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PgDip/MA
Town Planning

Location
Southwark

Duration
1 year (full-time)
2 years (part-time)

Start date
September

Number of Places
20

Simple timetable info
Full-time: 2 days a week or equivalent
Part-time: 1 day and evening a week
Plus a 1 week residential field study visit

How to apply
Direct to LSBU

LSBU code
Full-time: 1239
Part-time: 1238

Course contacts
Ruth Richards

Course Director
richarr@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 7310
Enquiries: StudyTownPlanning@lsbu.ac.uk

Non-standard entry requirements
All students must have a 2:2 or above in a planning degree accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). Applicants with other degrees are not eligible to study this course and will be directed to the MA Planning Policy and Practice.

Course units
Core/compulsory

– The London Unit

– Planning Theory and Practice

– Research Methods

– Policy Evaluation

– Practice Centred Project

– Dissertation (for MA only) Specialist

2 units and a field study visit from one of the following specialist areas:

– Environmental Planning

– Urban Design

– Urban Regeneration


Course description

The PgDip in Town Planning is the final year of the RTPI accredited undergraduate entry course and is therefore only available to students who have already studied an accredited planning degree. Students from other universities may have to study a special programme of units and transfers between universities will need to be agreed.

The course provides an opportunity to study an area of spatial planning in some depth as many of the units (modules) are within a specialist area. It includes a compulsory one week residential European field study visit and all students are expected to pay the full cost (£580 in 2008).

Career opportunities

Graduates from the programme will emerge with a range of knowledge and skills of value to potential employers. Employment prospects are excellent with demand exceeding supply. Successful planning students are likely to find jobs with local authorities, private consultants in property and planning and government agencies.

Typical background of applicant

All students on this programme will have an RTPI accredited undergraduate planning degree. Many students are studying on a part-time basis and are likely to be supported by their employers.

Professional contacts/industry links

The PgDip in Town Planning is fully accredited by the RTPI, provided students have already gained a degree from an accredited undergraduate course.

Recent guest lecturers

– Eamon Mythen, Department for Communities and Local Government

– Jon Grantham, Land Use Consultants

– Sue Percy, Director of Education, Membership and Lifelong Learning, RTPI