European Planning

This mplan is a unique degree, offering a complete four-year pathway in professional planning education, with a specialisation in european planning. innovative features include an emphasis on understanding european-wide planning issues and overseas study at a european university, which will include opportunities for work placement. this provides unique insights into the diversity of planning cultures and challenges across the continent, allowing graduates to grasp a wide range of employment opportunities in the uk, europe and beyond.

This degree builds on the university‘s established reputation for high-quality planning education. on past experience of the bsc planning, environment and development and the mplan’s special features, we anticipate that graduates will find employment in areas such as: planning authorities and municipalities private planning practice/property development design consultants housing authorities and agencies, such as housing associations health trusts policy advisers in planning, urban regeneration and the environment, particularly at the level of the eu conservation and environmental ngos teaching (particularly geography) public bodies, such as advisory bodies on the environment, heritage, transport and heritage various graduate programmes (including banking and management) further study (phd) and research positions we regularly consult with employers, links which are further enhanced through formal partnership meetings with the bodies that accredit our courses (rics and rtpi), having a practising planner as one of our external examiners and involving a wide range of potential employers in student projects and regular careers events.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in Northern Ireland have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. Queen's University Belfast has partnerships with the following companies: