Your urban studies and planning career
We provide advice, guidance and support in securing work experience, placements and graduate roles to help you discover and achieve your career goals.
How we support you
If your studies relate to urban studies and planning, our Placements and Employability team is here to help.
The team can offer CV, covering letter and application support, and can also help you find placements and graduate roles through its network of external employers.
Placements and work experience
We encourage you to undertake placements and work experience during your studies, to increase your opportunities for graduate employment, as well as offer you insight into your future career.
We source placement opportunities which are advertised to students, and also support you in finding your own placements.
Graduate job roles
Our urban studies and planning graduates go on to a range of roles in both the public and private sectors. These roles include town planners, transport planners, urban designers, surveyors, community development workers, regeneration officers, sustainability consultants and housing officers.
Recent graduates have gone on to work for a number of high profile organisations, including:
- AirBnB
- Arup
- BNP Paribas Real Estate
- CBRE
- Deloitte
- Leeds City Council
- Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- Peak District National Park
- Savills
- UN-Habitat
You can also search through our Graduate Outcomes data to find out which jobs and postgraduate study options graduates from the school moved on to after finishing their course.
Professional skills development
Throughout our course modules, we highlight the employability skills you gain, making it easier for you to communicate these when applying for placements, further study, and graduate jobs.
Supporting your professional development
Opportunities for employers
Our courses are designed with students’ careers in mind. We aim to equip them with a wide range of transferable and specialist skills, as well as academic knowledge making our students desirable employees.
Engage with our students and raise your profile.
International scholarships
We offer a generous package of financial support for international students, including undergraduate and postgraduate taught scholarships worth £10,000 towards the annual tuition fee.
Applications are open for existing offer holders for programmes starting in autumn 2025.