Urban Planning and Design with Foundation

About this course

Urban planning and design shapes the physical and social fabric of cities and towns, deciding where homes, workplaces, schools, parks and transport infrastructure go, and how they relate to one another. It is a discipline that sits at the intersection of architecture, geography, law, economics, sociology and environmental science, because the built environment affects everything from health and inequality to climate emissions and community life. Planners and urban designers do not simply regulate development; they actively shape how places function and how people experience them. At the University of Westminster, this programme begins with a foundation year that prepares you for advanced study before you progress onto the full honours degree, making the pathway accessible to students who would benefit from additional preparation. The full programme runs across four years, with a sandwic

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 41% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 2% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 22% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 35 / 100Design occupations · 7% of graduatescards →

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