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Faculty of Architecture and Planning : Introduction

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About the Faculty

The University of Melbourne introduced Australia's first studies in architecture in the 1860s. In 1927 it established the first full-time architecture course. Since then, courses in other disciplines of the built and natural environment have followed. Today, the Faculty of Architecture and Planning trains architects, builders, quantity surveyors, facility planners and managers, environmentalists, landscape architects and urban planners.

The Faculty aims to produce professionals skilled in investigation, analysis, problem-solving and communication who are motivated to contribute significantly to professional and community life.

As the first part of their training, students undertake the Bachelor of Planning and Design (BPD) degree course, a three-year (minimum) pre-professional program in either architecture or building.

Most of the subjects taken at BPD level in architecture and building are compulsory but there is scope to take a wide range of subjects outside these disciplines. An honours program in fourth year is offered to students who have done particularly well in the BPD (Building). The courses are offered only on a full-time basis.

The BPD provides students with foundation studies in their chosen discipline. To gain a professional qualification, graduates of the BPD must continue their studies in an appropriate post-BPD course at either bachelor or master's level.

Applications for entry to the post-BPD professional courses are also accepted from students who have completed studies elsewhere. Architecture applicants are expected to have completed studies equivalent to the BPD at a recognised school of architecture. Building applicants should normally have completed studies equivalent to the BPD, but may also be considered on the basis of related studies. Both architecture and building applicants require appropriate work experience. For landscape architecture and urban planning, applicants may be graduates of the BPD or another appropriate degree. In cases where a student's qualifications are deficient for direct entry to a post-BPD professional course, preliminary studies of up to one full-time year may be available to compensate for the deficiency.

Entry to the master's programs is normally subject to applicants having achieved an average of 70% in their last year of full-time study. Application for entry to all post-BPD courses must be made through the Faculty Office.

The academic requirements for professional qualification in each discipline are:

Architecture: Completion of the BPD (Architecture) ( three years), one year of approved practical experience, and the Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) (two years).

Building or Quantity Surveying: Completion of the BPD (Building) (three years) and the Bachelor of Building (BBldg) (one year), or the BPD(Hons) (four years) and the Master of Building (MBldg) by coursework (one year full time, two years part time). All students must complete one year of approved practical training before entering the post-BPD course.

Environmental Planning: Completion of the BPD(Hons) (four years) or the Master of Environmental Studies (MEnvS) by coursework - last intake was in 1994 (two years full time, four years part time).

Landscape Architecture: Completion of the BPD(Hons) (four years) and the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLArch) by coursework (one year full time, two years part time).

Urban Planning: Completion of the BPD(Hons) (four years) and the Master of Urban Planning (MUP) by coursework (one year full time, two years part time), or the BPD (Planning) (three years) and the Bachelor of Town and Regional Planning (BTRP) (one year).

The Faculty maintains close links with five professional institutes, each of which recognises and accredits academic qualifications awarded by the Faculty. They are the Australian Institute of Building, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Royal Australian Institute of Architects, and Royal Australian Planning Institute.

Research activity is maintained at a high level, covering key areas such as planning and design, construction and cost management, history and conservation of the built and natural environments.

Master's degrees by research can be taken in architecture, building, environmental studies, landscape architecture, and town and regional planning. Candidates are expected to complete a major research study and prepare a thesis based on the research project.

Architecture master's candidates may choose to present design work as a part of their research. In all cases, only applicants with an appropriate academic background are admitted. In some cases preliminary studies may be approved as a bridging course for students of other disciplines.

Further information about master's degrees by both coursework and research should be sought from the Faculty Office.

Note: The last intake for the BPD (Planning) was in 1994. The planning program offers returning and continuing students three streams of study: environmental studies, landscape architecture, and urban planning. Students of planning must choose to major in one of these streams in the second year of their course. A combined course of Bachelor of Arts/BPD(Planning) is also offered. Students of planning may obtain the two degrees in five full-time years of study. (Normally, each degree requires three years of study.) The last intake for the Bachelor of Arts/BPD (Planning) was in 1994. The combined course requirements are set out in the section following the BPD (Planning) program.


