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Planning, Geography and Environment

Planning, Geography and Environment

Undergraduate

If you are interested in both the built and natural environment, and how human actions affect the environment, a degree in City Planning & Environmental Policy offers you a unique opportunity to further your interests. The degree integrates subjects that will deepen and broaden your understanding of environmental, social and economic issues, and set these in a practical policy context.

A degree in City Planning & Environmental Policy provides you with strong analytical skills, as well as the ability to think critically about urban and rural development and environmental issues. This degree provides the first steps to pursuing a career as a professional planner, urban designer or environmental policy expert.


For more information regarding this course, please click School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy

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The modules are delivered in a variety of formats, including lectures, labs and studios, and they comprise individual and team-based work and assessment, as well as end-of-semester examinations
The final step towards your career as a planner is to complete a one year specialist master’s in planning in UCD: either the Master’s of Regional & Urban Planning or the MSc in Environmental Policy. This will ensure you gain the necessary professional accreditations, including that of the Irish Planning Institute and the Royal Town Planning Institute.

Graduates find employment as planners in:

  • Government & local authorities
  • Planning & environmental consultancies
  • Local & regional development organisations
  • Private companies (marketing/location/real estate/ infrastructure)
  • Erasmus opportunities present an exciting range of choices for study abroad, including:

  • Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
  • University of Barcelona, Spain
  • City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • University of Connecticut, USA
  • University of Cagliari, Sardinia
  • "What I liked most about UCD was the teaching methods for the courses - computer based, writing, seminars and lectures. UCD faculty were very helpful and always there for me and the Irish people are friendly, helpful and very polite. I enjoyed the opportunities to join clubs and societies as well as using the UCD library, gym, pool, sports pitches and student bar, meeting people from different parts of ireland and many countries of the world."

    Henry Ortega Graduate MSc, Venezuela