The aim of this compulsory module is to introduce students to a variety of approaches used in educational research in order to develop skills for 1) critically reviewing and analysing existing research and 2) designing, conducting and analysing research, and 3) considering ethical issues that arise in educational research contexts. The module explores a range of methodological approaches and methods used in educational research, critically examining their strengths and weaknesses. The module includes a number of research-oriented tasks and exercises, where students can use specific examples for research related to their own interests. The assessment comprises a 5000 word reflective essay that critically engages with key theoretical and practical issues around research methods, and which can be based on the student's own proposed research interests.

This module aims to ensure that students on the MSc Spatial Planning Degree Apprenticeship are making effective use of the workplace learning opportunities of...

This module aims to ensure that students on the MSc Spatial Planning Degree Apprenticeship are making effective use of the workplace learning opportunities of their apprenticeship and are supported to work towards their end point assessment. The module will consist of a series of workshops which consider how professionals learn, the importance of reflective and reflexive practice, the skills required to be an effective chartered town planner, and the requirements of the Royal Town Planning Institute’s Assessment of Professional Competence. Students will be guided through the completion of a reflective journal to bring together their university and workplace learning throughout their apprenticeship.

This module introduces planning systems, particularly in the UK but within their European framework, providing a context for what planning is, why we plan, how...

This module introduces planning systems, particularly in the UK but within their European framework, providing a context for what planning is, why we plan, how planning fits within a wider governmental context and the role of the planner in society, economy and environment.

The module will provide students with an understanding of planning as an interlocking system of policy and political intervention amidst a range of governmental and private interests and high expectations from a range of stakeholders. For BSc students in the Bartlett School of Planning, this will serve as a useful basis for the development later in the degree of the managerial and organisational aspects of the urban environment.