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Higher Level Apprenticeships in Urban Design and Planning at Queen’s University Belfast
Description
Queen’s University Belfast is offering Higher Level Apprenticeships in Urban Design and Planning
QUB’s Higher Level Apprenticeship scheme covers fee costs to complete the programmes part-time (a day a week over two years) for employees working for NI companies in planning-related sectors (public sector staff are not eligible). DfE will expect the staff member to be released a day a week during term time and given a new title on successful completion.
Both MSc City Planning & Design and MSc Planning & Development are fully accredited by RICS and RTPI. A HLA could, in theory, either work for an established staff member gaining a new qualification or a recruit who could learn on the job and at university.
The programmes are MSc City Planning & Design, which has a strong urban design, global challenges and live projects-focus (and RICS accredited as a standalone programme) and MSc Planning & Development, which is a fully RTPI-and RICS- accredited conversion programme for applicants with any previous undergraduate training.
MSc City Planning & Design – a specialist RTPI and RICS accredited programme with urban design and planning routes. This programme is recognised by the Urban Design Group.
MSc Planning & Development – a conversion Master’s for students with no planning-related undergraduate degree that is accredited by the RTPI and RICS.
Entry Requirements
MSc City Planning & Design – 2.2 or better at undergraduate in planning or a ‘cognate’ discipline. This is normally taken to be clearly related disciplines like geography and architecture but work experience can be considered in the interpretation of whether an offer can be made.
MSc Planning & Development – 2.2 or better in any under undergraduate degree
RPEL – Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning – in some cases, offers can be made to applicants with no undergraduate degree if they can demonstrate an appropriate level of experiential learning. These cases can be discussed individually.
For more information, please contact Dr Neil Galway – n.galway@qub.ac.uk