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Master of Urban and Regional Planning

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Requirements for award

Master of Urban and Regional Planning

Students must complete 72 credit points, including:
(a) minimum 48 of core units of study
(b) maximum 24 credit points of elective units of study

Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning

Students must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) minimum 30 credit points of core units of study
(b) maximum 18 credit points elective units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning

Students must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) minimum 18 credit points of core units of study
(b) maximum 6 credit points of elective units of study.

Unit of study table

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core units

PLAN9061
Planning Principles, Systems and Practice
6 N PLAN9020 or PLAN9044
PLAN9063
Strategic Planning and Design
6  
PLAN9068
History and Theory of Planning and Design
6 N PLAN9031 or ARCH9062 or MARC4201
PLAN9045
Economics for the Built Environment
6  
PLAN9064
Land Use and Infrastructure Planning
6 A ARCH9100
C PLAN9045
ARCH9100
Urban Design Foundations Studio
6
PLAN9018
Planning Report
12 P 48 credit points of units
N ARCH9031 or ARCH9060 or ARCH9045 or ARCH9046 or PLAN9010 or PLAN9011
This unit is for Master of Urban and Regional Planning students only. As PLAN9018 is the capstone unit, it is undertaken in the final semester of a student's candidature.
PLAN9010
Planning Dissertation 1
12 A PLAN9068, PLAN9061, PLAN9063, PLAN9045, PLAN9064, ARCH9100
N PLAN9018 or ARCH9031 or ARCH9045 or ARCH9046 or ARCH9060
The dissertation is suitable for students with a grade average at Distinction (75%) level or above or who wish to pursue a research career. The dissertation should be undertaken towards the end of the degree. This unit is for Master of Urban and Regional Planning students only. It MUST be undertaken in conjunction with PLAN9011 Planning Dissertation 2, either in the same or following semester.
PLAN9011
Planning Dissertation 2
12 A PLAN9068, PLAN9061, PLAN9063, PLAN9045, PLAN9064, ARCH9100
P PLAN9010
This unit is for Master of Urban and Regional Planning students only. It MUST be taken in conjunction with PLAN9010 Planning Dissertation 1, either in the same or preceding semester.

Elective units

Students may complete up to 18 credit points of related units of study from within the School or the University if they can substantiate that a unit undertaken elsewhere strengthens and complements their professional interest area in urban and regional planning.
PLAN9071
Housing: Planning, Policy and Place
6  
PLAN9073
GIS Based Planning Policy and Analysis
6  
ARCH9063
Urban Form and Design
6 A Some prior study of architectural, urban or planning history/theory and drawing skills
ARCH9080
Urban Ecology, Design and Planning
6  
ARCH9090
Dialogue, Deliberation and Engagement
6  
URBN5003
Environment, Country and Culture
6  
URBN5001
Shaping Places
6  
PLAN9075
Urban Data and Science of Cities
6 A Basic mathematics and statistics; all required programming and mathematics needed for the unit will be taught from the basics
ITLS5100
Transport and Infrastructure Foundations
6 N TPTM6241
ARCH9075
Regenerative Heritage
6  
MARC5330
Regenerative Design Technologies
6 N DESC9148
DESC9153
Industry Placement
6