Plan spaces and places for our next generation.
A career in the planning profession enables you to plan and design good places for people to live, work and play. Learn how to manage urban growth and plan for sustainable development, infrastructure and services. Our program is shaped by industry — our lecturers are well-known among planning professionals and give you an edge to planning careers.
Previously the Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning (Honours).
A career in the planning profession enables you to plan and design good places for people to live, work and play. Learn how to manage urban growth and plan for sustainable development, infrastructure and services. Our program is shaped by industry — our lecturers are well-known among planning professionals and give you an edge to planning careers.
This is not just a planning degree. Add value to your qualification and choose a specialisation such as design, communication or Indigenous studies. You’ll get hands-on experience through practical projects each year and a four week full-time placement in your final year of study. You will have a chance to put your theory into practice, make connections in the industry and even impress a potential employer. Your placement is supported by the Sunshine Coast planning profession and could be in local government, a planning consultancy, a non-government organisation or an environmental organisation.
Open your eyes to what it’s like to be a town planner in a different country and take part in the Study Overseas program as part of your degree. This program is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia.
Note: New program title subject to final approval. Previously the Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning (Honours).
There’s help available
Find out about student support services and scholarships including the Dillon Folker Stephens Bursary and the Vantage Holdings and UDIA Regional and Urban Planning Bursary specifically for planning students
Career opportunities
Regional planning and policy, planning consultancy, community development, development assessment, land / infrastructure development.
Membership
Graduates may apply to join the Planning Institute of Australia after two years of professional practice.
Accreditation
The Bachelor of Urban Design and Town Planning (Honours) is fully accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia.
Program structure
Introductory courses (7)
COR109 Teaching HPE in the Early Years
ENP101 Inclusive Practices and Intervention in Early Learning
ENP103 Assessing Learning
GEO100 Professional Experience: Curriculum Approaches and Pedagogies
INT140 Professional Experience: Differentiated Practice
PED120 Teaching Science in Primary Schools
SCS130 Teaching Reading and Writing
Advanced courses (17)
ENP211 Teaching English: Language, Literature and Literacy
ENP236 Teaching HASS in Primary School
ENP245 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Learning
ENP255 Teaching Primary School Mathematics
ENP311 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
ENP336 Professional Experience: Teacher Identity and Professional Practice
ENP355 Teacher as Researcher
ENP365 Using Data for Learning
ENP411 Internship
ENP455 Anatomy and Physiology(24 units)
ENP460 Health and Wellness across the Lifespan(24 units)
ENP470A Introduction to Nursing Practice(0 units)
ENP470B Drug Therapy(24 units)
ENS253 Contexts of Practice: Health Alteration
ENS300 Preparation for Practice 2
HIS200 Nursing Practice 2
SCS225 End of Life Care
Major/Minor courses plus Electives (6) (72 units)
Option 1
Select 4 courses towards your minor study area:
PLUS select 2 elective courses from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
The remaining elective* courses may be chosen from either (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
*The number of elective courses may vary depending on the minor chosen.
Option 2
Select 6 courses towards your major study area:
The remaining elective* courses may be chosen from either (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
*The number of elective courses may vary depending on the major chosen.
Honours
The Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning (Honours) may be awarded with Honours. The class of honours to be awarded is dependent upon:
- The student receiving at least 60% in ENP470 Preparation for Practice 3 Planning Project course.
- The percentage results achieved by study in ten courses (144 Units) as specified below; and
- ENP211 Contexts of Practice: Complex Care
- ENP255 Health, Law and Ethics
- ENP311 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety
- ENP336 Nursing Practice 3
- ENP355 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
- ENP365 Preparation for Practice 4
- ENP411 Leadership in Clinical Practice
- ENP455 Nursing Practice 4
- ENP460 Nursing Internship
- SCS225 Communication and Thought
- Where the student has achieved a credit or higher from this calculation, the following classes of honours may be awarded:
| Class of Honours | Required Grade Point Average # | Corresponding Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 6.5–7.0 | High Distinction 85% and above |
| Class 2 (Division 1) | 6.0+ | Distinction 75% - 84.99% |
| Class 2 (Division 2) | 5.0+ | Credit 65% - 74.99% |
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 384
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
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, including the core course
- You must select and register your compulsory major(s)/minor(s) as soon as possible
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
- Most courses are valued at 12 units unless otherwise specified
- 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 Planning your study page to manage your progression
- You may wish to use electives to complete an additional major or minor
- Register your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)