Form C4
Version 4.0 (2014/2015)
Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
1. Course
Code
D41XX
2. Course
Title
3. SCQF
Level
5. School
SBE
7. Delivery:
Location &
Semester
Edin
SBC
Orkney
Dubai
IDL
Malaysia
Sem 1
Sem
Sem
Sem
Sem 1
Sem
Planning Theories
6. Course
Co-ordinator
Collaborative Partner
Name
Sem
4. Credits
10
15
Chris McWilliams
Approved Learning Partner
Name ……………………… Sem
8. Pre-requisites
None
9. Linked Courses
(specify if synoptic)
10. Excluded Courses
None
11. Replacement Courses
None
Code: D41PT
D49PT
Date Of Replacement:
September 2014
12. Degrees for which
this is a
mandatory/optional
course
MANDATORY
D4B7(D4B5)-URP MSc(PgDip) Urban and Regional Planning – 1ED 1DL
D477-USR MRes Urban Studies Research – 1ED1DL
D4P7(D4P5)-REP MSc(PgDip) Real Estate and Planning – 1ED 1DL
OPTIONAL
D412-UPP Urban Planning and Property Development
D411-UPP Urban Planning and Property Development (with sandwich year)
13. The course may be
delivered to:
15. Aims
UG only
PG only
UG & PG
14. Available as an Elective?
Yes
No
To critically explore the main debates in planning theory and to interpret their relevance to current debates about planning practice.
16. Syllabus
Critical exploration of the key intellectual debates about planning theory and practice, including: What is planning theory and what do planners do? The case for and against
spatial planning, Urban form, neo-Marxism, neo-Liberalism, feminist perspectives, urban utopianism, policy implementation, rationality, pragmatism, ethics, professionalism,
the public interest, participation and (ex)inclusion, modernism, post-modernism, analyses if the natural environment and its values to society and sustainable development.
Updated
Form C4
Version 4.0 (2014/2015)
Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
17. Learning Outcomes (HWU Core Skills: Employability and Professional Career Readiness)
Subject Mastery
Personal Abilities
Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills
Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
Knowledge and critical understanding of the main bodies
of planning theory, their development and
inter-relationships Knowledge and understanding of the
relationship between planning theory and planning practice
Critical Analysis, interpretation and explanation of academic writing
Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice
Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others
Communication, Numeracy & ICT
Ability to critically explore relationships between
theory and practice
To organise and critically discuss topics in groups
Critically analysing, interpreting and
explaining academic writing
18. Assessment Methods
Method
19. Re-assessment Methods
Duration of Exam
Weighting (%)
Synoptic courses?
Method
Duration of Exam
(if applicable)
Coursework
Exam
2
Diet(s)
(if applicable)
50%
50%
No
Coursework (50%)
Exam (50%)
3
3
2
20. Date and Version
Date of Proposal
Updated
January 2014
Date of Approval by
School Committee
Date of
Implementation
September 2014
Version
Number
1