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Urban Planning & Transport

How cities grow and move: housing, public transport, land use and public space.

Who it suits

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IEC
  • Thinker: analysing, researching, figuring out why
  • Persuader: leading, selling, starting things
  • Organiser: structure, data, precision

Students here tend to be a bit more curious than average.

Builds on

Geography ●●●Philosophy, psychology & social studies ●●

Typically offers

Job security · Impact on society or the planet

Where it leads

Urban planner · Transport planner · Policy advisor · Real estate developer

US median earnings, one year after a bachelor’s
$42,159
College Scorecard, US Department of Education

378 programmes tracked

🇺🇸 United States 145🇩🇪 Germany 74🇦🇺 Australia 65🇫🇷 France 42🇫🇮 Finland 27🇦🇹 Austria 15🇨🇭 Switzerland 10

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