Environmental and Planning

This degree programme gives you a full understanding of the primary environmental challenges of the 21st century and provides you with the skills base to help address them. you will develop a broad overview of how our towns, cities and regions have developed and have an opportunity to specialise in environmental or urban regeneration issues. you’ll gain a rounded understanding of the factors and forces that are shaping the environment and the role that planning can play in reconciling competing and conflicting interests.

Recent employers include: consultancy: atkins, arup, indigo, savills local authority: islington borough council, lancashire county council public bodies: transport for london (tfl), natural england, environment agency, national parks authorities non-governmental organisations: liverpool vision, council for the protection of rural england, rspb advocacy: housing associations, social enterprise, economic development career paths taken by our recent graduates: planning and environmental consultants strategic and local development planning development management transport planning urban regeneration economic development environmental management urban designers gis and data science specialists academic researchers social housing

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 England 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. University of Liverpool has partnerships with the following companies: