Local & Regional Economic Development

MSc/PGDip/PGCert

Here at Dundee, we offer postgraduate MSc degree programmes which provide the educational preparation required for individuals intending to pursue professional careers in aspects of spatial planning and related disciplines.

This distance learning programme offers a postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and MSc degree in Local and Regional Economic Development.

Why
Teaching & Assessment
Careers
Entry Requirements
Fees/Funding
Your Application

Why study Local & Regional Economic Development at Dundee?

This distance learning course has been designed to enhance your career prospects in the areas of spatial planning and related disciplines.

Three "core" modules provide a PG Certificate; three further modules provide the Diploma and a dissertation added to the six modules leads to a Master of Science degree. If you complete the full MSc you will be able to graduate from the University of Dundee.

What's so good about Local & Regional Economic Development at Dundee?

The programme is run jointly by the Universities of Dundee, Coventry and Sheffield Hallam. This modular approach has allowed each of the participating universities to concentrate on its own special strengths, which gives the Economic Development Distance Learning Consortium (EDDLC) scheme an additional advantage over courses based at a single institution.

Professional Accreditation

Diploma award confers eligibility for full membership of the the IED (Institute of Economic Development).

Who should study this course?

This course is for individuals intending to pursue professional careers in aspects of spatial planning and related disciplines.

Related courses

All Planning PG courses

Teaching & Assessment

This course is taught by Town & Regional Planning staff in the School of the Environment.

This course has 3 start dates - January, May and September.

How you will be taught

All modules are provided by distance learning and the programme is run jointly by the Universities of Dundee, Coventry and Sheffield Hallam. Teaching follows a modular framework, enabling each student to progress at her or his own pace through the system.

What you will study

The details of the modules comprising each award are given below. Click on the module name for more information. The Certificate level consist of three core modules

The Diploma level consist of three modules (Modules L, K and either D or E):

The MSc level consists of one 15,000 word dissertation.

How you will be assessed

Certificate modules are assessed 50% on assignments and 50% on examination. Diploma modules are assessed 100% on assignments, as is the MSc dissertation.

Careers

We maintain close links to the planning profession and our graduates readily find work in Scotland, the UK and abroad. As well as jobs in central and local government, planners are employed by planning consultancies, regeneration companies, house builders, supermarkets and utilities such as water companies.

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 sites of nature conservation value
negotiating with property developers
engaging with local people

Entry Requirements

An appropriate university degree or relevant work experience.

English Language Requirement: IELTS of 6.0 (or equivalent), if your first language is not English. Please check our Language Requirements page for details of equivalent grades from other test providers, and information about the University of Dundee English Language courses.

Fees and Funding

£800 plus VAT per module

Sources of Funding

Information about the School of the Environment scholarships can be found on the School of the Environment scholarships webpage.

Other sources of funding for postgraduate students can be found on our Scholarships webpage.

Your Application

The application form can be downloaded from www.economicdevelopmentlearning.com

Course Contact

Elspeth Barker
Town & Regional Planning
University of Dundee
Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4HN
Scotland

Telephone: 01382 385 570 (from the UK)
Telephone: +44 1382 385 570 (from outside the UK)

Fax: 01382 388 588 (from the UK)
Fax: +44 1382 388 588 (from outside the UK)

Email: e.c.z.barker@dundee.ac.uk

Admissions Contact

Postgraduate Admissions
Admissions and Student Recruitment
University of Dundee
Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4HN
Scotland

Telephone: 01382 384 384 (from the UK)
Telephone: +44 1382 384 384 (from outside the UK)

Fax: 01382 385 500 (from the UK)
Fax: +44 1382 385 500 (from outside the UK)

Email: postgrad-admissions@dundee.ac.uk