Program summary
Program overview
Career opportunities
Advanced standing, recognition of prior learning, credit and articulation
Program structure
Program requirements and notes
Enquiries
Recommended enrolment patterns

Program summary

QTAC code: 011091
OP/Rank for 2007 entry: OP-16 / Rank-65
Award abbreviation: BRUP
Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Fee type: Commonwealth supported places, domestic fee-paying places, international fee-paying places
Recommended prior study: English
Total units: 288
CRICOS code: 058556G

New students: selecting courses for 2007

Program overview

The Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning is a degree designed in response to the ongoing shortage of qualified planners in Australia. Focused on policy development, regulation and governance, the degree teaches students valuable professional skills in preparation for the workplace.

As a student of the Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning, you learn the purpose and methods of planning in social, cultural, political, environmental and economic contexts. An important component of the degree is the political, legal and institutional elements of planning, including the interests of indigenous groups and the legal framework of development control.

There is a balanced focus on built and natural environments, with students undertaking courses in ecologically sustainable development, ethics, policy, monitoring, health and management. During your studies you will learn how to apply planning legislation and policy in international and domestic settings, analyse policy changes at all government levels, and understand the principles of urban design. The degree also teaches the methods of evaluating, improving, building and managing environments.

There is currently an Australia-wide shortage of qualified planners, with employment demand exceeding supply. The Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning is structured to meet the graduate attributes identified by the Planning Institute of Australia.

Full accreditation as a planner requires a further year of Graduate study. Students who graduate with this degree will be equipped to work within planning teams in the public and private sectors anywhere in a global setting, with professional skills highly sought by the planning sector such as communication, project coordination, spatial reasoning, negotiation and policy development.

Career opportunities

Opportunities may include administration, advocacy, community development, community education, corporate/strategic development, ecotourism, education, environmental planning, environmental management, para-professional planning, planning assistant, policy development, policy analysis, research, and social planning.

Program structure

Core courses

Select 2 courses from:
COR109 Communication and Thought
COR110 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
COR111 Environment, Technology and Sustainability

Introductory courses

4 required courses:
ENP100 Introduction to Environmental Studies
ENP101 Planning Principles, Theory and Ethics
INT140 An Introduction to Australian Politics: The Makings of a Republic?
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
Plus select 2 courses from:
ADN110 Visual Design and Communication
BUS102 Economics for Business
SCI102 Biodiversity and Environment
SCI109 Environment and Health
SCI110 Science Research Methods

Advanced courses

12 required courses:
ENP211 Planning and Environmental Law
ENP236 Rural and Regional Sustainability
ENP245 Cultural Geography and Demography
ENP255 Urbanism and Urban Design: Coast to Coast
ENP260 Advanced Professional Planning
ENP265 Participation, Conflict and Mediation in the Planning Context
ENP270 Regional Infrastructure Planning
ENP275 Planning Design Studio
ENS253 An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
ENS351 Integrated Catchment Management
ENS353 Applied Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing
INT230 Making Public Policy in a Global Era
Plus select 1 course from:
SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Strategies
SCS225 Social Research
Plus select 3 courses from: **
AUS265 Walking Sites: Cultural Heritage Tours
CMN230 Business Communication
ENP2IP1 Industry Research Project 1: Environmental and Planning Studies
ENP240 Interpretation: Environment Heritage Tourism
ENS232 Ecological Principles of Land and Water Management
ENS251 Environmental Monitoring
ENS254 Landscape Analysis
ENS352 Environmental Management Strategies
PUB262 Environmental Health: Risk Management

** Additional GIS courses will be included in this recommended list of electives

Course substitution: the GO (Global Opportunities) Program

Students may apply for approval to participate in the GO Program and undertake the equivalent of 48 units of their program with an overseas partner higher education provider

Requirements and notes

1. No more than 10 introductory level courses are to be completed, including core courses, in the Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning.
2. No courses may be counted to more than one major or minor for the Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning.
3. Required introductory courses may count towards some majors and minors for the Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning.
4. An introductory level course has a number less than 200 in its course code. An advanced level course has a number greater than 200 and less than 400 in its course code.
5. Refer to the Academic Rules.
6. Refer to explanation of terms.
7. Refer to the recommended enrolment patterns.

The major and minor for the Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning are:

• Environmental and Planning Studies major
• Environmental Management minor (optional)

Enquiries

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Tel: +61 7 5430 1259

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