In Spatial Thinking and Urban Design, you will acquire and develop an understanding of a range of key urban design skills of value to planners, while critically reflecting on urban design as it is professionally practised. A framework for understanding, critiquing and undertaking urban design analysis is presented as a basis for the course. You will respond to a contemporary urban design analysis brief focusing on a case study site. You will develop urban design analysis skills and provide recommendations and plans that will be presented and critiqued. You will engage in independent and collaborative activities to inform your ideas and proposals. You will be encouraged to reflect critically upon the skills you are developing and the manner in which planning interconnects with urban design, using theoretical and practical understandings.

This course includes a work integrated learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/ or community is integral to your experience.