Master of Urbanism
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Errata
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Departmental permission has been removed from the following unit: PLAN9068 History and Theory of Planning and Design |
24/01/2020 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Urbanism |
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Master of Urbanism |
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| Students must complete 96 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 42 credit points of core units of study | |||
| (b) 18 credit points of capstone units of study | |||
| (c) minimum 24 credit points of specialisation units of study | |||
| (i) completion of one specialisation is a requirement of the course | |||
| (ii) a specialisation requires the completion of at least 24 credit points of units of study | |||
| (iii) the available specialisations are: | |||
| (1) Heritage conservation | |||
| (2) Urban design | |||
| (3) Urban and regional planning | |||
Graduate Diploma in Urbanism |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 42 credit points of core units of study | |||
| (b) 6 credit points elective units. | |||
Core units |
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| ARCH9075 New Design in Old Settings |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARCH9100 Urban Design Foundations Studio |
6 |
Students may apply for a waiver for this unit based on their academic and/or professional experience. |
Semester 1a Semester 2a |
| PLAN9061 Planning Principles, Systems and Practice |
6 | N PLAN9020 or PLAN9044 |
Semester 1 Semester 2a |
| PLAN9068 History and Theory of Planning and Design |
6 | N PLAN9031 or ARCH9062 or ARCH9031 or MARC4201 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| PLAN9063 Strategic Planning and Design |
6 | N PLAN9027 |
Semester 1 |
| ARCH9063 Urban Form and Design |
6 | A Some prior study of architectural, urban or planning history. P ARCH9100 N ARCH9021 |
Semester 2 |
| ARCH9080 Urban Ecology, Design and Planning |
6 | N PLAN9048 |
Semester 2 |
Capstone (Master of Urbanism only) |
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| ARCH9093 Integrated Urbanism Studio |
12 | A Equivalent to 48 credit points in the degree P Students must have completed 48 credit points of study in their graduate program |
Semester 1 |
| ARCH9092 Urban Report |
6 | P Students must have completed 48 credit points of study in their graduate program. N ARCH9060 or PLAN9018 or PLAN9010 or PLAN9011 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Specialisations |
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Heritage Conservation |
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| ARCH9028 Conservation Methods and Practices |
12 | Semester 2 |
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| ARCH9074 Principles of Heritage Conservation |
6 | N ARCH9003 |
Semester 1 |
| And at least 6 credit points from the following units: Domestic students should include ARCH9081 Heritage Law and Policy | |||
| ARCH9081 Heritage Law and Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ARCH9082 Conservation of Traditional Buildings |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive November |
| ARCH9083 Conservation of Modern Buildings |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive March |
Urban Design |
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| ARCH9001 Urban Design Studio: Urban Precinct |
12 | P ARCH9100 |
Semester 2 |
| And at least 12 credit points from the following: | |||
| ARCH9002 Urban Design Studio: Urban Project |
12 | P ARCH9100 |
Semester 1 |
| ARCH9090 Dialogue, Deliberation and Engagement |
6 | Intensive November |
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| PLAN9073 GIS Based Planning Policy and Analysis |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive June Intensive November |
Urban and Regional Planning |
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| PLAN9045 Economics for the Built Environment |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PLAN9064 Land Use and Infrastructure Planning |
6 | A ARCH9100 |
Semester 2 |
| And at least 12 credit points from the following: | |||
| PLAN9049 Foundations of Informal Urbanism |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment In 2020, this unit will be run as an overseas 8-10 day intensive in Bandung at a date to be confirmed in Semester 1. There is a cap of 25 students maximum in this overseas field trip. In Semester 2, the unit will be an intensive unit at the University of Sydney, maximum number of students 30. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PLAN9073 GIS Based Planning Policy and Analysis |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive June Intensive November |
| 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. |
Semester 1 |
| ARCH9090 Dialogue, Deliberation and Engagement |
6 | Intensive November |
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Electives |
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| Electives may be chosen from the list below, or from any postgraduate units in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, or, with the permission of the Program Director, from any other postgraduate course in the University subject to availability and permission from the relevant Unit of Study Coordinator. | |||
| 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. |
Semester 1 |
| ARCH9091 International Field Trip |
6 | A One or more of the following - MARC4201; MARC4102; PLAN9068; ARCH9064; PLAN9063; PLAN9073 (completion of one or more of these units will be a selection criterion if applications exceed places) P Successful completion of 24 credit points of study in current graduate program. Note: Department permission required for enrolment The studio is international, interdisciplinary and will involve collaboration with international universities and a quota on places is necessary given the practicalities of travel, collaboration and discipline balance between participants. A selection process will be necessary should application exceed place. Students will be required to pay for their participation in this unit including tuition fee, travel, accommodation, living expenses and a contribution towards the costs of delivering the unit in the field. |
Intensive December |
| DESC9153 Graduate Internship |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Masters students only. Graduate Diploma students with permission of the Program Coordinator. Advanced Standing will not be granted for this unit of study. |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Intensive November Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6163 Critical Challenges of Governing Cities This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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