City & Regional Development: The University of Manchester

Course description

BA (Hons) City & Regional Development is a three-year programme providing varied academic study into the development of cities and their surrounding regions, with an emphasis on how that development might best be understood and then managed. It involves studying a wide range of subject areas and uses a diversity of teaching and learning methods including self-learning and working in groups. Following the three-year programme, it is possible to transfer to the fourth year of Master of Town & Country Planning (MTCP), in order to gain a professional qualification with the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). BA (Hons) City & Regional Development is, however, designed as a fully self-contained programme of study in itself.

Career opportunities

Students graduating from within Planning and Landscape are popular with a wide range of employers.

BA graduates 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.

In recent years a growing numbers of graduates have found jobs also 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. 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.