Human Geography and Planning

About this course

Human geography and planning together examine how space, place and environment are understood and organised, and how public policy can shape where people live, how communities develop and what kind of future is possible in cities and regions facing rapid change. Human geography asks broad questions about society and space: how inequality is distributed across places, how migration reshapes communities, how environmental change affects different populations and how globalisation is experienced at the local level. Planning translates similar concerns into professional practice, using spatial analysis, policy frameworks and design thinking to guide land use, housing, transport, regeneration and environmental management. At Cardiff University, this three-year full-time programme is accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (dependent upon modules selected), providing a professionally

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 39% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 7% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 12% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →

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