BENG URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN
September 2025
Full time
Three or four years
Available
Suzhou
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Qualification,XJTLU,BEng Urban Planning and Design,University of Liverpool,BA Urban Planning and Design
Knowledge and skills
By the time you graduate from the BEng Urban Planning and Design, you will:
- acquire knowledge of the natural, economic, socio-economic and political factors that shape our surroundings and how the built and natural environment is managed in different places around the world;
- understand the role, scope and limitations of contemporary urban and regional planning in contributing to the management of growth and change, and the conservation of the built and natural environment;
- comprehend the legal basis for action in planning and the relationship between planning and environmental issues;
- gain an appreciation of decision-making processes that represent the views of the diverse communities who are affected by those decisions and how and when they can be effectively deployed;
- develop abilities to think critically, reason logically, undertake systematic research, work in teams and use techniques in computing, numeracy, design and various forms of communication.
This undergraduate programme enables you to become a strategic urban planner and designer who can act on the global agenda for urbanization and become well aware of the latest innovations reshaping the future of human settlements.
Sophie Sturup
Programme director
Modules
*Programme modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University offers a wide range of courses in the first year, including English for academic purposes (EAP), mathematics and physics, and humanities and social sciences. Click to learn more.
Studying in XJTLU tops that all by giving a whole new level, as XJTLU combines Chinese perspective with that of International one.
Randy Rizala
Student, BEng Urban Planning and Design, Indonesi
Careers
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.
Overview
In the BEng Urban Planning and Design programme, you will study the planning and design of urban and rural landscapes in both local and international contexts. You will obtain knowledge and skills to analyse, critique and contribute to the shaping of the sustainable development agenda in China and around the world.
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.
Why should I study Urban Planning and Design at XJTLU?