- Gain entry to the planning profession
- Study at your own pace with distance education
- Focus on a specialist planning area
Program summary
Program title: Master of Regional and Urban Planning
Award abbreviation: MRegUrbPlan
Degree type: coursework
Study mode: on campus (intensive); online
Duration: 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time
Commence: Semester 1 or Semester 2
Fee type 2013: postgraduate coursework places
Total courses: 16
USC program code: AR705
CRICOS code: Not available to international students on a Student Visa.
Help your community plan for a sustainable future.
The Master of Regional and Urban Planning # provides a postgraduate pathway to enter the planning profession and work as a planner. It focuses on the planning challenges of regional Australia, especially regions subject to high growth with associated environmental and community issues.
The program delivers both planning knowledge and skills and you focus on a specialist planning area. With a strong emphasis on reflective learning, you draw on your formal and informal experiences in planning-related organisations and activities. You develop a specialist area of knowledge and are encouraged to think about major planning issues from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
Courses are delivered in one of two modes. In some courses you need to attend short intensive blocks, which are supported by books of readings and on-line resources. In others you study online and receive study materials, use online resources and complete all assessment using the discussion board or written assessment in the form of reports, essays and urban place exercises.
You complete courses in contemporary planning theory, environmental and planning law, planning practice, and engaging effectively with Aboriginal people. You select a further five courses from research design: methodology of literature review, urban design, water allocation and planning, participation and conflict resolution, applied futures studies and Indigenous peoples and sustainability.
You then complete three courses from a specialist area, such as integrated coastal zone management; or climate change adaptation plus a planning thesis, or a planning research project. The thesis component is only available if you meet the academic standard (GPA 5.5) and wish to complete a thesis. Otherwise you must complete the research project and two electives.
To enter the Master of Regional and Urban Planning you will normally be required to hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised University. You will need to be able to access a computer which enables you to use blackboard and participate in on-line learning sessions.
Graduates can expect to find career opportunities as a planner in a regional council or planning consultancy, or as a policy analyst in the Department of Environment and Resource Management or other government departments.
# This program has interim accreditation with the Planning Institute of Australia.
Enquiries
Faculty of Arts and Business
Tel: +61 7 5430 1259
Program Leader
Associate Professor Johanna Rosier
Tel: +61 7 5459 4877
Email: jrosier@usc.edu.au
Admission requirements
To enter the Master of Regional and Urban Planning you will normally be required to hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised University.
You will need to be able to access a computer which enables you to use blackboard and participate in on-line learning sessions.
Program structure
Program requirements
- Students are required to successfully complete:
- four required courses and a further five courses from the list of courses offered
- select either:
- Option 1: ^
Complete a thesis (48 units) plus three electives (36 units); or - Option 2:
Complete a research project (24 units) plus three electives (36 units) from a specialist area of study plus an additional two electives (24 units).
- Option 1: ^
- Refer to related policies, rules, plans and procedures.
- Not available to international students on a Student Visa.
- Refer to the University's English language proficiency requirements.
^ Students must have achieved a minimum GPA of 5.5 across the required courses ENP701 , ENP702 , ENP703 and SCS701 to undertake Option 1.
Required courses: (4)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
ENP701 3D Design F - Professional Portfolio | |||
ENP702 Contemporary Planning Theory | |||
ENP703 Environmental and Planning Law | |||
SCS701 Planning Practice |
PLUS select 5 courses from:
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
CMN574 Engaging Effectively with Aboriginal People | |||
ENP704 Research Design: Methodology and Literature Review | |||
ENP704 Urban Design Studio | |||
ENP705 Urban Design Studio | |||
ENP707 Water Allocation and Planning | |||
ENP708 Regional Infrastructure Planning | |||
FUT700 Participation and Conflict Resolution | |||
GEO700 Applied Futures Studies: Methods, Values and Strategy |
PLUS select one of the two following options:
Option 1
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
ENP710 Indigenous Peoples and Sustainability |
PLUS 3 courses from one of the following specialist areas:
Climate Change Adaption (Integrated Coastal Zone Management)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
ENS701 Planning Thesis | |||
ENS708 Estuary and Wetland Systems Dynamics | |||
ENS724 Advancement of Ecosystem Based Management |
Climate Change Adaption (Climate Change Adaption)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
ENS708 Coastal Systems Dynamics | |||
ENS712 Advancement of Ecosystem Based Management | |||
ENS713 Integrated Management A: Theory and Practice |
OR:
Option 2
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
ENP709 Integrated Management B: Practical Application |
PLUS 3 courses from one of the following specialist areas:
Climate Change Adaption (Integrated Coastal Zone Management)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
ENS701 Planning Research Project | |||
ENS708 Estuary and Wetland Systems Dynamics | |||
ENS724 Advancement of Ecosystem Based Management |
Climate Change Adaption (Climate Change Adaption)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
ENS708 Coastal Systems Dynamics | |||
ENS712 Advancement of Ecosystem Based Management | |||
ENS713 Integrated Management A: Theory and Practice |
PLUS select two 700 level elective courses