Overview

The BSc (Hons) Geography and Urban and Regional Planning examines the relationship between people, places, environments, and the development of communities. The course combines geographical perspectives with planning principles, helping students understand how urban and regional areas evolve and how these changes can be analysed and managed.

What You'll Learn

• Physical and human geography and their connections to places and communities
• Urbanisation, population change, and spatial development
• Principles and practices of urban and regional planning
• Social, economic, environmental, and spatial factors affecting development
• Land use, cities, communities, and regional change
• Geographical data, mapping, and spatial analysis
• Approaches to understanding environmental and planning challenges
• Research methods for investigating geographical and planning issues
• Critical evaluation of policies, processes, and development decisions

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to explain key geographical processes and apply them to the study of urban and regional environments. They will understand how social, economic, environmental, and spatial factors influence the development of places and communities. Students will be able to investigate geographical and planning questions using appropriate research methods, data, mapping, and analytical techniques. They will also be able to evaluate planning approaches and development issues from different perspectives, assess evidence critically, and communicate reasoned conclusions clearly. The course will develop an integrated understanding of geography and planning, enabling students to examine how places change and how decisions about their development can be understood within wider geographical and social contexts.