Urban Planning and Design Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Overview

Through this Urban Planning and Design BEng programme from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University you will learn how to formulate strategic plans, design liveable cities and create public places. The programme will equip you to consider the social, economic and environmental needs of society and their interaction with the environments we inhabit and build. You will learn how to help companies and governments make difficult land use and development decisions while accounting for concerns like achieving climate resilience and enabling community engagement.

The programme has an international focus, preparing students to work in China or other countries by providing the critical planning and design skills necessary for their career success. Our programme features two specialisations: Urban Planning and Urban Design. Our graduates will have numerous opportunities to become planners and/or designers in various fields, including environmental planning, policy making, smart city development, and urban regeneration.

Career opportunities:

There is currently a high demand for graduates of urban planning and design. Graduates will have many options and could become planners and/or designers in various fields including:

• policy making: developing legislation for the future of countries, cities and communities
• urban design: creating attractive, safe and pleasant places in which to live, work or visit
• property development: ensuring the right developments for the right places
• transport planning: finding sustainable transport solutions
• environmental planning: tackling the effects of climate change
• urban regeneration: bringing life to places that need revitalisation
• urban conservation: helping to protect our natural and built heritage
• neighbourhood planning: engaging with people about how their communities are developed
• smart city: promoting future cities that incorporate the latest in new technologies.