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Planning, Environment and Development

BSc · Queen's University of Belfast · 3 years

Planning, Environment and Development

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Queen's University of Belfast

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published
SATISFACTION96%
CONTINUATION100%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS60%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 32% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).

About this course

Planning, environment, and development is the discipline concerned with how land is used, how communities are shaped, and how the built and natural environments are managed to meet the needs of present and future populations. Planners work on questions that are central to the quality of people's lives: how to attract investment and create employment, how to provide adequate housing, how to design sustainable transport networks, how to protect environmental quality, and how to make communities resilient to climate change and other pressures. This three-year full-time degree at Queen's University of Belfast includes a sandwich placement year and embedded work placement experience, providing professional grounding alongside the academic programme. You will develop the knowledge and skills to make decisions that shape processes of growth and development, covering topics from urban design an

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Sales occupations · 30% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 25 / 100Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals · 35% of graduatescards →

The tabs above carry the rest: modules and satisfaction (The Course), where you'd live and what it costs (Student Life), the full pay story (Pay & Outcomes), and easier ways into the same subject (Alternatives).

MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).