Urban planners collaborate with a wide range of interest groups to positively influence outcomes in the development of cities and the countryside. These include politicians, communities, property developers, the renewable energy sector, environmentalists, and the public health sectors.
Learn about the historical development of cities, as well as their current complex problems and opportunities. How cities and their surroundings develop is complicated and ever changing. This results in global challenges that impact on people’s health, well-being, and access to essential services such as roads, water, housing, and transportation.
You’ll develop skills that can help you shape the future outcomes of cities across the world. Dundee City itself, together with its surroundings, forms an ideal laboratory.
In Geography you study both social and physical sciences to analyse and understand major challenges facing the world. You will develop creative skills in problem solving, presentation, and communication. Organisations to help them solve problems that they are currently facing.
Our teaching is based on the research carried out in the department and is focused on three broad themes: creating just communities and places, shaping environmental futures, and geospatial and digital methods.
You will cover specialisms within these themes including:
health and well being
city futures
geopolitics and power
tourism and globalisation
policing and security
hazards and risk
This course will be taught by the Dundee School of Social Science
We have close links to the planning profession and our graduates readily find work in Scotland, the UK, and abroad. They perform a variety of tasks such as: preparing national and regional development strategies regenerating declining urban areas shaping new and sustainable housing protecting and enhancing historic buildings promoting biodiversity conserving nature sites negotiating with property developers engaging with local people
The MA degree will provide you with a sound knowledge and understanding of the built and natural environment and a range of transferable skills such as problem solving, communications, and team working.
Studies by the Royal Geographical Society show that Geography degrees are an excellent basis for developing the transferable skills and knowledge that many employers value. You will be skilled in communication, problem solving, analysis and interpretation. Many of our graduates pursue Geography-related careers in development or environmental consultancies, government, tourism, planning and teaching.
The IS1 is the first year of a four year International Incorporated Bachelors. And its designed to strengthen your English language abilities and introduce core concepts and knowledge required at university study level. Once you have successfully completed your studies you will continue the remaining stages of your degree directly with the University of your choice.
Learn more about International Stage OneRanked in The Guardian's Top 20 UK Universities in 2021, the University of Dundee prides itself on three things: Impactful research, an excellent student experience and a community campus in the city.
Situated beside the majestic River Tay, Dundee is Scotland’s sunniest city. It also has the highest student ratios per head of population anywhere in the UK so there is an exciting and diverse range of nightlife, leisure activities and culture.
