Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Geography and Urban and Regional Planning (LK74)

The Geography and Urban and Regional Planning BSc explores some of the big issues facing today’s and tomorrow’s societies, including key issues such as urban regeneration, climate change, sustainable development, property development, community involvement and transport infrastructure.

Urban and regional planning lies at the heart of the major challenges that face existing and future generations. Decisions that are taken today can have a major impact on what happens to towns and cities in the future, so it is important that humans get those decisions right. Only by having an in-depth understanding of the way towns and cities work can humans hope to make informed decisions about the future of the built environment.

This unique Geography and Urban and Regional Planning BSc builds this understanding by drawing on the research and international reputation of the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS) here at the University of Birmingham. Based in the great planning laboratory that is Birmingham, students will be able to exploit fully the huge wealth of case study material available on their doorstep whilst interpreting these experiences in an international context. This will bring to life the issues students are studying and set them in a real world context.

Students will have access to a wide range of modules in one of the largest and most vibrant geography departments in the country, on top of the flexibility and choice offered in planning.

There is a lot of practitioner input into the programme and there are opportunities for European field trips and professional placements.