Program structure

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

• Complete 2 core courses.
• Complete 5 required introductory (100 level) courses.
• Complete 16 required advanced (200/300 level) courses.
• Complete 4 courses towards a minor plus 2 elective courses, or complete 3 courses to complete a Geography major plus 3 elective courses.
• Complete no more than 10 introductory level courses, including core courses.
• Complete no more than 6 courses from the School of Communication, School of Social Sciences or Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.
• (Optional) Use electives to complete a minor to supplement the required major.
• Register any selected Majors or Minors with Student Administration.

Program notes

• Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
• Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, studios reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
• As part of your USC program, you may apply to participate in the Global Opportunities (GO) Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
• Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
• When enrolling, refer to the Study Plan.

Program structure

Core courses (2)

2 required courses: 

COR109 Individual Learner Needs
COR111 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments

Introductory courses (5)

5 required courses: 

ENP101 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography
GEO100 Teaching Junior Secondary History
INT140 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
PED120 Teaching Senior Secondary History
SCS130 Regions, Change and Sustainability

Advanced courses (16)

16 required courses:

ENP211 Landscapes, Place and People
ENP236 Introduction to Weather and Climate
ENP245 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
ENP255 Applied Geospatial Analysis
ENP311 Coastal Geomorphology
ENP336 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
ENP355 Diversity and Inclusion
ENP365 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
ENP411 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
ENP455 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs(24 units)
ENP460 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching(24 units)
ENP470A The Psychology of Learning
ENP470B Using Data for Learning(24 units)
ENS253 Secondary Professional Learning: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
ENS300 Research Methods in Education
HIS265 Communication and Thought
SCS225 Environment, Technology and Sustainability

Minor courses

Select 4 courses towards you Minor study area:

• 3D Design
• Communication Studies
• Environmental Studies
• Indigenous Studies
• Justice Studies
• Property
• Sociology
• Sustainability

PLUS select 2 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

OR

Select 3 courses towards a Geography major study area:

2 required courses:

GEO101 Planning Principles and Practice
GEO201 Physical Geography and Mapping

PLUS select 1 course from the following:

GEO210 An Introduction to Australian Politics: The Makings of a Republic?
GEO301 Property Economics
GEO302 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
GEO340 Planning and Environmental Law
GEO350 Rural and Regional Sustainability

PLUS select 3 elective coursesfrom either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

TOTAL UNITS 384

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Merit Honours

Merit Honours is to be calculated by averaging an individual student’s grades in ENP211 , ENP236 , ENP245 , ENP255 , ENP311 , ENP336 , ENP355 , ENP365 , ENP411 , ENP455 , ENP460 , ENP470A , ENP470B , ENS253 , ENS300 , HIS265 and SCS225 .

Where the student has achieved a credit or higher from this calculation, the following classes of honours may be awarded:

The Grade Point Average (GPA) will be calculated in a manner consistent with the University Grades and Grade Point Average (GPA) - Institutional Operating Policy (Section 5.4).

Students who achieve below the level of Class 2 (Division 2) are awarded Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning.

# Students who have received credit for courses completed in other institutions are eligible to be considered for merit honours where they have completed a minimum of 114 units from the following courses: ENP211 , ENP236 , ENP245 , ENP255 , ENP311 , ENP336 , ENP355 , ENP365 , ENP411 , ENP455 , ENP460 , ENP470A , ENP470B , ENS253 , ENS300 , HIS265 and SCS225 .

They will be subject to the same GPA requirements for eligibility in the award of merit honours calculated on all the required advanced Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning units they have completed at USC.

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Total units: 384