BA Urban Studies

Comments about BA Urban Studies - At the institution - Sheffield - South Yorkshire

• Objectives
  This three-year course gives you substantial knowledge of planning while offering the freedom to study a broader range of topics. In your third year you can select modules from departments such as Geography, Politics and Sociology. You can transfer between Urban Studies and Urban Studies and Planning up to the end of your second year. Each of our courses has a distinctive structure and content, with options that allow you to shape your own programme of study. Small group and individual teaching, and assessment by coursework, increase in importance as you progress through your studies. We operate a personal and academic development system to help you to get the most from your university experience. We also have an excellent record of graduate employment.
• Entry requirements
  Entry requirements GCE/VCE A Levels - BBB Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - BB+BB Scottish Advanced Highers - BBC Scottish Highers - ABBB Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB BTEC Level N - 2 Distinctions, 1 Merit International Baccalaureate - 32 points European Baccalaureate - 73% Core Requirements - Grade C in GCSE Maths. Other useful, but not compulsory subjects are: Economics, History, Sociology, Law, Art, Design and Technology.
• Academic title
  BA Urban Studies
• Course description
  Some departments offer courses that don't feature optional modules whereas other courses are fully flexible.
  
  Important notice :
  This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
  
  This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.
  
  Typical First Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Development, Planning and the State  20
   
  Planning Project  20
   
  The Making of Urban Places  20
   
  Architecture and the Design Process  10
   
  Economics and the UK Economy  10
   
  Introduction to Quantitative Methods  10
   
  What is Landscape Architecture?  10
   
  Typical Second Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  Planning Research Project  20
   
  The Development Process  20
   
  Urban Theory and Politics  20
   
  Design and Local Planning A (Lectures)  10
   
  Profit, Planning and Context  10
   
  Rural Planning  10
   
  Social Research Methods  10
   
  Typical Third Year ModulesWe do not currently have any module information available for this year of the course.

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