Bachelor of Urban Design and Town Planning (Honours)
Plan better neighbourhoods and communities of all kinds for our next generation. A career in urban design and town planning enables you to plan, design and shape good places for people to live, work, learn 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 learn how to use data for better urban design and town planning decision-making
- Put theory into practice, make connections in the industry and impress potential employers
- Undertake a five-week industry placement in local government, state government, planning consultancies, non-government or environmental organisations
- Graduate with a degree qualification that is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia and recognised Australia wide
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 feeQTAC code
Start
- Semester 1
- Semester 2
- Semester 1
- Semester 2
Program to be rolled out. 1st year offered from 2024, 2nd year offered from 2025, 3rd year offered from 2026, 4th year offered from 2027.
- Start
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- Semester 1
- Semester 2
- 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 (8) 96 units
ENP101 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
ENP103 Academic and Professional Skills: Planning for Success
ENP104 ICT for Academic and Professional Applications
ENP105 Chemistry - Enabling your Future
ENP106 Biology
GEO100 Animal Ecology Field Course
SCS130 Endangered Animals and their Conservation
SUS101 Animal Form, Function and Evolution
Developing courses (8) 96 units
ENP203 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales
ENP211 Earth's Surface Processes
ENP245 Cell Biology
ENP255 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
ENS204 Biodiversity and Ecology
ENS253 Introductory Chemistry
HIS200 Science Research Methods
SCS225 Discovering Science
Graduate courses (9) 144 units
ENP300 Introduction to Urban Design & Town Planning - Studio I
ENP336 Planning Theory, Governance and Politics
ENP355 Urban Economics and System Analytics
ENP365 Introduction to Sustainable Urban Development & Town Planning
ENP411 Planning and Design for Health and Wellbeing
ENP455 The Changing Planet(24 units)
ENP460 Introduction to Indigenous Australia(24 units)
ENP470A Foundations of Sustainability
ENP470B Urban Climate Theory and Science
Minor courses (4) 48 units
Environmental Management
Geospatial Analysis
Sociology
Sustainability
Select 0 to 12 units from the undergraduate elective course options.*
*The number of electives will be dependant 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 Planning and Environmental Law
- ENP211 Landscapes, Place and People
- ENP255 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II
- ENP336 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
- ENP355 Geographic Information Science and Technology
- ENP365 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
- ENP411 Social Research
- ENP455 Culture and Identity for Just Cities
- ENP460 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
- SCS225 Neighbourhood Planning and Design - Studio III
- 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 UniSC courses are available on every UniSC 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 | 60.00 |
| Moreton Bay | 60.00 |
- Recommended prior study
- English
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)
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 UniSC 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$10,788 - 2024 Fees
- Annual tuition fee (A$, 2025)
- A$25,000