Planning & Environmental Management - Bolton Street
TU835 BSc in Spatial Planning and Environmental Management is designed to prepare and equip you with the skills to be a decision-maker and expert practitioner in planning our urban and rural environments.
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | Technological University Dublin |
| NFQ Level | Level 8 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) | Major | Technological University Dublin | Level 8 NFQ |
Duration
4 Years
Specific Subjects or course requirements
Irish Leaving Certificate
Minimum No of Subjects: 6
Higher: 2 H5's
Minimum Grade in:
Maths: O6/H7
English or Irish: O6/H7
Leaving Certificate General Entry Requirements
Entry/Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for consideration for a course an applicant must possess the minimum entry requirements for that course. Entry requirements are outlined above.
CAO offers are determined on the basis of examination score except in the case of courses which involve suitability tests, interviews and other assessment procedures. All suitability tests/interviews/auditions/portfolio reviews etc will generally be carried out during the period March - May each year.
Where a specific grade is required in a subject (H4, O3 etc) an applicant must achieve that grade or better in order to be eligible for consideration (H = Higher Level; O = Ordinary Level). Where a requirement is 2 or 3 honours, grade H5 or better on Higher Level
Leaving Certificate papers is needed to meet such a requirement.
In the case of both Higher and Ordinary Level Leaving Certificate results, grades lower than H7 (Higher) or 06 (Ordinary) are not acceptable for eligibility purposes or for points calculation.
For the purpose of meeting minimum entry requirements, results from any number of sittings of the Irish Leaving Certificate Examination may be combined.
An applicant’s examination score will be calculated by adding together the points scored in the best six subjects in a single sitting of the Irish Leaving Certificate Examination.
Matriculation Examinations will not be accepted either for the purpose of meeting minimum entry requirements or for calculating examination scores.
Demand usually exceeds the number of places available and therefore examination results better than the minimum entry requirement are likely to be required.
When a number of applicants have the same points score, a random number is attached to the score for each course preference. This will then determine the position of each applicant on the waiting lists for offers.
Bonus Points Maths (Irish Leaving Certificate)
25 bonus points will continue to be awarded for Higher Level Mathematics for H6 grades and above. Bonus points are only counted where that subject is scored as one of the applicant’s best six subjects for points purposes.
Foundation Level Mathematics
We accept Foundation Level Mathematics for the purposes of entry requirements the case of any course where Higher or Ordinary Level Mathematics is not a requirement. Please check above to ensure you are aware of the individual math requirement.
Points are awarded as follows:
F1 = 20 points
F2 = 12 points
Foundation Level Irish
For the most part the University will not consider Foundation Level Irish for the purposes of entry requirements or for points, however a grade F3 in Foundation level Irish is acceptable for meeting the minimum entry requirements for some Higher Certificate courses. Students with an F3 in Foundation level Irish must have passed five other subjects with a minimum grade of O6 including Math, students should check on individual course pages to determine if their foundation Irish grade is sufficient.
Leaving Certificate Vocational Progamme LCVP
Distinction 66 points
Merit 46 points
Pass 28 points
The Link Modules can be used as one of the six subjects for overall points calculation and may also be considered as a subject for the purposes of minimum entry requirements, dependent on the programme for which you are applying.
Leaving Certificate Applied Programme LCAP
QQI FET Applicants General Information
How to Apply
You must apply through the Central Applications Office (CAO).
In order to apply, you must have obtained a full major award. A Component Certificate (minor award) is not sufficient.
The best 8 modules of your award are used for ranking purposes.
In addition to the QQI minimum entry requirements, QQI quotas and QQI points apply. The max QQI points awarded is 390.
If you’ve accumulated your major award over more than one academic year, you’ll need to apply to the QQI for a major award.
If you present full QQI Level 5/6 awards, you won’t be required to meet minimum entry requirements based on Leaving Certificate results. The QQI Level 5/6 award is accepted in its own right.
Careers / Further progression
What are my career opportunities?
Graduates find work with local authorities, government agencies, non-governmental organisations, industry and private practice.
Many Spatial Planning graduates find successful careers in town planning, retail planning, transport planning, urban design and other specialist areas. Work can include plan making, collaboration and engagement, developing retail and transport strategies and place-making.
Environmental Management graduates are well-placed to make important contributions in a wide range of environment-related areas, such as protecting water, air and soil quality; addressing biodiversity loss and managing natural habitats; tackling issues of waste; and carrying out environmental assessments.
