Regional and Urban Planning University College Dublin

Overview

During this Regional and Urban Planning programme from University College Dublin you will develop an understanding of the administrative, legal and policy frameworks in which spatial planning operates and the social, political, economic and environmental challenges facing planning.

 In addition students develop practical skills for plan and policy making, including environmental assessment, retail assessment, public participation methods, development and project management, and GIS. Students will also engage with understanding the role of planning in public policy and sustainability.

The UCD School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy has an established international track record as a leading research centre in spatial planning and is in the Top 150 QS World University Rankings by subject area. The School is a member of the Association of European Schools of Planning and has an exchange programme with the University of Illinois in Chicago.

Programme Outcomes

• Apply their knowledge and research skills to generate integrated and well substantiated responses to spatial planning challenges at various spatial scales.

• Appreciate planning and environmental policy research, exhibit the skills of autonomous researchers and recognize the value of research as an input into improved planning policy and practice.

• Appreciate societal diversity and recognize the importance of equality and equality of opportunity in spatial planning processes.

• Communicate effectively verbally, graphically and through written documents and to communicate ideas, concepts, knowledge and conclusions to peers, specialist and non-specialist audiences within an interdisciplinary environment.

• Demonstrate effective research, analytical, evaluative and appraisal skills and the ability to reach appropriate evidence based planning decisions.

• Diagnose problems, define solutions and make decisions based on balancing a range of competing professional and stakeholder interests.