• Program summary
• Program overview
• Career opportunities
• Special features
• 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 2008 entry: OP-18 / Rank-62
Award abbreviation: BRUP
Degree type: undergraduate
Mode of study: on campus
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
Commence: Semester 1 or Semester 2
CRICOS code: 058556G

New students: selecting courses for 2008

Program overview

The Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning responds to an ongoing shortage of qualified planners in Australia. The program introduces you to broad planning theories, as well as the day-to day practical skills critical in managing built and natural environments. Graduates will be capable of working in planning teams in public and private sectors, in Australia and overseas.

You will undertake courses in ecologically sustainable development, planning theory and ethics, urban design and mediation skills. The political and legal framework of planning is an important component of the degree and emphasises the rights of Indigenous Australians, as these relate to land management.

The Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning is structured to meet the graduate attributes identified by the Planning Institute of Australia. From 2009, the University intends to offer a fourth year in this program. * This will allow graduates full accreditation as planners. Students in this fourth year will refine professional skills such as communication, project coordination, negotiation and policy development. Such skills are now highly sought after in planning and urban management.

Career opportunities

• administration
• advocacy
• community development/education
• corporate/strategic development
• ecotourism
• education
• environmental planning/management
• para-professional planning
• policy development/analysis
• research
• social planning

Special features

• field trips provide a practical perspective
• special focus on planning and the environment
• gain qualifications in an industry with a nation-wide shortage of qualified professional

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:
DES101 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
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
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 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying
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

You may apply for approval to participate in the GO Program and undertake the equivalent of 48 units of your 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

* Subject to final approval

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