Spatial Planning PGDip
Newcastle University
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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.Planning is about understanding places and placemaking. This ensures that we can achieve the best social, economic and environmental outcomes. We offer a friendly and supportive environment for you to make the transition towards a career in: planningwider built environment professionsThrough our high-quality research ...Read more

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.Planning is about understanding places and placemaking. This ensures that we can achieve the best social, economic and environmental outcomes. We offer a friendly and supportive environment for you to make the transition towards a career in: planningwider built environment professionsThrough our high-quality research and teaching we provide you with a complete planning education. You'll gain: academic core knowledgeunderstanding, skillsThe course is a spatial planning conversion degree so you do not need to have studied planning before. It is for anyone with an interest in planning. The course attracts students from a range of backgrounds and nationalities.Pathways are available in: conservation, development,global development, green infrastructure and landscape planning, regeneration

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16/279
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31st

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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.

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£622 month

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£1,428 month

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Living costs - 10500-11500 a year

£1,428 month

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Living costs - 10500-11500 a year

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Newcastle University
Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne

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