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Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning : Guide to courses
Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development
Bachelor of Arts (Planning and Design)
Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Urban Planning)
Master of Urban Planning (by coursework)
Master of Planning and Design (by research)
Urban planners help shape cities and towns by trying to reconcile the competing demands for space, for housing, work, play and movement. At the same time, they must consider questions of social equity, accessibility, environmental sustainability, compatibility and the quality of life. To do this, they use a system of land-use strategies and incentives, along with negotiating skills, to mediate and help resolve conflicts between residents, developers, industrialists, farmers, conservationists and government departments. Graduates are employed in both the private and the public sector. In the public sector, they are employed by state and local governments. In state government they advise on planning legislation and a wide range of policy issues such as metropolitan structure, urban design, streetscape, housing, industry and technology, transport, and open space. In local government they administer municipal planning schemes, give advice on the range of policy issues listed above, and provide detailed designs for specific projects. In the private sector, graduates are employed to advise clients on land development and dealings with the public sector in getting projects approved. This can involve researching the suitability and feasibility of specific development projects, presenting arguments in support of them, and preparing detailed designs for specific sites.
The Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development offers professional studies in urban planning leading to accreditation with the Royal Australian Planning Institute. It provides students with an analytical understanding of contemporary (and past) urban contexts, within which human intervention has occurred in the management of urban change. It aims to teach urban planning as an intellectual endeavour and a professional practice based on community obligation, a commitment to collective and diverse interests, and recognition of environmental and ecological constraints providing a strong focus of study which reflects the needs of the Australian and Asian professional planning markets.
| First year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Urban Planning subjects | Points | |
| Semester 1 | ||
| 705-173 Shaping the Metropolis | 12.5 | |
| 705-112 Skills for Urban Planning and Management | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-117 Culture & History of Urban Planning | 12.5 | |
| 702-115 Property 1 | 12.5 | |
| Geography/Environmental Studies subjects | ||
| 50 points of subjects including two of: | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| 121-012 Environmental Change | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 121-011 Australia in Asia | 12.5 | |
| 121-013 Global Ecology and Biogeography | 12.5 | |
| and two Faculty of Arts subjects as electives at first-year level. | ||
| (Note: in order to achieve the major in Geography students must complete a total of 100 points of Geography subjects after first year.) | ||
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Fourth year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Urban Planning subjects | Points | |
| 50 points of the following | ||
| Year-long subject | ||
| 705-414 Research Project | 25 | |
| Semester 1 | ||
| 705-431 Transport and Land Use Planning | 12.5 | |
| 705-457 Shopping and Retailing | 16.7 | |
| 705-435 Urban and Landscape Design 4A | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-441 Western Lineages of Urban Planning | 12.5 | |
| 705-382 Planning Theory in Urban Governance | 12.5 | |
| 705-438 Comparative Cities: Asian Planning | 12.5 | |
| Geography/Environmental Studies subjects | ||
| At least two of the following with the remaining subjects taken from the Faculty of Arts: | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| 121-017 Society and Environments | 12.5 | |
| 121-021 Environmental Politics and Management | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 121-023 China in Transition | 12.5 | |
| 121-028 Sustainable Development | 12.5 | |
| Note: | ||
| Students enrolled in 705-414 Research Project may elect to take as part of their 50 points in Year 4: | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| 121-003 Environmental Impacts and Assessment | 12.5 | |
| 121-503 Research Methods and Design | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 121-004 Social Impact Assessment | 12.5 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
Honours in planning is awarded within the four-year degree, to students who undertake the subject 705-414 Research project, and achieve a minimum overall fourth year grade of H2B. Honours in an Arts Faculty discipline would require a fifth year of study in the relevant discipline. Check the Undergraduate Studies Handbook and the Faculty office for prerequisites and further information.
