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6. Urban planning
6.1. Career options
6.2. Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development
6.2.1. Course structure - Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development
6.2.2. Honours
6.3. Bachelor of Arts (Planning and Design)
6.3.1. Course structure
6.4. Postgraduate programs in urban planning
6.4.1. Graduate Diploma in Urban Planning
6.4.2. Graduate Certificate in Urban Planning
6.4.3. Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Urban Planning)
6.4.4. Master of Urban Planning
Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development
Bachelor of Arts (Planning and Design)
Graduate Certificate in Urban Planning
Graduate Diploma in Urban Planning
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 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 | Semester | |
| 705-173 Shaping the Metropolis | 1 | |
| 705-112 Skills for Urban Planning and Management | 1 | |
| 705-117 Culture & History of Urban Planning | Not Offered | |
| 705-118 Australian Urban Planning in History | 2 | |
| Geography/environmental studies subjects | ||
| 50 points of subjects from the Faculty of Arts including two of the following: | ||
| 121-012 Environmental Change | 1 | |
| 121-010 Famine in the Modern World | 1 | |
| 121-011 Australia in Asia | 2 | |
| 121-013 Global Ecology and Biogeography | 2 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Second year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Urban planning subjects | Semester | |
| 50 points of the following: | ||
| 705-218 Transport and Land Use Planning | 1 | |
| 705-289 Urbanisation and Urban Development | 1 | |
| 705-219 Planning and Development Management (compulsory subject which must be taken in second year) | 2 | |
| 705-174 Designing the Local Urban Landscape | 2 | |
| 702-115 Property 1 | 1 | |
| Geography/environmental studies subjects | ||
| 50 points of subjects from the Faculty of Arts including three of the following: | ||
| 121-006 Urban Economic Geography (compulsory subject) | 1 | |
| 121-021 Environmental Politics and Management | 1 | |
| 121-015 Development and the Third World | 2 | |
| 121-017 Society and Environments | 2 | |
| 121-024 GIS and Remote Sensing in Geography | 2 | |
| 121-022 Development and Urban Environments | 2 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
| Fourth year only subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Urban planning subjects | Semester | |
| 705-403 Research Project C (compulsory for honours students) | Year long | |
| Geography/environmental studies subjects | ||
| 50 points of subjects from the Faculty of Arts including two of the following: | ||
| 121-420 Environmental Impact Assessment | 1 | |
| 121-454 Computer-aided Policymaking | 1, repeat 2 | |
| 121-432 Environmental Field Class | Not Offered | |
| 121-421 Social Impact Assessment | 2 | |
| 121-433 China Field Class | 2 | |
| Total Points | 100.0 | |
Honours in planning is awarded within the four-year degree, to students who undertake the subject 705-403 Research Project C 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.
Refer to Planning and design in the Faculty of Arts section of the Handbook.
The Graduate Diploma in Urban Planing is a 100-point program providing a range of options that provide a grounding in urban planning for graduates of disciplines other than urban planning, and a pathway of entry to the Master of Urban Planning program.
The Graduate Certificate in Urban Planning provides professional development options for practioners in the built environment. The Graduate Certificate is a 50-point program intended for those who wish to increase their knowledge in a specialist field but cannot spend the time required for a graduate diploma or masters degree. It is designed as an intermediate step towards a Graduate Diploma or Master of Urban Planning degree as well as providing a specialist qualification standing on its own.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Urban Planning) is available for students who have completed the planning and design double major in urban planning and geography and environmental studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne. These students can graduate with a professional qualification after the postgraduate diploma.
The Master of Urban Planning is a 100-point program which satisfies the educational requirements of the Royal Australian Planning Institute. Entry into the Master of Urban Planning requires satisfactory completion of either a four-year undergraduate degree in urban planning or a minimum of 100 points of preliminary studies in the form of a graduate diploma.
For detailed information about these programs refer to the faculty's Postgraduate Handbook.
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