This module provides a social-science based understanding of transport planning, to critique our current approaches, to examine the impacts, and new ways...

Transport Planning and the City (BPLN0060)

This module provides a social-science based understanding of transport planning, to critique our current approaches, to examine the impacts, and new ways forward for sustainable mobility. The module examines the concept of sustainable mobility, the impacts of automobility, the sociological and psychological determinants of travel, and the different scales of intervention, including public transport, walking, cycling and streetscape design.

This module is available as an alternative to BPLN0098 STUDY ABROAD IN CITY PLANNING for those students who wish to remain in London and gain direct...

Work Placement in City Planning (BPLN0007)

This module is available as an alternative to BPLN0098 STUDY ABROAD IN CITY PLANNING for those students who wish to remain in London and gain direct professional experience during their Master’s programme. This module is to allow credit weighting to be given to students spending a three month period working in practice with selected public, private and voluntary sector planning agencies in and around Greater London. Students will be placed with a vetted institutional partner and whilst undertaking these practice placements, students will be required to produce a piece of research, design or policy work according to the needs of the partner institution, up to the equivalent of 7,000 words. This work will be produced at the institutional partner but with appropriate engagement from the module coordinator to ensure the selection of appropriate live projects.

Working directly with a Citizen Science programme partner, you will be provided unprecedented
access to an active citizen science project where you will gain...

The Practice of Citizen Science (BIOS0037)

Working directly with a Citizen Science programme partner, you will be provided unprecedented
access to an active citizen science project where you will gain first-hand experience in its day-to-day
operation, practical challenges, and management. Throughout this live-learning, you will record your
experience, learning, and training culminating in vital evaluation and feedback of the project delivered
to the secondment host, thereby influencing future adaptation and project design. It may be possible
to further develop your activities with programme partners into your final research project.
Over the two terms secondment activities are supported by directed independent study which covers
five separate chapters, critical themes which encompass key components of citizen science projects:
1. Background (who, what, why, when, how).
2. Procedures and processes (project mechanics).
3. Working with volunteers (online, offline, project co-design).
4. Data management (quality, protection, cybersecurity).
5. Finance and policy (structure, project backend).
Secondment activities and independent study are supported by on-campus workshops where you will
share your learning experience.