MSc Planning and City Resilience

The course in Planning and City Resilience from Ulster University delves into creating sustainable and resilient urban environments. This postgraduate course brings together the domains of city planning, identifying risks, dealing with disasters, and developing strategies for resilience in cities.Course Content: The course focuses on creating urban environments that not only offer a good quality of life, but also prove resilient against various risks, including natural disasters and changing climate conditions. Students will gain comprehensive knowledge about urban risk and resilience, community resilience, and how to create sustainable and resilient urban futures. Key Modules: Modules included in the course are 'Environment and Events', 'Urban Design', 'Urban Policy', 'Planning Law', 'Environmental Health', 'Climate Change', 'Building Regulations and Control', and 'Dissertation - Sustainable Environments'.Accreditations: The course is accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), providing a guaranteed level of professional recognition in the field.Future Careers: After completion of this course, students can potentially work in urban planning, disaster risk reduction, and city resilience sectors in private consultancies, NGOs, local and national governments, and national and international organizations. They can function as planners, consultants, and policy advisors, among others.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.