Recently graduates have found employment with the following public sector organisations:
Environmental Protection Agency – www.epa.ie
Fingal County Council – www.fingal.ie/planningservices
Gaisce – the President’s Award – www.gaisce.ie
Meath County Council – www.meath.ie/council/council-services/planning-and-building
National Parks and Wildlife Service – www.npws.ie
Rediscovery Centre Ballymun – www.rediscoverycentre.ie
South Dublin County Council – www.sdcc.ie/en/services/planning
Many graduates find positions within commercial and private sector organisations, including:
Aecom – www.aecom.com/ie
Arup – www.arup.com/offices/ireland
AWN Consulting – www.awnconsulting.com
Brady Shipman Martin – www.bradyshipmanmartin.ie
Enrich Limited – www.enrich.ie
Future Analytics Consulting – www.futureanalytics.ie
Jacobs – www.jacobs.com
RPS Environment – www.rpsgroup.com/services/environment
Transport Insights Limited – www.transportinsights.com
Typical graduate job titles include:
Conservation Officer
Environmental Consultant
Environmental Licensing Officer
Environmental Planner
Planning Consultant
Retail and / or Property Planner
Rural Development Officer
Spatial Planner
Sustainability Co-ordinator
Town Planner
Transport Planner
Urban Designer
These are highly sought-after fields, with significant Government and EU investment already committed as part of the Climate Action Plan, Housing for All Strategy and the EU Green Deal.
The Irish government has committed over €4 billion investment in new housing per year to 2030. €365 million is to be invested annually in public transport and active travel (including 250 new public jobs) up to 2025. Building energy retrofit subsidies will be provided for up to 500,000 homes by 2030.
Globally, industry and governments are transitioning processes and investment towards more sustainable processes and practice in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Every departmental strategy in the Government of Ireland is being fully aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (TU Dublin’s is too).
The BSc in Spatial Planning and Environmental Management prepares graduates to join and take a professional role in this unique and unprecedented global transition.
Further information
Whatever your reason for coming back to education – to update your skills, gain a new qualification, achieve a personal goal or ambition, etc. TU Dublin welcomes applications from all mature students aged 23+.
It may be daunting but you’re not alone. TU Dublin has a range of supports in place to help you decide what course to take, get through the application process and get settled into college life.
For further information go to https://www.tudublin.ie/study/undergraduate/cao/entry-routes/mature-applicants/
EU Applicants
We welcome EU Applicants with high-school qualifications from a European Union or European Free Trade Association country.
A Level GCSE Applicants
We welcome students who have completed their GCSE or A Level exams.
TU Dublin Access Routes
We aim to ensure that students of all backgrounds and nationalities can find a pathway to higher education that suits their circumstances at different stages of their lives and careers. Please take some time to look at the various Access entry routes outlined below and feel free to contact us for further information. We are more than happy to give you advice on which entry route might be suitable for your individual needs and to support you in making your application.
For more information on these entry routes go to https://www.tudublin.ie/study/undergraduate/cao/entry-routes/
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Entry 2024
Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20 January 2024 at 5pm
Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1 February 2024 at 5pm
Late online application - restrictions apply (see page 3 2024 CAO Handbook): Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1 May 2024 at 5pm
Change of Mind - restrictions apply (see page 3 2024 CAO Handbook): Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1 July 2024 at 5pm
Exceptional online late application (see page 34 of the 2024 CAO Handbook): Fee €60 Closing Date: 22 July 2024 at 5pm
Be sure to complete any action well in advance of closing dates. You should avoid making an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all application fees are non-refundable.
LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5pm on 1 February 2024. The closing date for late applications is 5pm on 1 May 2024, subject to the restrictions listed on page 3 of the 2024 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5 March 2024 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.
Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22 July at 5pm applies only to applicants who are registered as an undergraduate student on 1 May 2024 in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system. This is an exceptional late closing date and all steps must be completed by 5pm on 22 July. No changes may be made after this date.
If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.
Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.
Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Marino Institute of Education, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick and Maynooth University have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.
Refer to page 34 of the 2024 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.
Restrictions
As a CAO applicant you may experience one or more of the following restrictions based on your course choices, your category of application, or restrictions imposed by the HEIs that you wish to apply to. Please read the section on 'Restrictions' on page 3 of the 2024 CAO Handbook carefully. This section includes information on:
General Restrictions
1. Making a late application
2. Making changes to your course choices
Restricted Courses
3. Applying for a restricted course
Mature Applicants
4. Mature applicants
Supplementary Admissions Routes
5. Applying for DARE and/or HEAR
Is Architecture & Built Environment for you?
Are you fascinated by the design and creation of buildings around you or by famous architecture you have seen on your travels? Do you think there are better ways to plan cities and towns? Can we find more sustainable and more affordable ways to build homes, and are we building the right homes that people need? If you are interested in these questions, you’re in the right place.
What is Planning & Environmental Management?
TU835 BSc in Spatial Planning and Environmental Management is designed to prepare and equip you with the skills to be a decision-maker and expert practitioner in planning our urban and rural environments. Now more than ever, graduates are needed who can develop and implement environmental management solutions to critical problems such as climate change and biodiversity loss.
What is Spatial Planning?
Spatial Planning is all about shaping the future of our towns, cities and regions. Planners work together with communities, businesses and government to plan the future of our urban and rural spaces. Planning graduates will be able to prepare development plans for old and new areas, as well as developing transport and urban design solutions to create the healthier neighbourhoods needed for future generations.
What is Environmental Management?
