The course advocates planning as a creative and inclusive process. It encourages an innovative approach to planning or related areas. The course ethos is one of theory into practice and preparing you for your future career. You focus on applying theory to contemporary practice by using real life case studies. This allows you to develop the range of skills and competencies to enter into a planning career. The course also allows you to develop your own interests and specialist areas of study. The course provides you with key knowledge and skills for a planning or planning-related career. It covers topics and issues such as • planning practice, profession and ethics • planning theory and principles • planning policy development and policy evaluation • the English and wider approaches to planning • climate change and environmental issues and protection • transport and infrastructure provision • housing planning and development • the planning and development process • Viability • placemaking and design quality • design issues including urban design and sustainable design • social equity, inclusion and cohesion • economic growth and development You can find opportunities in both private consultancy and public sector planning in planning and related careers including strategic planning and policy development • development implementation and management • environmental protection •infrastructure planning, housing development • regeneration • economic development • heritage and the historic environment • health • transport and accessibility planning.