If you study Urban Planning and Design BEng at XJTLU you can study Environment and Planning at the University of Liverpool on the XJTLU 2+2 programme. or see all XJTLU 2+2 programmes.
This degree programme gives you a full understanding of the primary environmental challenges of the 21st century and provides you with the skills base to help address them.
You will develop a broad overview of how our towns, cities and regions have developed and have an opportunity to specialise in environmental or urban regeneration issues. You will develop skills in research, urban design and geographic information systems, and explore a range of topics related to place-making, plan making, environmental sustainability, and urban and rural change.
You’ll gain a rounded understanding of the factors and forces that are shaping the environment and the role that planning can play in reconciling competing and conflicting interests. Attention is focused on approaches to the protection and enhancement of natural and built environments in a rapidly changing world.
Over the past thirty years Liverpool has been transformed economically, socially and environment. Staff and students from the University of Liverpool have been part of these changes as they have been observing, reflecting and helping local planners, developers and communities to shape these changes. This makes Liverpool an ideal urban laboratory to study how our world is changing. In addition, you will participate in two residential field classes within the UK and Europe, allowing you to understand different approaches to planning in different places.
An interdisciplinary approach to your studies provides learning opportunities that draw upon the expertise of academics in Planning as well as academics in the departments of Geography, Sociology and Architecture. This programme provides accreditation from the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).
This programme provides accreditation from the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).
Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching and assessment, operating facilities such as libraries, IT equipment, and access to academic and personal support.
All XJTLU 2+2 students receive a partnership discount of 10% on the standard fees for international students. We also offer 50 XJTLU Excellence Scholarships providing a 25% discount on tuition fees to the students that score most highly in stage 2 at XJTLU across the different subject areas. Allocation is based on the number of applications received per programme.
The net fees (inclusive of the discounts) can be seen below.
2025 tuition fee (full) - £26,600
2025 tuition fee for XJTLU 2+2 students (inclusive of 10% discount) - £23,940
2025 tuition fee for XJTLU 2+2 students qualifying for Excellence Scholarship (inclusive of 25% discount) - £19,950
Fees stated are for the 2025-26 academic year.
Discover what you'll learn, what you'll study, and how you'll be taught and assessed.
In year two, you begin to develop your specialism in spatial planning for environmental change through the core module Environmental Sustainability (ENVS218). This module introduces you to the interactions of environmental policy and practice, and the management of environmental issues. The forces and factors that are influencing the way in which towns and cities are evolving are also examined in further core modules.
You also continue to develop critical thinking and communication skills to enable you to analyse material and communicate ideas effectively. Project work also enables you to develop an awareness of the methodological and spatial design issues that arise in the development of planning schemes. The residential field class undertaken in year two is part of the module Rural Planning Field Class and takes you into the field to examine environmental, social and economic issues in a rural setting.
On the 2+2 programme, you'll study your third and fourth years at the University of Liverpool. These will be year two and year three of the University of Liverpool's programme of study.
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
| Compulsory modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY (ENVS218) | 15 |
| RURAL PLANNING (ENVS289) | 15 |
| GIS FOR PLANNERS (ENVS279) | 15 |
| PEOPLE AND PLACE (ENVS205) | 30 |
| STRATEGIC PLAN MAKING (ENVS210) | 15 |
| URBAN MORPHOLOGY AND PLACE-MAKING (ENVS256) | 15 |
| CITIES AND REGIONS (ENVS230) | 15 |
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Year three provides you with more focused study of your specialism in order to gain greater knowledge and expertise of environmental planning.
You are required to take 60 credits of core modules, one dissertation module (ENVS302 or ENVS346) and two/three optional specialism modules.
You can then choose a further two or three modules depending on your dissertation module from a range of optional modules.
On the 2+2 programme, you'll study your third and fourth years at the University of Liverpool. These will be year two and year three of the University of Liverpool's programme of study.
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
The Department of Geography and Planning forms part of our School of Environmental Sciences and is based in the Roxby building. Teaching will take place here and in a number of other world-leading facilities that have benefitted from a £1.38million investment.
Zhu Muhan shares their experience on the Environment and Planning 2+2 course.
From arrival to alumni, we’re with you all the way:
The city itself is an excellent model for many urban planning projects, for example, like the Albert Dock Regeneration Project. In the classes, professors often use Liverpool as an example to explain many theories.
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