Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning

Bachelor

This degree leads to a professional career in planning, with employment opportunities in both city and country. Planning is about designing places that will stand the test of time - not cost the earth. Planning is about working towards a more livable, more sustainable world.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

4 years full-time, 10 years part-time

Course Code

BUrbRegPlan, 000376A

Study Mode

In person, Online

ATAR

72.55

About this course

This degree leads to a professional career in planning, with employment opportunities in both city and country. Planning is about designing places that will stand the test of time - not cost the earth. Planning is about working towards a more livable, more sustainable world. Planners need to be familiar with a wide range of issues and the degree provides a broad general education in all major areas of planning and urban design, including land use planning, social planning, economic planning, transport planning, environmental planning, professionalism and ethics, and environmental and planning law. Work experience is an important part of the program and means that students receive a hands-on education, opportunities to put their learning into practice and a head-start in terms of gaining on-the-job experience.

Professional membership - the degree is fully recognised by the Planning Institute of Australia as satisfying the academic requirements for membership of the Urban and Regional Planning Chapter of the Institute. Students are also eligible for student membership of the Institute.

The degree may be awarded with Honours. The Honours level is based academic merit including the completion of GEPL338 and GEPL455 which is completed in the final year. The BUrbRegPlan(Hons) graduates who achieve the appropriate level of Honours are eligible to apply to enrol for a research Master degree or the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Entry requirements

A candidate shall be qualified for admission (see

Admission Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Coursework) Rule

and

Admission Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Coursework) Procedures

).

Assumed knowledge is any two units of English.

Study locations

Armidale

Online

What you will learn

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

BUrbRegPlan students: demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge in urban and regional planning, including deep understanding of the discipline's underlying principles and concepts;
demonstrate cognitive, critical and technical skills to analyse and address land-use and built-environment problems in a range of social, economic and environmental contexts;
demonstrate knowledge and skills to exercise the judgement and responsibility required of a professional planner in the governance of diverse urban and regional contexts; and
demonstrate initiative in solving planning problems, capacity to work independently and collaboratively, and ability to consolidate and communicate information via written, oral and graphical forms.
BUrbRegPlan with Honours students: demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge in urban and regional planning, including deep understanding of the discipline's underlying principles and concepts;
demonstrate cognitive, critical and technical skills to analyse and address land-use and built-environment problems in a range of social, economic and environmental contexts;
demonstrate knowledge and skills to exercise the judgement and responsibility required of a professional planner in the governance of diverse urban and regional contexts;
demonstrate initiative in solving planning problems, capacity to work independently and collaboratively, and ability to consolidate and communicate information via written, oral and graphical forms;
undertake independent research under supervision in a professional environment by: critically analysing a challenging complex or multi-faceted problem, identifying and articulating research questions, designing and planning a project in urban and regional planning; developing and constructing appropriate research methodology to address a research question; and analysing, interpreting and critically evaluating research findings;
be communicators of urban and regional planning by communicating ideas and research findings to a range of audiences using a variety of written and oral communication modes; and
be accountable for their own learning and professional work by: demonstrating initiative and intellectual independence; collaborating effectively within a research environment; and complying with regulatory frameworks and practising professional ethics relevant to their disciplinary area.

Career pathways

Examples of career opportunities include positions in local and state government, private consulting firms, development companies, state and federal government departments involved with urban affairs, environmental management, transport, community development, heritage conservation, regional prosperity and related fields.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Architecture & Building courses at University of New England (UNE).

89.1%

Overall satisfaction

84.8%

Skill scale

82.6%

Teaching scale

88.9%

Employed full-time

$71k

Average salary

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