1. Do you want to shape the environment we live in?
Then realise your potential with us at Birmingham City University!
Environmental and Spatial Planning
PgCert/PgDip/MA
Recruiting now for September 2013 & January 2014
**Visit our Open Evening 24th April 4-7pm at Millennium Point**
Key facts:
• Contemporary course addressing issues of sustainability, placemaking and governance
• Fully accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The MA qualification prepares you for the
Assessment of Professional Competence and full professional membership of the RTPI
• Diverse team of experienced staff are leading policy, practice and research agendas in the UK
• Interactive, interdisciplinary, problem-based approach to learning with innovative assessment types
• Small classes with additional one-to-one supportive relationship between staff and students
• Focus on city and countryside issues in the heart of Birmingham and the West Midlands urban-rural fringe -
the environmental and spatial planning issues at the doorstep provide practical focus for research and teaching
Why you should apply:
• Upgrade an existing degree to enhance your career prospects and boost your earning potential.
• Experience a stimulating approach to learning that encourages you to develop your own approaches to
development and planning challenges rather than being presented with standard solutions.
• Develop subject-specific knowledge and transferable skills in planning, providing you with the knowledge,
competencies and values needed to develop your future role within this profession.
Why you should encourage your staff to apply:
• Flexible study modes and excellent value for money. Under £3000/yr for part time study
• Investment in staff builds confidence, loyalty and expertise that enhances your organisation’s performance
• Masters level study which relates theory to practice develops transferable skills and wider perspectives on
key issues impacting the profession – you benefit from latest developments in research & practice
Want to know more?
• Contact Course Leader Nicki Schiessel Harvey at: nicki.schiesselharvey@bcu.ac.uk or 0121 331 7588
• Learn about our world-leading research at: http://www.bcu.ac.uk/research/-centres-of-
excellence/centre-for-environment-and-society/projects
• For further information on the course please see: http://www.bcu.ac.uk/courses/spatial-planning