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Master of Regional and Urban Planning

Help your community plan for a sustainable future.

The Master of Regional and Urban Planning # provides a postgraduate pathway to enter the planning profession and work as a planner. It focuses on the planning challenges of regional Australia, especially regions subject to high growth with associated environmental and community issues.

UniSC program code
AR705
Commence
Semester 1 or Semester 2
Duration
2 years full time, 4 years part time
Study mode
on campus (intensive); online
Fee type 2013
  • Postgraduate coursework places
Total courses
16

The Master of Regional and Urban Planning # provides a postgraduate pathway to enter the planning profession and work as a planner. It focuses on the planning challenges of regional Australia, especially regions subject to high growth with associated environmental and community issues.

The program delivers both planning knowledge and skills and you focus on a specialist planning area. With a strong emphasis on reflective learning, you draw on your formal and informal experiences in planning-related organisations and activities. You develop a specialist area of knowledge and are encouraged to think about major planning issues from a multi-disciplinary perspective.

Courses are delivered in one of two modes. In some courses you need to attend short intensive blocks, which are supported by books of readings and on-line resources. In others you study online and receive study materials, use online resources and complete all assessment using the discussion board or written assessment in the form of reports, essays and urban place exercises.

You complete courses in contemporary planning theory, environmental and planning law, planning practice, and engaging effectively with Aboriginal people. You select a further five courses from research design: methodology of literature review, urban design, water allocation and planning, participation and conflict resolution, applied futures studies and Indigenous peoples and sustainability.

You then complete three courses from a specialist area, such as integrated coastal zone management; or climate change adaptation plus a planning thesis, or a planning research project. The thesis component is only available if you meet the academic standard (GPA 5.5) and wish to complete a thesis. Otherwise you must complete the research project and two electives.

To enter the Master of Regional and Urban Planning you will normally be required to hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised University. You will need to be able to access a computer which enables you to use blackboard and participate in on-line learning sessions.

Graduates can expect to find career opportunities as a planner in a regional council or planning consultancy, or as a policy analyst in the Department of Environment and Resource Management or other government departments.

# This program has interim accreditation with the Planning Institute of Australia.

Program structure

Program structure

Program requirements
  • Students are required to successfully complete:
    • four required courses and a further five courses from the list of courses offered
    • select either:
      • Option 1: ^
        Complete a thesis (48 units) plus three electives (36 units); or
      • Option 2:
        Complete a research project (24 units) plus three electives (36 units) from a specialist area of study plus an additional two electives (24 units).
  • Refer to related policies, rules, plans and procedures
  • Not available to international students on a Student Visa. 
  • Refer to the University's English language proficiency requirements.

^ Students must have achieved a minimum GPA of 5.5 across the required courses ENP701 , ENP702 , ENP703 and SCS701 to undertake Option 1.

Required courses: (4)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENP701 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
ENP702 Professional Learning Project
ENP703 Pedagogies for Engagement
SCS701 Leadership for Learning Communities

PLUS select 5 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN574 Assessment: Principles and Practices
ENP704 Education Research an Introduction
ENP705 Contemporary Issues in Education
ENP707 Second Language Acquisition and Learning
ENP708 Second Language Teaching Methodologies
FUT700 Interlanguage Phonology
GEO700 Language, Culture and Second Language Learning

PLUS select one of the two following options:

Option 1
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENP710 Research Methods in Education

PLUS 3 courses from one of the following specialist areas:

Climate Change Adaption (Integrated Coastal Zone Management)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENS701 Designing an Education Research Proposal
ENS708 Communicating Education Project Outcomes
ENS724 Governance, Engagement and Capacity Building
Climate Change Adaption (Climate Change Adaption)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENS708 Qualitative Research: Approaches and Practice
ENS712 Simulation in Practice Education
ENS713 Special Project: Evaluating Practice Knowledge

OR:

Option 2
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENP709 Special Project: Translating Knowledge into Practice

PLUS 3 courses from one of the following specialist areas:

Climate Change Adaption (Integrated Coastal Zone Management)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENS701 Contemporary Planning Theory
ENS708 Environmental and Planning Law
ENS724 Planning Practice
Climate Change Adaption (Climate Change Adaption)
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENS708 Engaging Effectively with Aboriginal People
ENS712 Research Design: Methodology and Literature Review
ENS713 Urban Design Studio

PLUS select two 700 level elective courses

Admission requirements