Urban Planning and Development with a Professional Placement Year - BSc (Hons)

Cardiff University

What could be more exciting than the challenge and responsibility of shaping the places in which we live, work and play? Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and recognised by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as a spatial qualification, our BSc in Urban Planning and Development with a Professional Placement Year explores the social, economic and environmental challenges of creating better places to live. Planning policy and practice impacts our everyday lives. From the homes we live in to the infrastructure that supports our health, wealth and wellbeing. From public and community spaces to professional and leisure spaces, and the ways we can travel between them. You’ll examine how and why places such as cities, towns and the countryside change, and how they can be improved through meaningful planning practice and collaborative research. Modules that involve practitioners will also help you understand how your learning applies to the real world and consider how to develop your professional profile and employability. Fieldwork and experiential learning are also key parts of the programme. You’ll develop practical skills through in-module field visits, group data collection and analysis assessments, graduating with the professional and academic grounding to build your career in a range of different sectors. Professional and practical experience can help you stand out in the graduate job market. The professional placement year allows you to put your lecture-based learning and skills into practice in a private or public sector organisation. It is also an opportunity to build your professional network and identify your professional ambition. The skills and knowledge you gain, as well as the practical know-how, will open up a wide range of career opportunities in planning, development, surveying , transport, economic development, environmental policy, housing and urban regeneration. This degree carries partial (spatial) RTPI accreditation. For full RTPI accreditation, once you have completed your spatial-accredited undergraduate degree, you need to complete a RTPI specialist-accredited master's degree.

Develop your technical and practical skills with software including GIS (Geographic Information System) & Edina digimap mapping.

Accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) (partial) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Apply your learning to real-world contexts through field visits and field study modules, and develop practical skills.

Improve the quality of urban spaces by placing social, environmental and economic sustainability at the heart of planning.

Gain industry experience in your chosen area, and develop the skills and connections to support your future career.