Objectives of the Faculty

The general objectives of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning are to:

Faculty courses

Undergraduate

Graduate

Higher degrees


Planning an undergraduate course: ARCHITECTURE

The emphasis of the architecture program is on the design of buildings and the management of the building process, involving studies in design, building technology, history and theory, and architectural management. Graduates become architects who can undertake general practice or choose to specialise. The range of specialisations open to architects includes commercial, industrial and institutional developments, housing, historic building conservation and renovation, and building interiors. An architectural qualification is highly portable, with many graduates choosing to work as architects overseas. An architectural education has also proved to be a useful basis for a range of design-related careers such as industrial design, furniture design, interior design, landscape design, and urban design. It is also a useful preparation for careers in design management, in such areas as urban planning, facilities management, project management and development, conservation and heritage management, and public art. Most design-related careers or careers in design management require additional academic qualifications, and it is not unusual for BArch graduates to undertake further graduate or postgraduate studies.

Architecture and building students undertake a common first semester in the first year of their BPD and take common core subjects in every year of their respective courses. The flexible structure of the BPD (Architecture) course allows students to gain experience of the wider professional and cultural context of architectural practice by taking subjects in landscape architecture, urban planning, and design. Students, through their choice of these options, are able to avoid up to a semester of preliminary subjects that are currently required of BPD (Architecture) graduates who want to gain entry into the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLArch) and the Master of Urban Planning (MUP).

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture)

Course Objectives

The Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture) has as its objectives that graduates: The Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture) is a three-year, full-time course. It is the pre-professional degree leading to entry into the BArch. On completing the BPD (Architecture), students who have obtained the required standard in their BPD pass degree and who wish to pursue a career in architecture are required to undertake a period of practical work experience before enrolling in the two-year BArch course - the professional degree recognised by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.

Graduates of the BPD (Architecture) course who have obtained the required standard in their BPD pass degree may choose to undertake a combined professional degree in architecture and building, the BArch/BBldg. Alternatively, they may choose to pursue professional careers in building, landscape architecture, or urban planning by enrolling directly in the BBldg, MLArch, or MUP degree courses. These professionally recognised courses are generally of two years duration (and may require further preliminary studies). BPD (Architecture) graduates may also choose to undertake the BArch followed by the MUP or the MLArch, completing the second professional degree with as little as one year of additional academic study.

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture)

First Year                                                      Points
Semester 1
702-101         Introduction to Design                               12.5
702-120         Communications 1A                                    12.5
702-137         Building Technology 1A                               12.5
                Plus a subject from Group A, below                   12.5
Semester 2
702-103         Architectural Design and Practice 1                  12.5
702-121         Communications 1B                                    12.5
702-138         Building Technology 1B                               12.5
                Plus a subject from Group B                          12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Second Year                                                     Points
Semester 1
702-204         Architectural Design and Practice 2A                 12.5
702-237         Building Technology 2A                               12.5
702-208         Computers in Architecture                            12.5
                Plus a subject from Group C or G                     12.5
Semester 2
702-206         Architectural Design and Practice 2B                 12.5
702-238         Building Technology 2B                               12.5
702-219         Built-Environment Sciences                           12.5
                Plus a subject from Group D or H                     12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Third Year                                                       Points
Semester 1
702-303         Architectural Design and Practice 3                  12.5
702-337         Building Technology 3A                               12.5
702-343         Environmental Design (or a subject from Group G)     12.5
                Plus a subject from Group E or G                     12.5
Semester 2
702-340         Design 3                                             12.5
702-338         Building Technology 3B                               12.5
702-305         Theories of Architecture                             12.5
                Elective (or a subject from Group F)                 12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Group A                                                          Points
(Semester 1 subjects available to 1st Year BPD students)
                
702-102         The City in History A: Architecture, Landscape,      12.5
                Construction
702-131         European Architecture A: Foundations of Western      12.5
                Design and Building

Group B                                                          Points
(Semester 2 subjects available to 1st Year BPD students)

702-132         European Architecture B: The Renaissance to the      12.5
                Enlightenment
705-216         History of Landscape Architecture                    12.5
705-182         The City in History B: Human Settlement              12.5
702-217         History of Building Construction (or A second        12.5
                language subject)

Group C                                                          Points
(Semester 1 subjects available to 2nd Year BPD students)

702-231         Modern Architecture A: The 19th Century              12.5
702-102         The City in History A: Architecture, Landscape,      12.5
                Construction
702-131         European Architecture A: Foundations of Western      12.5
                Design and Building
702-233         Asian Architecture A: South and Southeast Asia       12.5
                (Available in even years only)

