Bachelor Programme in Territorial, Urban, Environmental and Landscape Planning (School of Planning and Design Politecnico di Torino)

Abstract

The Bachelor Programme in Territorial, Urban, Environmental and Landscape Planning delivered at Politecnico di Torino brings together the following aspects of quality in planning education: — Academic curriculum: • A broad range of appropriate disciplines that introduces and integrates disciplinary perspectives to prepare the student for an effective planning career. • A strong grounding in the spatial sciences encouraging the development of spatial skills and spatial sensibilities. — Teaching pedagogy: • The use of an appropriate range of pedagogic techniques in teaching units (Unità Didattiche) to target disciplinary learning needs. • The use of the ‘cross -­‐curricular studios’ with a workshop to encourage problem-­‐based and inquiry-­‐based learning. — Elements of distinctiveness: • A distinctive focus on the operational character of its curriculum that comprises a compulsory internship undertaken in the context of public and private working environments. • A distinctive focus on teaching activities addressing planning tools and practices at different scales of spatial intervention.