MPLAN (UG) Urban Studies and Planning with a Foundation Year (TRPU97) FT

2016 - 2017

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (100 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
TRP108 + Only available to students on TRPU programmes.	Information and Communication Skills	AUT SEM	10 credits
TRP131 + Only available to USP students. For students studying this module as a study abroad/exchange student an additional fee is payable for the field trip costs.	The Making of Urban Places	AUT SEM	20 credits
TRP132 + Restricted to USP students only..	Planning Project	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
TRP105	The Environmental Challenge	SPR SEM	10 credits
TRP107 + Not open to Economics students.	Economics for Spatial Planning	SPR SEM	10 credits
TRP109	Data Analysis and Presentation	SPR SEM	10 credits
TRP133	Development, Planning and the State	SPR SEM	20 credits

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units

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A student will take

Semester 1
IPS101 + FSS students only.	State of Sheffield - Global perspectives on local issues	AUT SEM	0 credits

Unrestricted Some degrees allow students to take unrestricted modules. These modules may be offered by your home department(s) but are often offered by other departments. You will need to choose unrestricted module(s) during Intro Week. Please check your Registration Timetable for details of your module enrolment event. units (20 credits)

A student will take unrestricted units to the value of 20 credits.

Year 2

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
TRP210 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: TRP114 Is a pre-requisite for: TRP235 TRP235 TRP341 (when the module is running)	Urban Design and Place-Making	AUT SEM	20 credits
TRP216 + STUDENTS SHOULD BE COMPUTER LITERATE AND UNDERSTAND BASIC SPREADSHEET, MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL CONCEPTS. LEVEL 1 CORE MODULES ON `INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION SKILLS' AND `QUANTITATIVE METHODS' SHOULD PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THESE PREREQUISITE SKILLS.. SMI106 is a pre-requisite for all students on the SMIU01 programme. Unit restricted to USP students and students on SMIU01..	Spatial Analysis	AUT SEM	20 credits
TRP234	Urban Theory and Politics	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
TRP215	European Urban Field Class	SPR SEM	20 credits
TRP217	Profit, Planning and Context	SPR SEM	20 credits
TRP235 ⇐PPre-requisites: TRP210	The Development Process	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
TRP222	Study Skills for Urban Studies and Planning (L2)	ACAD YR	0 credits

Year 3

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
TRP331	Development Planning	AUT SEM	20 credits
TRP333	Environmental Policy and Governance	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
TRP323 + Restricted to students studying K400 (TRPU01), K440 (TRPU02) and L722 (TRPU03).	Planning Law and Development Control	SPR SEM	20 credits
TRP326	Values, Theory and Ethics in Spatial Planning	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
TRP327	Study Skills for Urban Studies and Planning (L3)	ACAD YR	0 credits
TRP340	Dissertation in Urban Studies and Planning	ACAD YR	40 credits

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
TRP449	Local Action Planning Report	AUT SEM	30 credits
TRP450 + Restricted to students on TRPU105.	Critical Perspectives on Planning Practices	AUT SEM	30 credits
Full academic year
TRP456	Study Skills for Urban Studies and Planning	ACAD YR	0 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (60 credits)

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 2
TRP4007 + Only available to students from the Department of Town and Regional Planning.	Cities of the South: Planning for Informality	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP4008	Cities of Diversity	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP4011 + Only available to students on TRPU105, TRPU96, TRPU97.	Planning in Europe	SPR SEM	60 credits
TRP4012	Governance and Participation in the Global South	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP409 + Restricted to students on TRPU105.	Sustainable development: a critical investigation	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP410 + Restricted to students on TRPU105.	Transport Planning	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP4161 + Restricted to students on TRPU105.	Issues in Housing	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP4270 + Restricted to students in the Department of Town and Regional Planning.	Public Participation	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP4360	Regional Policy and Governance	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP451 + Restricted to students on TRPU105/TRPU96/TRPU97. Restricted to a maximum of 10 students (across both UG and PGT) as outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding with Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG): Students to be selected through an open competition.	Managing Cities: The Seoul Case Study	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP454	Sustainable Development In Practice	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP455	Health, Wellbeing and the Built Environment	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP457 + Students must have significant prior experience with GIS (to be assessed by the module leader).	Advanced GIS Methods	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP458	Principles of Public Policy	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP463	International Urban Development Consultancy Project	SPR SEM	15 credits
TRP464	International Real Estate Market Analysis	SPR SEM	15 credits

A student may spend the second or third session as a full-time student at an overseas university, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department. During this period a student will take courses deemed to be the equivalent of F5 or F6 units to the value of one hundred and twenty credits.

On completion of Level 2, a student may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BA in Urban Studies (TRPU103).

A student will attend one or more fieldwork courses, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department.

On completion of Level 3, a student may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BA in Urban Studies and Planning (TRPU104).

Before proceeding to Level 4, a student for the Degree of MPlan in Urban Studies and Planning must achieve a weighted mean grade of 49.5 at Level 3. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be awarded the Degree of BA Urban Studies and Planning (TRPU104).

A student must achieve a mean grade of not less that 49.5 in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree of MPlan in Urban Studies and Planning. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be awarded the Degree of BA Urban Studies and Planning (TRPU104).

Year 0

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (100 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
ACE0350	Introduction to the Social Sciences	AUT SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
ACE0340	Academic Literacy and Communication Skills	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACE0345	Maths and Statistics	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACE0347	Foundations of Geography	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACE0349 + Only available to students on DLL FY programmes.	Extended Project	ACAD YR	20 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (20 credits)

A student will take 20 credits from this group.

Full academic year
ACE0341 + Only available to students on TILL FY programmes.	Foundations of Biology	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACE0342 + Only available to students on TILL FY programmes.	Foundations of Chemistry	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACE0343 + Only available to students on DLL FY programmes. .	Foundations of Psychology	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACE0344	Foundations of Sociology	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACE0346	Foundations of History	ACAD YR	20 credits
ACE0348	Foundations of English	ACAD YR	20 credits

a student can take unrestricted F4 Level ACE or MLTC Languages for All units to the value of 20 credits.

Before proceeding to Level 1, a student will attain both 120 credits and a weighted mean grade of 60.0 or above; a student with 120 credits and a weighted mean grade of between 57.0 and 59.9 may be permitted to proceed at the discretion of the Board of Examiners and the cognate department.

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.