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) can provide a pre-professional course which enables students to pursue studies which lead to postgraduate Urban Planning programs in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
Students completing the major at the pass (three-year) level, together with appropriate studies in Geography, should have met the requirements for selection into a one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Urban Planning). Students successfully completing the Postgraduate Diploma would normally satisfy the academic requirement for membership of the Royal Australian Planning Institute.
| Planning and Design | ||
|---|---|---|
| First year | Points | |
| Any two or more of: | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| 705-112 Skills for Urban Planning and Management | 12.5 | |
| 705-173 Shaping the Metropolis | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-117 Culture & History of Urban Planning | 12.5 | |
| 702-115 Property 1 | ||
| Additional non-compulsory subject: | ||
| 702-102 The City in History | 12.5 | |
| Second and third year | ||
| Seven subjects from the following | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| 121-019 Urban Geography: The Post-Modern City | 12.5 | |
| 705-274 Introduction to Urban & Landscape Design | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-218 Urban Infrastructure and Services | 12.5 | |
| 705-220 Urban Development in Asian Megacities | 12.5 | |
| 705-219 Strategic Planning and Development Management | 12.5 | |
| 702-330 Housing Markets in Australia | 12.5 | |
| 705-382 Planning Theory in Urban Governance | 12.5 | |
| 705-441 Western Lineages of Urban Planning | 12.5 | |
| 705-445 Planning Law | 12.5 | |
| Geography and Environmental Studies subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| First year subjects | Points | |
| Recommended first year subjects: | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| 121-010 Famine in the Modern World | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 121-011 Australia in Asia | 12.5 | |
| Second/third year subjects | ||
| Core subjects (offered only in Semester 1): | ||
| 121-016 Landscapes of Power: New Cultural Geographies | 12.5 | |
| 121-019 Urban Geography: The Post-Modern City | 12.5 | |
| and, Second/third year optional subjects: | ||
| Seven subjects from: | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| 121-021 Environmental Politics and Management | 12.5 | |
| 121-015 Development and the Third World | 12.5 | |
| 121-026 The Mobile World: Geographies of Migration and Tourism | 12.5 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 121-028 Sustainable Development | 12.5 | |
| 121-017 Society and Environments | 12.5 | |
| 121-022 Urban Environments | 12.5 | |
| 121-024 GIS and Remote Sensing in Geography | 12.5 | |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Urban Planning) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Points | |
| 705-431 Transport and Land Use Planning | 12.5 | |
| 705-489 Urbanisation & Urban Development | 12.5 | |
| 705-457 Shopping and Retailing | 16.7 | |
| Approved electives | ||
| Semester 2 | ||
| 705-445 Planning Law | 12.5 | |
| 705-441 Western Lineages of Urban Planning | 12.5 | |
| Approved electives | ||
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
The MUP degree is a two-year, full-time or four-year, part-time coursework masters degree of at least 200 points of study approved by the Faculty. It is recognised by the Royal Australian Planning Institute for membership (after a period of practical experience).
Graduates from other disciplines typically have backgrounds in planning or related areas (such as urban studies, transport engineering, urban economics, urban geography), but those with other backgrounds may apply.
The Master of Planning and Design program provides graduates with the opportunity to pursue further studies by research in the urban planning area.
| Master of Urban Planning | ||
|---|---|---|
| The following subjects must be taken at 6th level. Please refer to the Faculty's Postgraduate Handbook for subject descriptions. | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Planning in Post Industrial Societies | ||
| Approved elective | ||
| Semester 2 | ||
| Contemporary Planning Issues | ||
| Planning in Asia | ||
| Year-long subject | ||
| Research project | ||
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
The combined course enables students to enrol in one of the Planning streams of the BPD (environmental studies, landscape architecture, urban planning) and also undertake a Bachelor of Arts majoring in related subjects. The BA/BPD in one of these streams requires five years of equivalent full-time study to complete. It is designed to offer students flexibility in choosing subjects from both faculties.
Students need to complete a minimum of 500 points to meet the requirements for the combined course. Within these 500 points, students must complete:
a minimum of 250 points of BPD (Planning) subjects, including two BPD majors and any compulsory support subjects; at least 150 of these 250 points from 200 and 300-level subjects. 400-level BPD subjects may be permitted in the final year of the program;
a minimum of 216 Arts points, which would normally include 50 Arts points from 100-level subjects; 66 Arts points from 200-level subjects; and 100 Arts points from 300-level subjects;
the 50 points at first-year level, 66 points at second year level and 50 of the 100 points at third-year level must be taken from subjects offered by budget departments of the Faculty of Arts (consult Arts course advisers for details).
Note: Candidates may not use any one subject to satisfy requirements under both the above prerequisites.
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