School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape
Claremont Tower
Claremont Rd
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Tel: 0191 222 5831
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Undergraduate
BA in Town PlanningwithCertificate in Planning
and Diploma in Planning and Regeneration
or Diploma in Environmental Planning
or Diploma in Planning and Urban Design
Full-time, 5 years
This is a 5-year sandwich course. The first 3 years are spent at the University, the 4th year spent in paid employment gaining practical experience, with the 5th year again spent at the University. In special circumstances, the course is also offered on a 4 year full-time basis without the placement year and Certificate in Planning.
Postgraduate
MSc in Town Planning
Full-time and part-time
1 year (full-time)
Diploma in Spatial Planning
Full-time and part-time
1 year (full-time)
MA Planning and Environment Research
Full-time and part-time
1 year (full-time)
MA Urban Design
Full-time and part-time
1 year (full-time)
MSc Planning for Sustainability and Climate Change
Full-time
1 year (full-time)
MSc Planning for Developing Countries
Full-time
1 year (full-time)
Current Planning Research at Newcastle University
The Global Urban Research Unit is part of the Department of Architecture, Planning and Landscape. The unit employs around 30 members of staff, and undertakes research on three over-lapping themes: Spatial Planning and Environment, Place and Social Cohesion and Cities and International Development.
Current research projects include the following:
Understanding the impacts of climate change on the urban economy
The Adaptation and Resilience in Cities: Analysis and Decision Making Using Integrated Assessment (ARCADIA) project runs from June 2009 to May 2012 and aims to analyse the relationship between the spatial layout of cities and their resilience to climate change.
Promoting sustainable urban development
The EU FP7 Sustainable Urban Metabolism for Europe (SUME) study is focused on developing less environmentally damaging urban systems than those currently in existence. The main challenge is to promote a strategy which enables sustainable development for future urban areas.
Assessing spatial quality
The Spatial Innovation, Planning, Design and User Involvement (SPINDUS) project runs from January 2010 to December 2013. It aims to establish methods of assessing spatial quality taking a multi-dimensional approach.
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