Environmental Management is about ensuring a sustainable planet for future generations. It addresses the causes of environmental degradation including climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss and integrates a range of skills and techniques for managing the environment in a sustainable way. Students develop an understanding of the natural world, as well as the social and economic dimensions of environmental issues, both locally and globally.
Are you passionate about our towns and cities?
And curious about the environment and the world around you?
Do you want to join the fight against climate change?
The BSc in Spatial Planning and Environmental Management offers choices, opportunities and careers in creating a sustainable future.
Have a look at the TU Dublin Environment & Planning website to read some Frequently Asked Questions and find out more about TU835
How the Course Works
The course is highly practical and applied. Every semester includes at least one major group project. Projects and fieldwork, under the supervision of practicing professionals, are an integral part of the course.
Students take all subjects in Year 1, which is a common, foundational curriculum.
In Year 2, you opt to stream into either spatial planning or environmental management.
Both streams will continue to work collaboratively together throughout the full course.
Year 4 allows full specialisation in your chosen field, including the completion of a dissertation.
Have a look at the TU Dublin Environment & Planning website to read some Frequently Asked Questions and find out more about TU835.
Study Abroad Opportunities
Through the Erasmus programme, you can spend a semester abroad as part of the programme. Recently, students have gone to Hamburg and Dortmund (Germany), Lyon (France), Melbourne (Australia) and Tampere (Finland).
The programme is global in focus. In semester one of first year, students will learn about the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as part of the Planning for Resilience and Sustainable Development module.
Third year includes a field trip to another EU country.
We also have a partnership with the Gengdang Institute (BGD) at the University of Beijing, China, where some of our students have studied. We welcome students from BGD on our programmes in Dublin.
Have a look at the TU Dublin Environment & Planning website to read some Frequently Asked Questions and find out more about TU835
Work Placement
The course is career-focussed and includes a Work Placement component during third and fourth year, with many graduates going on to find employment with their Work Placement partner.
The course includes SafePass training, to ensure all graduates have a basic knowledge of health and safety, and be able to work on-site without being a risk to themselves or others.
Through an advanced curriculum, the work placement component and tuition in professional practice, our graduates are more career-ready than ever for work in sustainable development, whether in Ireland or abroad.
Have a look at the TU Dublin Environment & Planning website to read some Frequently Asked Questions and find out more about TU835.
Professional Accreditation
The BSc Spatial Planning is professionally accredited by both main professional planning institutes:
Irish Planning Institute
Royal Town Planning Institute
Environmental Management students are eligible to take up membership with a range of professional bodies, including: -
ESAI Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland
CIEEM Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
CIWEM Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
IEMA Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment
Students will get to meet with leading representatives from professional institutes. Our graduates have a very high success rate in graduate recruitment competitions.
Year One
TU835 is a combined course. Students take all subjects in Year 1. In Year 2 you can choose between the Spatial Planning or Environmental Management streams.
Years 2 – 4 have both common and streamed modules, so all students will continue to work together collaboratively throughout the full course.
Geo-spatial Awareness
Introduction to Environmental Management
Introduction to Spatial Planning
Research, Evidence & Data for Sustainable Development
Earth Science
Ecology
Society and Environment
Planning for Resilience and a Sustainable Future
Introduction to Site Layout and Design
Settlement Analysis Project
Year Two
Common Modules:
Introduction to Social Research
Economics for Sustainable Development
Applied GIS
Habitats and Biodiversity
Spatial Planning Stream:
Development Management 1
Regional & Marine Planning
Rural Planning
Built Environment & Heritage Appraisal
Urbanism
Development Management Project
Urban Layout Design and Analysis
Environmental Management Stream:
Environmental Analysis
Field Ecology
Environmental Science
Soil Science
River Basins & Hydrology
Introduction to Climatology and Meteorology
Waste Management Project
Year Three
Common Modules:
Coastal & Marine Spatial Management
European Field Trip
Environmental Assessment
Society and Governance
Spatial Planning Stream:
Housing and Infrastructure
Planning Techniques
Planning Law
Planning Theories and the Future
Sustainable Transport and Mobility
Regional Plan Project
Masterplanning and Urban Design Project
Environmental Management Stream:
River Basins – Assessment & Management
Environmental Management Techniques
Sustainable Resource Management
Environmental Economics
Environmental Law and Institutions
Conservation Management Plans
Climate Change – Systems and Policy
Year Four
Common Modules:
Dissertation
Professional Practice
Work Placement
Spatial Planning Stream:
Development Management 2
Seminars in Strategic Planning
Survey and Analysis Report
Participation and Collaborative Planning
Local Plan-making
Environmental Law and Institutions
Environmental Management Stream:
Environmental Auditing
Environmental Licensing
Rural Management Plans
Environmental Licensing Project
Environmental Assessment Project
Contact Us
David O’Connor - Head of Environment and Planning
environment@tudublin.ie
+35312206635
Contact Us
School of Architecture, Building and Environment
School.SABE@tudublin.ie
+35312206584