Bachelor of Urban Design and Town Planning (Honours)
Plan better spaces and land uses for our next generation. A career in urban design and town planning enables you to plan and design good places for people to live, work and play. This is not just a planning degree.
In this program you will:
- Manage urban growth and plan for sustainable development, infrastructure and services
- Choose a specialisation such as environmental management or geospatial analysis
- Get hands-on experience through practical projects each year and a five-week full-time placement in final year
- Put theory into practice, make connections in the industry and impress potential employers
- Undertake placement in local government, state government, planning consultancies, non-government or environmental organisations
Location
CRICOS code
Entry threshold
ATAR/RankDuration
Full-time or equivalent part-time Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.Indicative fees
Indicative 2025 fees (A$)
CSP Annual fee / Estimated total feeQTAC code
Start
- Semester 1
- Semester 2
- Start
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- Semester 1
- Semester 2
- Delivery mode
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- Blended Learning
- Total courses
- 30
- Total units
- 384
- Duration
- 4 years 4 years
- CRICOS code
- 095999F
- UniSC program code
- AR406
Introductory courses (7) 84 units
ENP101 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
ENP103 Food in Society
ENP104 Introductory Chemistry
GEO100 Biochemistry
HIS140 Food Studies
SCS130 Principles of Nutrition
SUS101 Introduction to Mathematics
Developing courses (8) 96 units
ENP211 Mathematics Foundations
ENP245 Nutrition Assessment
ENP255 Public Health Nutrition
ENS204 Nutritional Biochemistry
ENS253 Coastal and Marine Ecology
HIS200 Climate Change Adaptation
SCS225 Climate Change Mitigation
SWK251 Coastal Conservation Planning
Graduate courses (9) 132 units
ENP336 Coastal Geomorphology
ENP355 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
ENP365 Introductory Calculus
ENS300 Science Research Methods
ENP411 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
ENP455 Calculus II and Linear Algebra(24 units)
ENP460 Numerical Analysis(24 units)
ENP470A Discrete Mathematics
ENP470B Applied Mathematics
Minor courses (4) 48 units
Environmental Management
Geospatial Analysis
Sociology
Sustainability
PLUS select up to 3 elective courses (36 units) from the undergraduate elective course options.*
*The number of electives may vary depending on the minor chosen.
Honours
The Bachelor Urban Design and Town Planning (Honours) may be awarded with Honours according to the Bachelor Honours Degree - Academic Policy. The class of honours to be awarded is dependent upon:
- The percentage results achieved by study in ten courses (144 Units) as specified in the list below; and
- ENP103 Science Research Methods
- ENP211 Communication and Thought
- ENP255 Contexts of Community Care
- ENP336 Research Foundations for Health Practice
- ENP355 Introduction to Management
- ENP365 Trends in Health and Community Care
- ENP411 Managing Workplace Relations
- ENP455 Health Law and Ethics
- ENP460 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety
- SCS225 Quality and Governance in Health and Community Care Settings
- Planning Project (ENP470A and ENP470B )(24 units).
Students must complete a minimum of eight courses in the list including the planning project for an Honours grade to be awarded.
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Entry requirements
For entry into most USC undergraduate degree programs, you need to have completed a minimum level of education similar to successful completion of Australian Year 12 with good grades.
Further studies, for example, a semester or more at college or university, can also be considered for entry and may give you credit transfer towards a degree.
Some examples of upper secondary qualifications and a guide to the minimum grades that USC will consider are listed here. These are minimum requirements and do not guarantee entry. Some programs may require higher grades. Alternative qualifications may also be considered on a case by case basis.
If your qualification (grouped by country) is not listed, send the qualification transcripts with your application form to the International Office for assessment.
English language requirements
You will also need to meet the English language requirements for this program. If you do not meet the minimum requirements, you may be able to enrol in our English Language Programs to reach the required level for most of UniSC’s programs (exceptions apply to non-standard English requirement programs).
Minimum entry threshold
Applicants must meet the minimum ATAR/Rank.
| Location | ATAR/Rank |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast | 65.00 |
- Recommended prior study
- English
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 384 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses (120 units), including the core course
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.
- CSP estimate
- A$11,320
- Annual tuition fee (A$, 2025)
- A$24,400
- Estimated total tuition fee (A$, 2025)
- A$97,600