Dr Alex Hollingsworth
BSc (Econ), MA, PhD
Subject Co-ordinator for MSc Spatial Planning / Senior Lecturer in Town Planning
School of the Built Environment
Role
Alex is the Subject Co-ordinator for the MSc Spatial Planning degree programme, and teaches on a range of undergraduate and graduate modules from our Planning and Real Estate courses. His expertise is in the workings of the UK planning system.
As well as teaching at Oxford Brookes University, Alex is an experienced local councillor, and helps to provide training on planning issues though the Local Government Assocation and Planning Advisory Service.
Teaching and supervision
Courses
Modules taught
I teach on the following modules:
Postgraduate
- Built Environment Delivery
- Governance and Political Economy
- Planning Frameworks (Module Leader)
- Planning for Sustainable Futures
- Planning Practice Skills, Behaviours and Professional Development
- Research Project/Dissertation
Undergraduate
- Introduction to Spatial Planning (yr 1)
- Plan and Policy Making (yr 2)
- Planning and Development Practice (yr 2)
- Property Law for Developers (yr 2)
- Research Project (yr 3)