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Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning (Honours)

Plan better spaces and land uses for our next generation.

A career in the planning profession enables you to plan and design good places for people to live, work and play. Learn how to manage urban growth and plan for sustainable development, infrastructure and services. Our program is shaped by industry — our lecturers are well-known among planning professionals and give you an edge to planning careers.

CRICOS code
066284D
Commence
Semester 1 or Semester 2
Program length (full-time)
4 years
Semester tuition fee 2015
A$9,400
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$75,200
Footnotes
  • Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
  • * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
  • Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 011091
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 16 Rank - 64
UniSC program code
AR404
Commence
Semester 1 or Semester 2
Duration
4 years full time or equivalent part time
Recommended prior study
English
Fee type 2015
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Total units
384

A career in the planning profession enables you to plan and design good places for people to live, work and play. Learn how to manage urban growth and plan for sustainable development, infrastructure and services. Our program is shaped by industry — our lecturers are well-known among planning professionals and give you an edge to planning careers.

This is not just a planning degree. Add value to your qualification and choose a specialisation such as design, communication or Indigenous studies. You’ll get hands-on experience through practical projects each year and a four week full-time placement in your final year of study. You will have a chance to put your theory into practice, make connections in the industry and even impress a potential employer. Your placement is supported by the Sunshine Coast planning profession and could be in local government, a planning consultancy, a non-government organisation or an environmental organisation.

Open your eyes to what it’s like to be a town planner in a different country and take part in the Study Overseas program as part of your degree. This program is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia.

Career opportunities

Regional planning and policy, planning consultancy, community development, development assessment, land / infrastructure development.

Membership

Graduates may apply to join the Planning Institute of Australia after two years of professional practice.

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning (Honours) is fully accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia.

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Program structure

Introductory courses (7)

COR109 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages
ENP101 Teaching Arts in the Primary School
ENP103 Professional Practice: Teacher as Researcher
GEO100 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
INT140 Communication and Thought
PED120 Planning Principles and Practice
SCS130 Spatial Governance and Planning

Advanced courses (17)

ENP211 Changing Planet Earth
ENP236 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
ENP245 Property Economics
ENP255 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
ENP311 Planning and Environmental Law
ENP336 Regions, Change and Sustainability
ENP355 Landscapes, Place and People
ENP365 Urbanism and Urban Design
ENP411 Planning Theory
ENP455 Regional Infrastructure Planning(24 units)
ENP460 Planning Design Studio(24 units)
ENP470A Participation and Conflict Resolution
ENP470B Professional Planning Practice
ENS253 Community Planning Studio
ENS300 Planning Practicum
HIS265 Planning Project
SCS225 Planning Project

Major/Minor courses plus Electives (6)
Option 1

Select 4 courses towards your minor study area:

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

Option 2

Select 3 courses towards a Geography major study area:

2 required courses:

GEO101 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
GEO201 Environmental and Resource Economics

PLUS select 1 course from the following:

GEO301 Mapping with Drones
GEO302 Coastal Geomorphology
GEO310 Globalisation, Development and Indigenous Peoples
GEO340
GEO350 Geo-ethics: Plants, Animals and People


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

Honours

The Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning (Honours) may be awarded with Honours. The class of honours to be awarded is dependent upon:

  • The student receiving at least 60% in ENP470A/ENP470B Planning Project course.
  • The percentage results achieved by study in ten courses (144 Units) as specified below; and
    • ENP211 Planning and Environmental Law
    • ENP255 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II
    • ENP311
    • ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
    • ENP355 Neighbourhood Planning and Design - Studio III
    • ENP365 Participation and Conflict Resolution
    • ENP411 Advanced Planning Policy and Practice
    • ENP455 Community Planning and Design - Studio IV
    • ENP460 Planning Practicum
    • SCS225 Social Research
  •  Where the student has achieved a credit or higher from this calculation, the following classes of honours may be awarded:

Class of Honours

Required Grade Point Average #

Corresponding Grade

Class 1

6.5–7.0

High Distinction 85% and above

Class 2 (Division 1)

6.0–<>

Distinction 75% - 84.99%

Class 2 (Division 2)

5.0–<>

Credit 65% - 74.99%

Total units: 384

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Complete 7 required introductory level (100 coded) courses.
  • Complete 17 required advanced level (200/300/400 coded) 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 (100 coded) courses, including the core course.
  • Complete no more than 6 courses from the School of Communication, School of Business 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 your Faculty.
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 Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Faculty 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.