives you the academic and professional core knowledge, understanding and skills to enable you to practise professionally as a town and country planner.      

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Planning
  • Project
  • Spatial Planning

Course programme

Modules Compulsory modules
  • TCP7021 Project I: Spatial Strategies
  • TCP7023 Economics of Development
  • TCP8001 Planning Frameworks
  • TCP8939 Planning, Power and People
  • TCP8902 The Reflexive Practitioner
  • TCP8034 Planning and Sustainability
  • TCP8911 Research Design
  • LAW8147 Introduction to Planning Law

You will take a further 10 credits in semester 2 from the following:

  • TCP8950 Measurement and Valuation*
  • TCP8003 Engaging with Information Sources in Planning**

*You are required to take TCP8950 if you wish to obtain joint accreditation with RICS and RTPI.

**You are required to take TCP8003 if you wish to obtain RTPI accreditation only.

Optional modules

You will take a further 20 credits (10 each semester) from the following:

  • TCP7024 Conservation and the City
  • TCP8912 Conservation and the City Project
  • TCP8917 Regenerating Places
  • TCP8921 Globalisation and Social Justice
  • TCP8920 Globalisation and Social Justice: Project
  • TCP8918 Regenerating Places Project
  • TCP8096 Issues in Landscape Planning and Sustainability
  • TCP8097 Issues in Landscape Planning and Sustainability: Project
  • TCP8934 Cities, Security and Resilience

Your chosen option must be followed in both semesters.

Modules might change for your year of entry.


Entry Requirements

A 2:2 honours degree. International students need a qualification equal to a 2:1 honours degree. Your degree can be in any subject, but preference is given to graduates of a related discipline such as:

  • planning
  • geography
  • urban studies
  • sociology
  • history
  • politics
  • economics
  • architecture
  • law
  • modern languages

Applicants who demonstrate significant knowledge and professional experience in UK town planning are welcome. We will consider your application if you have lower or non-standard qualifications and demonstrate aptitude for further study.

Spatial Planning PGDip

Price on request