This exciting MSc Sustainable Planning and Practice is specifically aimed at people wishing to gain expertise in contemporary planning practice. It provides graduates with excellent career opportunities in a complete range of planning specialisms.
Through our problem-based approach, student will benefit from a stimulating learning environment which challenges you through real planning issues and case studies. They will learn the role planning plays in addressing key sustainability concerns, including climate change, urban sprawl, social cohesion, and demands for personal mobility. They will also get to use the latest techniques including GIS, urban design tools and community engagement techniques such as charrettes.
Throughout the course, they will be supported by research-active staff, and insights from a broad range of planning practitioner lecturers, who will encourage you to explore the latest research, applications of knowledge and case studies in the industry.
They will have the opportunity to go on field trips locally and further afield. The University of Hertfordshire is uniquely located near the world’s first Garden City - Letchworth Garden City - and the first New Towns. Additionally, our Comparative Planning and Transport Practice module includes a residential visit to explore and compare transport planning systems in a different policy context. Any travel and accommodation costs of field trips are included in course fees.
