Overview
NFQ Level 9, Major Award
The Master's in Planning and Sustainable Development is a full-time taught programme running for 24 months over two academic years from the date of first registration.
Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Sustainable Development
Candidates who pass Year 1 modules to a value of 60 credits may opt to exit the programme and be conferred with the Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Sustainable Development.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| PD6105 | Housing, Social Change and Community Needs | 5 |
| PD6106 | Infrastructure and Transport in Land Use Planning | 5 |
| PD6110 | Foundations in Planning and Sustainable Development | 5 |
| PD6111 | Contemporary Concepts in Planning Theory | 5 |
| PD6112 | Drawing, Communication and Observation Skills | 5 |
| PD6113 | Information and Engagement Skills in Planning | 5 |
| PD6114 | Planning Processes, Administration and Participation | 5 |
| PD6116 | Urban and Metropolitan Spatial Planning | 5 |
| PD6117 | Regional, National and Transnational Planning | 5 |
| PD6118 | Principles of Urban Design and Place-making | 5 |
| PD6205 | Planning and Management of Natural Resources | 5 |
| LW6101 | Introduction to Planning Law | 5 |
| |
| PD6120 | Landscape Character, Context and Change | 5 |
| PD6122 | Planning and Design for Built Heritage | 5 |
| PD6206 | Property, Sustainable Growth and Enterprise | 5 |
| PD6207 | Spatial Planning and Landscape for Rural Environments | 5 |
| PD6208 | Applied Discourses in Planning and Sustainable Development | 5 |
| PD6209 | International Planning Systems and Approaches | 5 |
| PD6211 | Plan-making and Forward Planning Skills | 5 |
| PD6212 | Planning Skills in Development Management and Assessment | 5 |
| PD6213 | Research Methods and Proposals in Planning | 5 |
| PD6215 | Planning Dissertation / Research Project | 15 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for Master's in Planning and Sustainable Development, (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Apply a creative capacity for the formulation of realistic and imaginative plans and strategies;
- Demonstrate informed decision making and communication in planning;
- Foster and communicate an in-depth appreciation of values, society and environmental settings;
- Apply spatial understandings of the nature of place, quality of life and physical networks to contemporary cities, towns, regions and landscapes;
- Recognise the real-world legal, economic and political contexts within which planning operates;
- Demonstrate an applied appreciation of stakeholder roles and relationships in contemporary planning;
- Apply specialised engagement with the theories, dialogues and techniques of sustainable development.
