Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts
Planning & Design : Next:Politics | Prev:Physics | Search | Help
Students concluding studies in the major in Planning and Design should:
The major is also intended to offer an introduction to professional studies in Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture, conducted in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
To satisfy the requirements of the major in Planning and Design, a student must complete five 16.7 point subjects at second and third year level totalling 83.3 points. The required 2nd and 3rd level subjects are to be chosen from the following:
There is additionally a non-mandatory 1st level introductory subject: 705-103 The City in History: Architecture, Landscape, Construction.
Students intending to proceed to professional studies in Urban Planning are advised to take a major in Planning and Design, and a major in Geography with an emphasis on social geography. The major in Planning and Design should normally include the following:
The major in Geography should normally include:
Together with three from:
Students successfully completing these studies and eligible to graduate in the BA degree will be eligible for selection into a one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Urban Planning), which is expected to complete the academic requirements for membership of the Royal Australian Planning Institute. The import of this is that students may acquire a professional Urban Planning qualification from the University of Melbourne in four years of full-time study. Students may also proceed from the Postgraduate Diploma to a one-year Master of Urban Planning program (provided that their Postgraduate Diploma studies have been to an academic standard to satisfy the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning).
Students who wish to proceed to professional studies in Landscape Architecture should take a major in Planning and Design, and a major in Geography with an emphasis on physical geography. The major in Planning and Design should normally include the following:
The major in Geography should normally include at least four of:
Other subjects may be taken from those listed under Geography or Environmental Studies.
Students completing these studies and eligible to graduate in the BA degree will be eligible for selection into a one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Landscape Architecture), and subsequently into a one-year Master of Landscape Architecture (provided that their Postgraduate Diploma studies have been to an academic standard to satisfy the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning). The Master of Landscape Architecture degree is recognised by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects as an academic qualification for membership of the Institute. The effect of this is that a student may acquire a professional Landscape Architecture qualification from the University of Melbourne in five years of full-time study.
Planning & Design : Next:Politics | Prev:Physics | Search | Help
Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 10 1995 Last modified: Oct 10 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
Maintained by: Faculty of Arts
Copyright © University of Melbourne 1995,1996.