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JDLC* MA Town & Country Planning MA Town & Regional Planning
Distance learning Full-time or part-time
The non-graduate route requires the study of MA Town & Regional Planning provides a high
three Planning Courses and four Open University level of professional training in spatial planning
courses from an approved selection. for students across the North of England. The
course welcomes full-time students with a
The graduate route requires students to
wide variety of backgrounds, to further studies
undertake three Planning Courses including an
in spatial planning, building on their initial
Open University specialism. Further exemptions
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aculty of Arts & Society
education and/or qualifications in a variety of
may be available, depending on qualifications
ways. Part-time students are mostly engaged
and experience.
in planning practice or planning-related work
Each Planning Course involves one year of
in the public, private or community sectors,
study. Year 1 Planning Courses are: current
although those with related backgrounds are
issues in planning, foundations of planning,
also welcome to apply.
spatial plan making, development management,
The course aims to provide a critical
development process, design and development.
understanding of the rationale for spatial
Year 2 Planning Courses are: spatial planning
planning and encourages students to be
techniques plus project, international and EU
reflective practitioners, based on self-awareness
planning, regional and strategic planning, local
and the development of an ethical standpoint in
and community planning, implementation &
planning practice.
management and spatial planning project. Each
Key themes of the course include the creative
course is assessed by way of a tutor-marked
practice of spatial planning, the theory and
assignment or by a ‘seen’ exam.
practice of sustainable communities, inter
Year 3 comprises the Open University Masters
professional collaboration and local and
course and a dissertation. Exams are taken at a
regional regeneration. The course is broken
mandatory summer school.
into modules, and assessment is by individual
essays, reports and group presentations,
MA graduates are eligible for full membership
together with a dissertation which constitutes a
of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
double module at the end of the course.
once they have completed two years of relevant
planning experience and successfully completed
MA graduates are eligible for full membership
the Assessment of Professional Competence
of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) once
(APC).
they have completed two years’ relevant planning
experience and successfully completed the
*Joint Distance Learning Consortium (JDLC)
Assessment of Professional Competence (APC).
consists of the Planning Schools at Dundee,
Leeds Met, London South Bank and West of
Entry requirements
England Universities, together with the Open
You should normally have a degree (or equivalent)
University
or an appropriate professional qualification giving
eligibility for membership of the RIBA, RICS,
Entry requirements
Landscape Institute or similar bodies. You may
For the graduate route you should normally have
also have completed a bridging course.
a recognised honours degree or equivalent. For
the non-graduate route no prior qualification is
Key facts
required.
Course code: TPLAN
Place of study: Civic Quarter
Key facts
Start date: September
Course code: 34BMA
Length of study: Full-time 1 year.
Place of study: Distance learning
Part-time 2 years.
Start date: January
Length of study: Normally 3 years for
graduates, 7 years for non-graduates.
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