Group D                                                          Points
(Semester 2 subjects available to 2nd Year BPD students)

702-132         European Architecture B: The Renaissance to the      12.5
                Enlightenment
705-416         Landscape History                                    12.5
705-182         The City in History B: Human Settlement              12.5
702-217         History of Building Construction                     12.5
702-234         Asian Architecture B: China and Japan (Available     12.5
                in odd years only)
702-232         Modern Architecture B: The 20th Century (or A        12.5
                second language subject)

Group E                                                          Points
(Semester 1 subjects available to 3rd Year BPD students)

702-231         Modern Architecture A: The 19th Century              12.5
702-331         Australian Architecture A                            12.5
702-233         Asian Architecture A: South and Southeast Asia       12.5
                (Available in even years only)
702-102         The City in History A: Architecture, Landscape,      12.5
                Construction
702-131         European Architecture A: Foundations of Western      12.5
                Design and Building

Group F                                                          Points
(Semester 2 subjects available to 3rd Year BPD students)

702-132         European Architecture B: The Renaissance to the      12.5
                Enlightenment
705-416         Landscape History                                    12.5
705-182         The City in History B: Human Settlement              12.5
702-217         History of Building Construction                     12.5
705-484         Landscape Heritage                                   12.5
702-234         Asian Architecture B: China and Japan (Available     12.5
                in odd years only)
702-332         Australian Architecture B                            12.5
702-232         Modern Architecture B: The 20th Century              12.5

Group G                                                          Points
(Semester 1 subjects not available to 1st Year BPD students)

705-294         Plants and Planting Design                           12.5

Group H                                                          Points
(Semester 2 subjects not available to 1st Year BPD students)

705-172         Introduction to Planning and Development             12.5
705-395         Landscape Technology                                 12.5

Bachelor of Architecture

Course Objectives

The Bachelor of Architecture has as its objectives that graduates: The BArch is a two-year, full-time course of 200 points. It is available at both pass and honours levels. The course satisfies the academic requirements for registration by the Architects Registration Board of Victoria and for membership of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. An additional requirement of registration is a minimum of two years of approved professional experience in architecture.

Entry into the course in 1995 and later years

Generally, to gain entry, graduates of the BPD (Architecture) or its equivalent must have: completed one academic year (26 weeks) of approved practical experience undertaken after the completion of the BPD.

Applicants from other institutions may be required to present to the Selection Committee a portfolio of their design work that convincingly demonstrates the ability to complete the BArch course. Such applicants may then be required to attend an interview. Applicants from other institutions may also be required to undertake preliminary studies.

Students are considered to be in a particular year level of the course until they have completed all the compulsory and electives points requirements for that level of study.

Bachelor of Architecture

First Year                                                      Points
Semester 1
702-403         Architectural Design and Practice 4                  25.0
702-420         Design Theory                                        12.5
                Elective                                             12.5
Semester 2
702-440         Design 4                                             12.5
702-412         Advanced Services                                    12.5
702-405         Architectural Practice A                             12.5
                Elective                                             12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Second Year                                                     Points
Semester 1
702-503         Architectural Design and Practice 5                  25.0
702-519         Construction Law                                     12.5
                Elective                                             12.5
Semester 2
702-540         Design 5                                             12.5
702-505         Architectural Practice B                             12.5
                Electives                                            25.0
Total                                                             100.0

BArch Electives

History subjects:

To graduate BArch, students are required to complete 25 points of approved history subjects by the end of the BArch course, which will be undertaken as elective subjects. However, BPD (Architecture) graduates who have completed more than 37.5 points of approved history subjects may apply for exemption from this requirement in respect of any additional history subjects completed as part of the BPD (Architecture), and undertake the additional points as elective subjects instead.

Contextual and complementary studies:

BArch students are required to use the electives available in the BArch course (totalling up to 62.5 points) to complement their architectural studies. By the conclusion of the first semester of the course, each student will be expected to have developed an approved program of studies for these electives. When developing these elective programs, students - with the approval of the Dean - may choose subjects offered in other faculties (including second language subjects). When developing a program of BArch elective studies, students should be guided by the subject lists published by the Faculty for this purpose.

The elective program in the BArch also permits architecture students to undertake subjects in the MUP and the MLArch. With appropriate course planning, BArch graduates will be able to complete a professionally accredited MUP or MLArch in one additional year of academic study. Electives also provide pathways into research. Appropriately prepared BArch graduates should then be able to complete the MArch research degree (either by thesis or by design) in as little as one full-time calendar year.

Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Building

Course Objectives

The Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Building has as its objectives that graduates: The professionally accredited combined architecture and building course (BArch/BBldg) is open to graduates of both the architecture and the building streams of the BPD and allows graduates to complete the two professional degrees in a minimum of seven years (i.e. six full-time academic years plus the mandatory industry experience requirement of one year). The BArch is recognised by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. The BBldg is recognised by the Australian Institute of Building and also by the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (provided that the subject 702-483 Advanced Quantity Surveying is completed).

Having the two professional degrees allows graduates to combine the architecture course's strengths in design with the building course's strengths in management. The career opportunities for graduates with professional accreditation in both architecture and building are considerable. Graduates can operate at a much more effective level of professionalism as either architects or as builders, or as architect/builders; and they can also follow careers in the field of project management, and in package building (such as turn-key operations and design and construction).

Admission to the course is open to graduates of both the BPD (Architecture) and BPD (Building) courses who have achieved an average grade of H3 (65%) or above in the 3rd year of the BPD. Graduates of the BPD (Building) will also need to have completed a recommended architecture design subject as one of their electives, and graduates of the BPD (Architecture) will need to have completed the subject 306-102 Accounting Concepts as their elective. A minimum of a year of logged work experience in the building industry (architecture and/or building) must be undertaken before admission to the BArch/BBldg. For entry from other institutions, applicants will need to hold a similar qualification and may be required to undertake preliminary studies.

The course is of three years duration including a program of prescribed preliminary subjects totalling 100 points. On successful completion of the preliminary year, students will be enrolled in the two-year BArch/BBldg course set out below.

Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Building

First Year                                                      Points
Preliminary program for BPD (Architecture) graduates

Semester 1
702-216         Cost Management 2                                    12.5
702-236         Management of Construction 2                         12.5
702-308         Building Structures and Construction 3A              12.5
702-319         Construction Law                                     12.5
Semester 2
451-102         Introduction to Surveying                            12.5
702-310         Building Methods and Equipment                       12.5
702-361         Cost Management 3                                    12.5
702-316         Management of Construction 3                         12.5
Total                                                             100.0

First Year                                                      Points
Preliminary program for BPD (Building) graduates

Semester 1
702-303         Architectural Design and Practice 3                  12.5
702-208         Computers in Architecture                            12.5
702-343         Environmental Design                                 12.5
                Approved Architectural History Elective              12.5
Semester 2
702-206         Architectural Design and Practice 2B                 12.5
702-305         Theories of Architecture                             12.5
702-232         Modern Architecture B                                12.5
702-338         Building Technology 3B                               12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Second Year                                                     Points
BArch/BBldg Year 1

Semester 1
702-403         Architectural Design and Practice 4                  25.0
702-411*        Advanced Construction                                12.5
702-413*        Project Administration                               12.5

Semester 2
702-412         Advanced Services                                    12.5
702-440         Design 4                                             12.5
                Approved Architectural History Elective (BPD Bldg    12.5
                graduates only)
702-309         Building Structures and Construction 3B(BPD Arch     12.5
                graduates only)
                Elective                                             12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Third Year                                                       Points
BArch/BBldg Year 2

Semester 1
702-503         Architectural Design and Practice 5                  25.0
702-415*        Building Economy                                     12.5
702-419*        Advanced Building Law                                12.5

Semester 2
702-505         Architectural Practice B                             12.5
702-540         Design 5                                             12.5
702-414         Project Organisation                                 12.5
702-418*        Land Economy                                         12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Note: Subjects marked * may be taken in either the 2nd or 3rd 
      year of the course, depending on timetabling.

Master of Planning and Design (MPD)

The Master of Planning and Design (MPD) programs provide BArch, BBldg, and MBldg graduates with additional opportunities to undertake research.

The MPD is a generic degree which provides opportunities for graduates to undertake programs in urban design and industrial design (when introduced) as well as conservation, project management, and facilities planning and management. Students will be able to undertake many of these postgraduate programs as a master's by research.

Master of Architecture

The MArch may be undertaken either by research and submission of a thesis, or by design involving preparation of a series of designs with accompanying dissertation. Contact the Faculty Office for further details and application forms.

