BA Town & Country Planning: The University of Manchester

Course description

The BA in Town & Country Planning (BTCP) is a three-year degree providing you with basic academic and professional training in town planning. The curriculum is the same as for the four-year undergraduate masters in Town and Country Planning (MTCP) offered by their School, but students finish their degree after three years.

At the end of the third year you may choose to continue to Masters level if you wish. The programme covers a wide range of subject areas and uses a diversity of teaching and learning methods involving individual self-learning and groups. The first year of the degree is in common with all other undergraduate programmes in Planning and Landscape and you may choose to switch to any of these programmes at the end of the first year if you wish.

Career opportunities

Students graduating from within Planning and Landscape are popular with a wide range of employers. In recent years a growing numbers of graduates have found jobs in other public services or in business, where an ability to analyse and propose policies and implement strategies is vital and where a wide variety of generic management and communication skills is appreciated.

BA graduates similarly find that a degree from Planning and Landscape makes them eminently employable, offering skills from a discipline requiring them to apply their knowledge to solve problems and develop opportunities, now and in the future. The transferable skills you develop in strategic thinking, teamwork, creativity and communication are exactly what most employers are seeking in almost any area in which you may subsequently decide to develop your career.

Entry requirements

• A level: Grades BBC (two AS-levels accepted in place of one A-level). General Studies is accepted.
• Scottish: Grades ABBBB-BBBBC
• Irish Leaving Certificate: Grades ABBBBB-BBBBBB.Contact us for further information.
• GCSE: Minimum of grade C in English Language and Mathematics.
• Other international entry requirements: The University of Manchester has a rich academic heritage and is one of the worlds leading research-intensive universities.