BA Geography and Planning with a Foundation Year (TRPU99) FT

2016 - 2017

For students whose initial registration was prior to the 2022-23 session

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (70 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
Semester 2
TRP133	Development, Planning and the State	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
GEO114	Introduction to Human Geography	ACAD YR	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

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 (30 credits)

A student will take 30 credits from this group.

Semester 1
GEO117	New Horizons in Geography	AUT SEM	20 credits
TRP130	Housing, Home and Neighbourhood	AUT SEM	10 credits
TRP132 + Restricted to USP students only..	Planning Project	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
GEO115	Introduction to Environmental Geographies	SPR SEM	20 credits
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
TRP111	Cities	SPR SEM	10 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

A student will take

Full academic year
TRP222	Study Skills for Urban Studies and Planning (L2)	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 (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
GEO258	Geographies of Development	AUT SEM	20 credits
GEO269	Social and Cultural Geographies	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
GEO243 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: GEO327 GEO360 GEO364 GEO378 (when the module is running)	Political Geographies	SPR SEM	20 credits
GEO246	Environment, Society and Politics	SPR SEM	20 credits

AND

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 (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

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

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 (40 credits)

A student will take unrestricted GEO or TRP units to the value of 40 credits.

Year 3

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (40 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
TRP327	Study Skills for Urban Studies and Planning (L3)	ACAD YR	0 credits
TRP345	Dissertation in Geography and Planning	ACAD YR	40 credits

GEO and TRP units to the value of eighty credits, not less than forty credits to be taken in GEO, not less than twenty credits to be taken in TRP, and not less than sixty credits to be taken at F6 Level.

A student who has successfully completed Level 1, including TRP132 and TRP107 or equivalent, may be permitted by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of MPlan in Urban Studies and Planning (TRPU105). A student may spend the second session as a full-time student at an overseas university, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of the Department. During this period a student will take courses deemed to be the equivalent of F5 Level units to the value of one hundred and twenty credits.

A student may spend the second 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 Level units to the value of one hundred and twenty credits.

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 candidate will attain 120 credits, a grade of 60 or above in ACE0345 Maths and Statistics, and a weighted mean grade of 60.0 or above; a candidate 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.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2016/17 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.