Doctor of Architecture

The DArch may be awarded to a person who submits for examination published or unpublished works which provide evidence of research and which constitute a definite contribution to architecture.

Graduate Diploma in Facility Planning and Management
Graduate Certificate in Facility Studies

Facility planning and management is involved with strategic planning, value management, quality assurance, resource inventory, space planning and space management. Facility planners seek to best fit an organisation's facility requirements with its development plans.

The Graduate Diploma in Facility Planning and Management is a two-year, part-time course, and the Graduate Certificate in Facility Studies is a one-year, part-time course. For entry into either of these courses, a tertiary qualification is desirable but not essential. All applicants, however, must have industry background experience.


Planning an undergraduate course: BUILDING/QUANTITY SURVEYING

The emphasis of the building program is on management of the building process, involving studies in construction management, cost management and building technology. Graduates become project and site managers for building construction projects; advisers for property investment and development; materials and product manufacturers and suppliers; quantity surveyors and cost managers. Builders can specialise in large commercial developments, housing, historic building preservation and renovation, and building interiors. Graduates
can also seek careers as academics and/or researchers.

There are three major studies in the building program - building technology, construction management and cost management. Building technology covers the characteristics of materials and structures, the design of structural elements, construction detailing, the performance of building services such as air-conditioning, building methods and equipment, and land surveying. Construction management deals with business administration, industrial relations, law and contracts, and project management. Cost management includes economics, accounting, estimating, life-cycle costing, property investment analysis, and quantity surveying.

A professionally accredited qualification in building takes a minimum of five years. The Bachelor of Planning and Design (Building) is the pre-professional degree leading to entry into the BBldg. It is a three-year, full-time course. On completing the BPD (Building), students who wish to pursue a career in building are required to undertake a period of practical work experience. They may then enrol in the one-year BBldg course - the professional degree recognised by the Australian Institute of Building and the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.

BPD (Building) students who elect to undertake the BPD(Hons) course can also complete in five years the mandatory requirement for work experience and a professionally accredited MBldg.

Alternatively, graduates of the BPD (Building) course who have obtained the required standard in their BPD pass degree may choose to undertake a combined professional degree in architecture and building, the BArch/BBldg.

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Building)

Course Objectives

The Bachelor of Planning and Design (Building) has as its objectives that graduates:
First Year                                                      Points
Semester 1
702-101         Introduction to Design                               12.5
702120          Communications 1A                                    12.5
702-137         Building Technology 1A                               12.5
702-102         The City in History A: Architecture, Landscape,      12.5
                Construction

Semester 2
451-102         Introduction to Surveying                            12.5
702-117         Management of Construction 1                         12.5
702-138         Building Technology 1B                               12.5
702-116         Cost Management 1                                    12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Second Year                                                     Points
Semester 1
317-201         Organisational Behaviour                             12.5
702-237         Building Technology 2A                               12.5
702-216         Cost Management 2                                    12.5
702-236         Management of Construction 2                         12.5

Semester 2
306-102         Accounting Concepts                                  12.5
702-238         Building Technology 2B                               12.5
702-219         Built-Environment Sciences                           12.5
                Elective                                             12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Third Year                                                       Points
Semester 1
702-308         Building Structures and Construction 3A              12.5
702337          Building Technology 3A                               12.5
702-319         Construction Law                                     12.5
                Elective                                             12.5

Semester 2
702-309         Building Structures and Construction 3B              12.5
702-310         Building Methods and Equipment                       12.5
702-361         Cost Management 3                                    12.5
702-316         Management of Construction 3                         12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Building) (Honours)

Entry is at the beginning of Semester 2 of the third level of BPD (Bldg). Normally an average of 70% (H2B), especially at Semester 1 level 3, is required for selection into the BPD (Building) (Hons) program.
Third Year                                                       Points
(Selection into BPD (Honours))

Semester 1
                Listed subjects for Semester 1 of 3rd year of BPD    50.0
                (Bldg)

Semester 2
                Listed subjects for Semester 2 of 3rd year of BPD    50.0
                (Bldg)
702-451         Introductory Research Project(First half of BPD      12.5
                (Honours) subject)
Total                                                              112.5

Fourth Year                                               Points
(BPD (Honours))

Semester 1
702-411         Advanced Construction                                12.5
702-415         Building Economy                                     12.5
702-413         Project Administration                               12.5
702-419         Advanced Building Law                                12.5
702-451         Introductory Research Project(Second half of         12.5
                subject)

