City Planning & Environmental Policy

University College Dublin

Bachelor degree

36 months

Application deadlines: July 1

Processing time: 30 days

Application fee: €50

Full-time

Intakes: September

International tuition: €25,600

Domestic tuition: €7,574

A degree in City Planning & Environmental Policy provides you with strong analytical skills, as well as the ability to think critically about development and environmental issues. This degree provides the ﬁrst steps to pursuing a career as a professional planner, urban designer or environmental policy expert. Key Fact: This course is recognised by both the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Irish Planning Institute (IPI).

This program can be done

On campus

Exams:

IELTS
TOEFL PBT
TOEFL iBT

Cambridge A Level: At least three subjects at A Level Grade C and three other subjects at GCSE Level Grade C. International Baccalaureate: 24 or more total points and the award of the IB Diploma. If you are presenting the Irish school leaving certificate you are required to have attained a H7/O6 in English. If you are studying in another education system you are required to show equivalent competency in English either through your school leaving examination or matriculation examination or by achieving the minimum standard in a recognised English language test.

The ﬁnal step towards your career as a planner is to complete a one-year specialist Master’s in Planning in UCD: the Master of Regional & Urban Planning, the MSc in Urban Design and 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 in: Government and local authorities Planning and environmental consultancies Local and regional development organisations Private companies (marketing/location/real estate/ infrastructure) Non-governmental organisations (environmental/heritage/international development)

Dublin , Ireland