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Cardiff School of
City and Regional Planning
Outline of the BSc / Specialist Masters’
Programme
Prof. Cliff Guy
Summary of Presentation
• Outline of BSc / Master’s / RTPI membership ‘route’
• Outline of taught modules for BSc 1/2/4, and of ‘year out’
(BSc3)
• How your work is assessed
• Your contact with teaching staff
• How to become interested in planning!
Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning
Progression:
from BSc
Entry to RTPI
Membership
Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning
AUTUMN SEMESTER
Module Core/ Module Title No. of Exam CW
BSc1
Code Option Credit % %
CP0110 Core Introduction to Spatial Planning
s
20 100 0
Programme
CP0130 Core Economic Issues in Spatial Planning* 20 50Spr 50 Autumn
CP0131 Core Statistics and Information Systems* 20 0 100
Route 1 CP0111
or
Introduction to Human Geography 20 100 0 Semester
CP0132 Political Geography:
20 100Spr 0
Place, Space and Power*
Route 2 EU4101 Introduction to Government* 20 70Spr 30
or
EU4105 Introduction to Political Thought* 20 70Spr 30
Route 3 SI0169 Key Ideas in Social Sciences* 20 80Spr 20
or
SI0173 Introduction to Sociology* 20 80Spr 20
Route 4 AR0035 Architecture Since 1940 (A) 10 80 20
and
Introduction to the History of
AR0048 Architecture from Early Civilisation to 10 0 100
the Industrial Revolution (S)
100
CY1123 Language Skills* 20 50Au 0
50Spr
Route 5 or 75
25Au Oral
CY1774 Welsh 1 (A) 20 25
25Au Written
25Au Aural
* Module runs over Autumn and Spring Semesters
Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning
BSc1 Programme Spring Semester
SPRING SEMESTER
Module Core/Option Module Title No. of Exam % CW %
Code Credits
CP0120 Core Society, Diversity and Planning 20 0 100
CP0121 Core Places and Plans 20 0 100
Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning
BSc2 Programme
AUTUMN SEMESTER
Code Core/ Module Title No. of Exam CW
Option Credits % %
CP0210 Core Planning, Markets and Land 20 50 50
CP0230 Core Planning Policy and Control* 20 25Au 75
CP0231 Core Site Planning and Development* 20 0 100
CP0232 Core Environmental Policies and 20 37.5Au 62.5
Planning*
CP0233 Core GIS and Research Skills* 20 0 100
* Modules run over Autumn and Spring semesters
SPRING SEMESTER
Code Core/ Module Title No. of Exam CW
Option Credits % %
CP0220 Core Issues in Local Government 20 0 100
Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning
BSc3: ‘Year Out’ in Planning Practice
• Comprises 12 months paid employment in planning practice
─ Local authority
─ Other government office / agency
─ Private practice (planning consultants)
• You apply for jobs
─ These are usually notified to us, reserved for year out
─ We help with c.v. writing etc.
• We ‘manage’ the year out
─ Set one item of work
─ Arrange visits
Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning
AUTUMN SEMESTER BSc4 Programme
Code Core/ Module Title No. of Exam CW %
Option Credits %
CP0310 Core Contemporary International 20 0 100
Planning
CP0312 Core Planning Theory and Practice 20 40 60
CP0320 Core Research Paper/ Project 20 0 100
SPRING SEMESTER
Code Core/ Module Title No. of Exam CW %
Option Credits %
CP0311 Core Planning Law 20 50 50
CP0321 Option Rural Society and Planning 20 50 50
CP0322 Option Design Development and 20 0 100
Control
CP0323 Option Transport Planning and Travel 20 40 60
Behaviour
CP0324 Option Housing Policies and Systems 20 0 100
CP0325 Option Economic Change and Spatial 20 0 100
Policy
Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning
Progress, Passing and Failing
• For most of you, there will be 6 modules this year. You must
pass every module (pass mark is 40%) in order to progress
to the second year.
• Modules are assessed through exam, coursework or a
mixture of the two (see Student Handbook for details). You
need to pass the module overall, not necessarily every item.
Module Module Title Credits Exam CW
Code % %
CP0110 Core Introduction to Spatial Planning 20 100 0
CP0130 Core Economic Issues in Spatial Planning* 20 50 50
• Failed modules can be taken again during the summer, and
if passed, you can progress to the second year (but will only
be awarded 40% in these subjects).
Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning
Coursework Procedures and
Assessment
• The Module Outline (accessed through CPLAN web site) sets out what coursework
needs to be done for each module, and why.
• For each item of coursework, there should also be a ‘coursework brief’ which is
issued by the module leader or one of the lecturers for that module. This specifies
word length, the intended style (essay, report, etc.) and extra material such as hints
and references.
• Every item of coursework has a submission date. Take your coursework to CPLAN
reception by 3.30 on that date. Fill in a form (available at reception) with your college
number, title of the work, etc. If you are late you get a mark of 0, unless you have
already obtained an extension (see the year tutor).
• Coursework is usually marked by the person who taught the material. Your work
should be returned, with comments and a mark, within 4 weeks of submission – if we
take longer, complain!
• Marking range is (in theory) 0-100%, but more realistically, about 30-80%, especially
for essays. We use Marking Guidelines to decide marks (see Student Handbook).
• If you are dissatisfied with your mark, arrange to see the marker (but note you cannot
formally appeal against a mark).
• Keep your returned coursework (a) for revision purposes, (b) because (in second and
fourth years) we may need it for the external examiner.
Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning
Teaching Staff - Who We Are and What
We Do
• Teaching Staff:
─ professors, senior lecturers, lecturers
─ other CPLAN staff (e.g. research associates)
─ outside lecturers, visiting speakers
• Staff Functions:
─ module leader: organises and teaches module, and marks coursework and exams
(possibly along with other staff)
─ year tutor: organises timetable, approves (or not) late submissions, holds year
meetings, etc.
─ course leader: ‘manages’ entire BSc course
─ personal tutor: reviews progress and helps with problems, on individual basis
Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning
Student/Staff Contact
• Personal tutor:
─ routine tutorials (expect e-mails from tutor)
─ report illness or personal difficulties
─ ad hoc contact welcomed (make an appointment if possible)
• Module leader:
─ contact (preferably e-mail) about problems (e.g. coursework, reading material)
• Year tutor:
─ applications for late submission of coursework
─ general comments/complaints
─ report illness or personal difficulties if personal tutor unavailable
• Staff-student panel
• Module and staff evaluation (anonymous!)
Cardiff School of City and Regional Planning
How to Become Knowledgeable About
Planning
• Selective newspaper reading
─ e.g. Guardian ‘Society’ on Tuesdays
• Selective TV/Radio
• Websites:
─ www.guardian.co.uk
─ http://news.bbc.co.uk
─ http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/
─ http://www.planning.haynet.com/
• Not just ‘town planning’: look for related subjects
─ e.g. urban design; regeneration; environment; sustainability;
conservation, etc. etc.
• ‘Planning’ weekly:
─ free to student members of RTPI
─ we get free copies
• Look around you! Cardiff - the good, the bad and
the ugly?
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