Semester 2
702-453         Case Studies in Building B (Note: This subject may   25.0
                be undertaken during the 6-month period of
                practical experience requirement for entry into
                the MBldg.)
Total                                                                87.5
(Total points for BPD (Honours):                                    100.0)

Bachelor of Building

Course Objectives

The Bachelor of Building has as its objectives that graduates: The BBldg is normally a one-year, full-time course of 100 points and is available at pass level only. It is recognised by the Australian Institute of Building and by the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (provided that 702-483 Advanced Quantity Surveying is undertaken as the elective). All prospective students (including BPD graduates) must apply through the Faculty Office.

Entry from the BPD requires completion of the BPD (Building) and one year of approved practical experience in the building industry. Entry from other faculties and institutions normally requires that applicants hold a three-year degree in an appropriate discipline (such as building, quantity surveying, architecture, engineering) and have practical experience in the building industry. Applicants may be required to undertake preliminary studies to compensate for deficiencies in their previous studies.

Subject                                                            Points
702-411         Advanced Construction                                12.5
702-412         Advanced Services                                    12.5
702-413         Project Administration                               12.5
702-414         Project Organisation                                 12.5
702-415         Building Economy                                     12.5
702-418         Land Economy                                         12.5
702-419         Advanced Building Law                                12.5
                Elective                                             12.5
Total                                                             100.0

The academic requirements for membership of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors are satisfied by completing the following subject as the elective:
702-483         Advanced Quantity Surveying                          12.5

Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Building)

The Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Building) provides a preparatory program of studies by coursework in building and quantity surveying. It is open to graduates of bachelor degrees in building, quantity surveying, architecture, civil or structural engineering, or the equivalent. Applicants who do not have such formal qualifications, but do have considerable relevant professional experience, may also apply.

The graduate diploma is normally a one-year, full-time course of 100 points. Upon successful completion of the course with at least a grade average of 70%, applicants may apply for entry into the Master of Building.

Please note: The graduate diploma on its own does not satisfy the professional requirements of the Australian Institute of Building or the Australia Institute of Quantity Surveyors.

Master of Building

The MBldg can be completed either by coursework or by thesis. Applicants normally must be either graduates with a BBldg degree of four years standing with a grade average of 70% (H2B) or a hold a BPD(Hons) degree in building, or its equivalent. Other applicants with considerable relevant professional experience may also apply, but may be required to do preliminary studies before be accepted for entry.

Candidates who enrol in the MBldg will need to have undertaken a minimum of a year of practical experience in the building industry to complete the requirements for membership of the Australian Institute of Building.

Candidates who have completed the BPD (Building) (Hons) degree, as noted above, may enrol in the MBldg by coursework to meet the academic requirements for membership of the Australian Institute of Building or the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.


Planning an undergraduate course: PLANNING

Course Objectives

The Bachelor of Planning and Design (Planning) has as its objectives that graduates: Within the planning program, three areas of specialisation are offered: environmental studies, landscape architecture, and urban planning. All students undertake the same core subjects in the first year of the course. Students choose to specialise in one of the three disciplines in the second year. A combined degree of Bachelor of Arts/BPD (Planning) is also available.

Please note that a series of changes in this program are currently being implemented. In summary these changes are as follows:

Students are advised to consult the Faculty of Architecture and Planning prior to enrolment.

Planning specialisation in: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Pass or Honours) - last intake 1994

Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Environmental Studies)

Master of Environmental Studies- last intake 1994

The emphasis in Environmental Studies is on environmental planning and management. The courses offered aim to give graduates the necessary understanding and skills for working in these areas.

Students learn how society uses the natural world to satisfy its needs, how the use of it is constrained by its limitations, and how human manipulation of the natural environment has caused environmental stresses which are often cumulative and compounding in their effects.

They discover that although conservation and development are both ways of satisfying human needs, they are not necessarily in conflict and can be complementary. The courses develop skills in applying the multidisciplinary approaches necessary to tackle these complex problems.

In the Environmental Studies stream of the three-year BPD, students are encouraged to apply their knowledge to solve problems in new areas. Much time is devoted to project work and emphasis is placed on helping students to take initiative.

Graduates are qualified to work in environmental planning and management with private firms or government ministries and statutory authorities.

