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Planning Built Environments MA

Birmingham City University

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    City Centre Campus (Millennium Point)

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    23-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Overview The combination of accelerated climate and environmental change, resource pressures and rapidly evolving social, legal and political contexts demand that the planner of the future is better equipped with the science, tools and skills to help shape the high quality multi-functional places we increasingly need. The MA Planning Built Environments course applies theory through practice-based learning, on a campus surrounded by exciting new developments, with excellent industry links. What's covered in this course? On this course, you will learn to identify and evaluate the processes, tools and outcomes of planning that lead to more sustainable places across the built environment. You will learn how to critically assess planning theory and practice and respond to the growing demand for planning practitioners, strategists and consultants to address contemporary and future planning and development challenges within their environmental context. This built environment course will also enable you to understand the development process and the wider linkages with other built environment professions as well as develop the skills required to assess, analyse and offer practical sustainable solutions to spatial planning problems. You will experience applied and autonomous learning through the use of real problems and case study materials and develop your problem-solving abilities, practical competencies, critical appraisal and written and oral communication skills. This course also encourages inter-disciplinary working amongst graduates and professionals from a variety of backgrounds employed within a planning and environment context.

Application deadline

17/07/2026

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 18,970per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

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Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University

  • University League Table

    103rd

  • Campus address

    Birmingham City University, University House, 15 Bartholomew Row, Birmingham, Birmingham, B5 5JU, England

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Live and study in an affordable multicultural city. BCU is a modern and dynamic international university, with staff, students and alumni from 120 countries.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Building

    23rd out of 36 2

    17th out of 19 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 151
    116 77%

    18th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    69.0 69%

    31st

    2

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.22 81%

    4th

    19

  • Entry standards

    / Max 195
    117 60%

    15th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    n/a

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.08 77%

    9th

    2

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