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5. Planning and Design

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5. Planning and Design
    5.1. Bachelor of Planning and Design
        5.1.1. Course objectives
        5.1.2. Course Structure - Bachelor of Planning and Design
        5.1.3. Honours

5. Planning and Design

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Pass or Honours)

5.1. Bachelor of Planning and Design

The Bachelor of Planning and Design is a general degree, like an arts degree, which allows students to choose subjects from across the faculty. The degree can be taken full-time over three years or part-time over six years.

The Bachelor of Planning and Design meets the needs of those who wish:

to obtain a general education in the subject areas treated within the Faculty;
to obtain a qualification in these subject areas for the purposes of a career for which the professional qualifications offered by the Faculty are not required;
to sample the offerings of the Faculty before applying for one of the professional programs;
to obtain entry to a professional course for which their VCE or other results did not qualify them, by demonstrating excellence in subjects taught within the Faculty (entry is not guaranteed and students must compete on the basis of academic merit);
to prepare for entry to postgraduate coursework studies in a vocational area such as architectural conservation;
to proceed to research degrees, such as the Master of Planning and Design or the Doctor of Philosophy in areas such as architectural theory or history, for which a professional degree is not a necessary preparation (a fourth year of full-time study must be completed at Honours level to be eligible for entry to research degree programs).

Career opportunities

Graduates will work in various roles, dependent on their interests and subject choice. Many will choose to pursue postgraduate studies leading to careers in architectural heritage and conservation, landscape architecture, property and construction, urban design and urban planning. Some will teach and consult in related areas. All of our graduates have the analytical, project management, critical and communication skills to pursue a wide range of careers in the public and private sectors.

5.1.1. Course objectives

The course aims to:

offer studies within the disciplines of the Faculty on a flexible basis to suit individual requirements
impart general knowledge about the built enrionment, and a basic capacity to interpret it, analyse it, and write about it
offer opportunities within the course structure for interdisciplinary and external studies
ensure that students develop within this framework at least two majors or areas of specialisation.

5.1.2. Course Structure - Bachelor of Planning and Design

First Year

Semester 1		Points
	Four subjects of 12.5 points (from amongst those offered by the Faculty)	50

Semeser 2
	Four subjects of 12.5 points (from amongst those offered by the Faculty)	50
Total Points		100.0

Second Year

Semester 1		Points
	Four subjects of 12.5 points (at least 3 being of level 2, from amongst those offered by the Faculty: one subject may be of a lower level, or, with approval, from another Faculty)	50

Semester 2
	Four subjects of 12.5 points (at least 3 being of level 2, from amongst those offered by the Faculty: one subject may be of a lower level, or, with approval, from another Faculty)	50
Total Points		10.00

Third Year

Semester 1		Points
	Four subjects of 12.5 points (at least two being of level 3, from amongst those offered by the Faculty: up to two subjects may be of a lower level, or, with approval, from another Faculty)	50

Semester 2
	Four subjects of 12.5 points (at least two being of level 3, from amongst those offered by the Faculty: up to two subjects may be of a lower level, or, with approval, from another Faculty)	50
Total Points		100.0

This structure may be varied, with approval, provided only that each student complete at least two sequences, each consisting of three sequential subjects within the Faculty. Majors are not listed on academic transcripts or testamurs.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Planning and Design should seek subject selection advice from the course coordinator Professor Miles Lewis.

Mid-year entry

Mid-year entry is also available for students who meet the entrance criteria previously described. Mid-year students commence in July and take an accelerated program where two subjects are taken over two summer semesters in addition to a normal load each year. This means that students complete the three-year Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture) in two and a half years.

5.1.3. Honours

The Bachelor of Planning and Design (Honours) is a one-year course for which the prerequisite is the completion of the BPD or its equivalent to at least 70 per cent (H2B) grade standard. Students will be awarded the Bachelor of Planning and Design (Honours) after completing a further 100 points of which at least 50 points consist of level 4 subjects from within the Faculty, one of which is 705-403 Research Project C (25 points).