The aim of this module is for the student to explore and reflect on the academic, professional and personal skills required for their learning development and future employability.

The aim of this module is to provide the student with a foundation of law and economics as they impact the built environment. The principles of English public and private law and economic theory will be introduced including: tort, contract, planning, supply and demand, elasticity, market structures and the macroeconomy.

The aim of this module is for the student to be introduced to collaborative practices and project roles in the built environment profession, and to understand the processes involved in producing the built environment and to recognise the skills required of a manager in the planning sector in a broader development context.

An important part of the learning will be to develop a student's own self-reflection to aid in taking ownership of their own professional and academic development. The module is intended to foster in students a drive for continuing professional development and self-reflection of their own values and judgement.

The aim of this module is to provide students with the skills to communicate design intentions and analytical skills to explore, visualise and analyse the cityscape.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to:

• The challenges facing urban planning in society.
• The institutional structures, policies, practices and processes governing planning in the UK and the broader societal factors influencing how this regime has evolved.

The aim of this module is to enable students to acquire a broad knowledge of the main theoretical ideas and principles underpinning urban planning since the late nineteenth century as a reflection of social, economic, and political influences and developments. The module will also begin to explore the fundamentals of urban planning in the mediation of space and the creation of place.