A town planner helps communities, companies and politicians to decide on the best way to use land and buildings. A planner’s main aim is achieving sustainability. This means balancing different social, environmental and economic issues when official decisions are made on whether a piece of land is built on or not. Another way to describe this job is ‘making places’, such as towns, for people to live and work.
The training providers listed below offer courses in the Greater Exeter area. Please contact them directly for further information.
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Planning
Through the UWE Bristol Planning School you can help to create places that are inclusive, healthy and safe, and experience the buzz of seeing an idea become reality. On our planning courses, you’ll work on live briefs for real clients, draw inspiration from case studies, and see planning brought to life through field trips.
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BSc (Hons) - Geography
BSc(Hons) Geography equips you with an understanding of the science behind the environmental challenges faced by society and how we can sustainably manage the environment. This course is accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES), Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and the Royal Geographical Society (RGS). Sandwich students can apply to spend a year studying at an international partner institution or undertake an industrial placement.
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Tel: 01752 585858
Email: admissions@plymouth.ac.uk
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MSc Planning
Do you want to pursue a career in shaping the built environment to promote sustainable development and climate change adaptation? Through policy formulation and the management of development in local areas, spatial planners play a key role in the delivery of sustainable development and climate change action in the built and natural environments. The University of Plymouth’s fully accredited postgraduate pathway will prepare you to develop or enhance your career as a chartered town planner in a rapidly changing world.
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MSc Sustainable Development
- This interdisciplinary course explores environmental, social and economic sustainability challenges from local to global scales.
- Enhance your career and employment prospects by studying both the theory of sustainable development and its implementation in a range of contexts.
- Examine international policies, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and specific policy areas such as climate change, energy, human health, wellbeing and environmental governance.
- Study at the Penryn Campus in Cornwall: a living laboratory with diverse marine and terrestrial habitats, a wealth of natural resources, and creative and resilient communities.
- Join our vibrant postgraduate community benefiting from research-inspired teaching and access to outstanding facilities.
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Geography
There’s never been a more important time to understand the diverse geography of our changing planet. In studying geography and environmental science you’ll consider the critical global issues and challenges of our times which are already affecting people and environments around the world.
The University of Exeter can offer a wide range of modules with the flexibility to study what interests you. You’ll encounter exciting fields of enquiry such as climate modelling, vegetation and rivers, satellite mapping, environmental change, climate change, biosecurity, refugee and asylum geopolitics, urban futures, development and health geographies.
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