Study Urban Planning in Weihenstephan

Are you interested in the diverse interdisciplinary fields of urban planning and want to make a sustainable contribution to the development of urban spaces? The Green Urban Planning degree programme prepares you comprehensively for holistic, sustainable and responsible planning of the built environment. The focus is not only on the planning of new urban districts and new construction, but also on careful and resource-conserving remodelling and the transformation of existing cities and places. The focus is on the interplay between ecological principles, planetary boundaries and sustainable and social design.

Want to find out what you can expect from the Green Urban Planning degree programme? Then come along to our information events or the taster programme! Get to know the campus, talk to students and professors and experience everyday life on the programme first-hand.

This is what it's all about when you study Green Urban Planning at Weihenstephan:

• Planning & design of cities, built environment & open spaces
• Protection & development of natural resources to safeguard our environmental & quality of life in cities
• Development of urban strategies to tackle major societal challenges, in particular climate change & biodiversity loss
• Knowledge of ecology, plants & plant use in urban areas
• Skills in the areas of planning & design
• Skills in planning & design as well as assessing the feasibility of ideas & projects
• Management skills & networked thinking
• Knowledge of the legal & political foundations of urban planning
• Communicative knowledge & skills, for example to develop plans with those affected or to achieve acceptance for measures in politics & society
• Teaching application-orientated methods for solving design, ecological & planning problems
• Knowledge of socio-cultural & historical aspects of urban planning

The Bachelor's degree programme in „Green Urban Planning“ prepares you optimally for your work in the planning and development of sustainable urban living spaces. As an urban planner, you will ensure that our cities remain liveable and resilient.

Your possible fields of work as a green urban planner:

• You create urban development concepts and framework plans for sustainable neighbourhoods, inner city areas or entire cities.
• You will plan socially and gender-equitable urban districts and neighbourhoods that create living spaces for all people in our society.
• You accompany participatory processes with the local population in urban neighbourhoods.
• You will design guidelines and recommendations for action, prepare studies and evaluation reports and organise workshops and specialist events.
• You will assess heat islands, heavy rainfall risks and soil sealing and develop municipal climate adaptation strategies to prevent them.
• You plan climate-friendly cities with sufficient green spaces, fresh air corridors and retention areas.
• You will be responsible for sponge city and biodiversity concepts and for heat-regulating green roofs, façades and streetscapes.
• You design low-car or car-free neighbourhoods, plan cycling and pedestrian strategies and link mobility and green spaces.
• You will take care of funding management (e.g. KfW, EU, federal government) and act as an interface between administration, politics and the public.

By completing the eight-semester bachelor's degree in Green Urban Planning, you can be included in the list of urban planners of all state chambers.

There are no admission restrictions in the sense of an NC (Numerus Clausus) for the Green Urban Planning programme at the University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf. It is not a requirement to complete a Preliminary work placement. We recommend a voluntary internship in an area that could be a potential employer for you in the future. We will answer all your questions about enrolment and admission on the application page.