Students who obtain the required standard in their pass BPD degree are permitted to enrol for an additional honours year of the BPD. Honours students doing environmental studies focus on economic, social, environmental and resource evaluation; policy development; and decision-making in areas of conflict. The work includes individual research projects in which students tackle specific problems and report on their findings.

BPD(Hons) graduates have much to offer private and government sectors in environmental planning and management and can expect to move quickly into creative and demanding jobs in these areas.

Students taking the BPD pass degree in environmental studies will normally complete the program listed below. Note that all planning students study common subjects in first year. Choice of specialisation in one of the three planning disciplines (environmental studies, landscape architecture or urban planning) occurs in second year.

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Planning) in Environmental Studies

First Year                                                      Points
                Environmental Planning
705-171         Introduction to Planning and Design                  12.5
705-273         Introduction to Planning and Development             12.5

                Natural Environment
705-181         Human Ecology                                        12.5
705-182         Human Settlement                                     12.5

                Additional compulsory subjects:
705-101         Communication for Planners                           12.5
705-199         Computing and Statistics for Planning and Design     12.5
705-102         Understanding Cities, Towns and Regions, or an       12.5
                Economics subject (to be determined)
                Elective                                             12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Second Year                                                     Points
                Environmental Planning
705-202         Land Development and Transport                       12.5
705-272         Urban Planning and Design                            12.5

                Natural Environment
121-212         Geomorphology                                        12.5
121-213         Plants, People and Environment                       12.5
705-201         Conservation and Development                         12.5

                Additional compulsory subjects:
705-271         Planning and Community                               12.5
705-281         Urbanisation and Urban Structure                     12.5
                Elective                                             12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Third Year                                                       Points
                Environmental Planning
705-371         Development Planning                                 12.5
705-372         Environmental Planning and Design                    12.5

                Additional compulsory subjects:
705-382         Urban Sociology and Politics                         12.5
705-399         Environmental Law                                    12.5

                Natural Environment
705-392         Environmental Resources and Pollution                12.5
                Plus one of the following:
121-339         Principles of Biogeography                           12.5
121-360         Principles of Environmental Hydrology                12.5
200-444         Parks and Recreation                                 12.5
200-441         Agroforestry                                         12.5
                Electives as required                                25.0
Total                                                             100.0

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Planning) (Honours) in Environmental Studies

Entry requires completion of the BPD (Planning) program, normally with a grade average of at least 65%, especially at the third-year level. Appropriate work experience may also be taken into account.

Candidates wishing to enter the honours year with a view to going on to complete a Master of Environmental Studies should have completed a major in Environmental Planning, a pass in 705-199 Computing and Statistics for Planning and Design (12.5 points) and a major in either Natural Environment or another BPD subject combination approved by the Faculty of Architecture and Planning.

Honours Year                                                        Points
705-481         Ecology and Environmental Assessment                 12.5
705-482         Economic Assessment                                  12.5
705-489         Urbanisation and Urban Development                   12.5
705-487         Resource Management                                  12.5
705-414         Environmental Planning Research Project              25.0
                Electives                                            25.0
Total                                                             100.0

Assessment: The overall result in BPD honours courses is calculated on the average mark achieved during the student's honours year. The system of grades and marks used by the Faculty is as follows:
    H1            80+
    H2A        75-79
    H2B        70-74
    H3         65-69
    N(Fail) below 65

Master of Environmental Studies and Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Environmental Studies)

The MEnvS offers higher-level study in environmental planning and management to BPD graduates, as well as those from other disciplines such as arts, science, commerce, law, agricultural science and engineering.

The DipPD(EnvS) provides a program of advanced studies by coursework in environmental analysis and management for graduates from the above range of disciplines.

The MEnvS may be taken by coursework or by research (by submission of a major thesis). The coursework degree may be completed over two years full time or four years part time, with at least 200 points of study approved by the Faculty.
A four-year honours degree or equivalent is normally required for direct entry into the MEnvS program. Students with a pass degree should first complete the DipPD(EnvS) - see below - which also replaces the former preliminary studies requirement. To be eligible to proceed to the second year of the MEnvS it is necessary to achieve a minimum honours level (70% average) in the DipPD. Students who have completed the BPD(Hons) in Environmental Studies may also complete the MEnvS program in one year.

