The most important qualities for a successful study in Spatial Planning are teamwork, self-responsibility and organization, creativity, and a technical affinity. You do not need to already know how to use drawing or graphics software, as these skills are taught in individual courses. Many courses in both the bachelor's and master's programs involve collaborative work. You can largely design your study path individually within the framework of the curriculum, allowing you to balance your studies with personal circumstances, such as employment. However, it is recommended to follow the suggested course sequence.

Spatial planners are in high demand and receive a corresponding academic salary. Due to the different employers, the actual salaries vary.

Work areas

As a spatial planner, you will often work in complex and interdisciplinary contexts. Fields of work are for example

• in regional or municipal development planning in urban and rural areas
• in urban planning, urban redevelopment and urban renewal
• in transport, infrastructure and environmental planning
• in political and economic consulting or in international development cooperation.

Tasks

Spatial planners do different things to help solve problems related to spatial and urban planning. They work on different levels and in different contexts and have to consider many different interests. Some combination of the following tasks is always required:

• analysis of physical, geographic and social space
• spatial research and consulting
• spatial planning design and drafting
• design of planning processes
• communication, mediation and negotiation of space and spatial planning
• Establishment of spatial agreements, liabilities and legal certainty

Employers

As a graduate of the Bachelor's Programme Spatial Planning you will find many different employers:

• in public administration, such as city planning offices and regional associations
• in private planning offices or as independent civil engineers
• in companies working in spatial, urban or regional planning, transport, infrastructure and environmental planning
• in other private companies, especially in the field of real estate and location development
• in associations, interest groups or other non-governmental organizations
• in scientific and research institutions

At the TU Wien, after completing your Bachelor's Programme in Spatial Planning, you can take up the Master's Programme in Spatial Planning to deepen your experise.