Planning

About this course

Planning is the discipline that shapes how cities, towns, and rural areas develop over time. Planners sit at the intersection of environment and development, mediating between competing interests and working within legal frameworks to ensure that land use serves communities, economies, and the natural environment. From deciding where new housing can be built to designing regeneration strategies for post-industrial towns, from managing development in national parks to coordinating infrastructure investment in growing cities, planning is a field with genuine public impact. At Newcastle University, which has a strong tradition of planning education closely connected to the North East's dynamic urban and regeneration context, this four-year full-time programme includes a year abroad. You will study planning law and policy, urban design, housing, transport planning, environmental assessment,

Where its graduates go

The 2 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 25 / 100Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals · 80% of graduatescards →
• 4 / 100Skilled trades occupations · 5% of graduatescards →

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