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BSc in City Planning & Environmental Policy

University College Dublin


Level Undergraduate courses (level 8)
Duration 3 Years
Faculty Focus Architecture, Planning and Environment / Natural and Built Environment
Contact Person Laura Egan O’Brien
Email laura.egan-obrien@ucd.ie
Website https://www.myucd.ie/courses/architecture/planning-environmental-policy/

Our degree in City Planning & Environmental Policy is about solving complex issues that we experience in our everyday lives. How can we provide housing for everyone? How can we reduce our climate impact and conserve our natural environment? Where should we build our schools and shops?

This unique degree brings together a focus on the city, the environment and design and links them with clear routes to professions and careers. So, if you are considering a career as a qualified planner, urban designer or environmental policy analyst this degree is for you. These professions allow you to visualise new patterns and ideas for cities and to bring this vision to reality by activating social change and promoting sustainable development. This course gives you the skills to enable real world change.

Length of Course: 3 Years (BSc) (Hons)(+1 Year CPEP International)(+ Optional 1 Year Master’s) (NFQ Level 9)
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