The DipPD(EnvS) consists of 100 points of coursework over one year full time, or two years part time. Applicants with a three-year or four-year pass degree in an appropriate field may be admitted to this course. The graduate diploma may also be entered as a stepping stone to a master's course. Students require a minimum honours-level pass in the DipPD(EnvS) to be eligible to continue in the final year of the MEnvS program.

The DipPD(EnvS) course and the BPD(Hons) year are both similar to the first year of the MEnvS course, except that for BPD(Hons) students an honours research project replaces the electives. Second-year MEnvS students take the subject Environmental Evaluation and Management, together with three further elective studies, and undertake a group research project (incorporating a substantial individual component) involving a multi-disciplinary approach to a program in environmental planning or management.

Further information about the master's degree by coursework or research, or the graduate diploma may be obtained from the Faculty Office.


Planning specialisation in: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Planning) (Pass or Honours) - last intake 1994

Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Landscape Architecture) Master of Landscape Architecture

Master of Planning and Design

Landscape Architecture involves the planning, design and management of the natural and built environment.

Landscape architects work with open spaces and manufactured and natural materials including soils, landforms and plants. They try to understand how urban, rural and natural landscapes are evolving, and the interaction between people and nature. They learn how people use different spaces, and plan and design public areas, malls, riversides, boulevards and parklands.

Students learn how to simulate changes using computers to predict more accurately their potential impact. Exposure is also given to complementary skills in urban planning and environmental analysis and planning.

At the conclusion of the BPD degree course, graduates are qualified to work in areas of landscape and environmental planning, design, and management, either in private practice or in local or State government instrumentalities.

Students who obtain the required standard in their pass BPD degree are permitted to enrol in the honours year, where studies in urban and regional planning and design, ecology, environmental assessment, information and monitoring, and a research project are undertaken.

Students taking the BPD pass degree in landscape architecture will normally complete the program listed below. Note that all planning students study common subjects in first year. Choice of specialisation in one of the three planning disciplines (environmental studies, landscape architecture, urban planning) occurs in second year.

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Planning) in Landscape Architecture

First Year                                                      Points
                Environmental Planning
705-171         Introduction to Planning and Design                  12.5
705-273         Introduction to Planning and Development             12.5

                Natural Environment
705-181         Human Ecology                                        12.5
705-182         Human Settlement                                     12.5

                Additional compulsory subjects:
705-101         Communication for Planners                           12.5
705-199         Computing and Statistics for Planning and Design     12.5
705-102         Understanding Cities, Towns and Regions, or an       12.5
                Economics subject (to be determined)
                Elective                                             12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Second Year                                                     Points
                Environmental Planning
705-202         Land Development and Transport                       12.5
705-272         Urban Planning and Design                            12.5

                Natural Environment
121-212         Geomorphology                                        12.5
121-213         Plants, People and Environment                       12.5
705-201         Conservation and Development                         12.5

                Additional compulsory subjects:
705-271         Planning and Community                               12.5
705-294         Plants and Planting Design                           12.5
                Elective                                             12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Third Year                                                       Points
                Environmental Planning
705-371         Developmental Planning                               12.5
705-372         Environmental Planning and Design                    12.5

                Additional compulsory subjects:
705-395         Landscape Technology                                 12.5
705-399         Environmental Law                                    12.5
705-316         History of Landscape Architecture                    12.5

                Natural Environment
705-392         Environmental Resources and Pollution                12.5
                Plus one of the following:
121-339         Principles of Biogeography                           12.5
121-360         Principles of Environmental Hydrology                12.5
200-444         Parks and Recreation                                 12.5
200-441         Agroforestry                                         12.5
                Electives as required                                12.5
Total                                                             100.0

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Planning) (Honours) in Landscape Architecture

Entry to the BPD(Hons) in Landscape Architecture requires completion of the BPD (Planning) program, normally with a grade average of at least 65%, especially at the third-year level. Appropriate work experience may also be taken into account.

Candidates who wish to enter the honours year with the aim of later completing a Master of Landscape Architecture should have successfully completed a major in Natural Environment and passes in 705-199 Computing and Statistics for Planning and Design (12.5 points), 705-294 Plants and Planting Design (12.5 points) and 705-395 Landscape Technology (12.5 points), plus a major in either Environmental Planning or another BPD subject combination approved by the School of Environmental Planning.

Honours Year                                                        Points
705-435         Urban and Landscape Design 4A                        12.5
705-425         Urban and Landscape Design Theory                    12.5

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