709A07 · 7.5 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Samhällsplanering
Research Methods in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning
Active · next start VT 2027
96%
passed the latest regular sitting
DEL1 · 25 Jun 2026 · 27 students
98%
passed the regular sittings, all sittings over the last 5 years
DEL1 · 115 students
12%
Harder than 12% of courses at advanced level
Compared with 285 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 72 students.
Part of 1 programme
Other module
DEL1 Active participation in seminars
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Main rounds
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Later rounds
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Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Hand-in or lab
UPG1 Individual written assignments
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Main rounds
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No sittings with at least 5 students.
- Get B or A: 30% (114 students)
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About the course
Aim
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- describe research methods in urban and regional planning
- evaluate and critically discuss the advantages and limitations of scientific methods
- appraise and critically reflect on ethical approaches in relation to different research methods in urban and regional planning
- manage and analyse empirical material according to scientifically accepted methods of analysis
- formulate research questions and develop a research design related to strategic urban and regional planning, its methods and theories
Content
The course introduces research methods and design of research projects relevant to strategic urban and regional planning. The course discusses central qualitative and quantitative methods used in the field and how these methods are designed, developed, presented and implemented in research and practice. In the course, scientific texts and the scientific discourse are studied and problematised by reviewing scientific publications and research reports in strategic urban and regional planning. Research ethics and good research practices are addressed and discussed. The course also covers the research process, how a scientific paper is written and how research results are presented.
- Examiner
- Karin Edberg
- Main field of study
- Samhällsplanering