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FP4350

Planning Theory

Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Aggregate score

About

About the course

Course content

The course introduces the students to planning with basis in planning theory. Urban politics and governance is central to co-operation between different actors, citizen participation,and other types of processes that is important with respect to the implementation of different planning.

Learning outcome

Knowledge: The student - has knowledge of the central planning theories and other theories that are relevant to the institutional context of planning. Skills: The student - can understand planning processes from an urban political perspective; organisation, cooperation and citizen participation General competence: The student - has a basic understanding of the role of planning in society and the need for constructive cooperation in physical planning.

Learning methods and activities

The lectures on general topics like planning theory, citizen participation,co-operation and negotiations. Seminars where the students can work in groups to prepare and discuss the individual assignment in the course.

This course is offered to international master’s students. Language of instruction is English.

Compulsory assignments

  • Obligatory lecture
  • Obligatory lecture
  • Obligatory lecture
  • Obligatory lecture

Further on evaluation

The evaluation consists of two parts - the assignment (counts for 40% of the grade) and a week long home exam (counts for 60% of the grade). Both the assignment and home exam will be delivered individually. Postponed examination for those who fail the course will be held in the next exam period (in this case Spring). However, if the student would like to improve their grade, they can only take the course again in the next ordinary period the course will be run.

The course will include 6 obligatory lectures. It is necessary to attend at least 4 of the 6 lectures to be able to write the home exam. Information on which lectures are obligatory will be shared in the schedule of the course at the beginning of the semester.

Required previous knowledge

Bachelor degree in studies relevant to planning

Course materials

The course will be based on relevant books and articles.

Subject areas

  • Political History
  • Town and Regional Planning
  • Human Geography
  • Urbanism

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Architecture and Planning

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Home examination
Weighting 60/100 Duration 1 weeks Exam system Inspera Assessment
Assignment
Weighting 40/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment

Re-sit examination - Spring 2026

Home examination
Weighting 60/100 Duration 1 weeks Exam system Inspera Assessment
Assignment
Weighting 40/100 Exam system Inspera Assessment