Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (Honours) - Plan BH108P27

Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (Honours) - Plan BH108P27

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Student type:
Entry score:

ATAR 63.25

Duration:
Full-time 4 years
Part-time 8 years
Fees:

Commonwealth Supported Places

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
Entry score:

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Duration:
Full-time 4 years
Fees:

$40,320 (2027 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City

CRICOS code: 080010B

For students who commence their study in this program from 1 January 2016 onwards, please note that some courses listed in this structure will have their course marks count toward your program's weighted average mark. Your weighted average mark will determine the honours level of your award once you have completed the program. If a course counts toward your weighted average mark, that fact will be stated in its course guide. In Enrolment Online, after you completed your course enrolment, you will be notified which of the enrolled courses will count toward the weighted average mark.

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All courses listed may not be available each semester.
You must complete 384 credit points as follows:
Year 1: Four (4) first year block courses (48 credit points) and Four (4) core courses (48 credit points)
Year 2: Three (3) core courses (36 credit points) and 60 credit points from your chosen combination
Year 3: Two (2) core courses (24 credit points) and 72 credit points from your chosen combination
Year 4: Five (5) core courses (72 credit points) and 24 credit points from your chosen combination
Combinations:
Combination 1: Complete one (1) Program minor and one (1) interdisciplinary minor and 60 credit points from the program option list
Combination 2: Complete two (2) Program minors and 60 credit points from the program option list
Combination 3: Complete one (1) Program minor, 60 credit points from the program options list and 48 credit points of interdisciplinary courses
Program option courses can be selected from the program option list or from any courses listed within the available program minors.
Interdisciplinary courses can be selected from any courses listed within the available interdisciplinary minors.
Details of minors and program options can be found at the end of the program structure.
Note: If you use a course toward the completion of a minor, you cannot use that same course again to count towards another minor or program option course.

Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. 

Complete 48 credit points from the following first-year block courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Sustainable Futures 12 ENVI1153 City Campus
The Urban Age 12 HUSO2341 City Campus
Australian Society in a Global Context 12 HUSO1207 City Campus
Land, Place and Society 12 ARCH3374 City Campus

AND

Complete 48 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Building Relationships with Country 12 ENVI1048 City Campus
Origins and Development of Urban Planning 12 ARCH1306 City Campus
Foundations of Social Research 12 HUSO2166 City Campus
Strategic Urban Planning 12 ARCH1204 City Campus

Complete 36 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Urban Design and Planning 12 ARCH1061 City Campus
Planning and Environmental Regulation 12 ARCH1059 City Campus
Policy and Governance for Sustainability 12 ENVI1050 City Campus

AND

Complete 60 credit points from your chosen combination.

Complete 24 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Planning Theory 12 ARCH1065 City Campus
Advanced Statutory Planning 12 ARCH1461 City Campus

AND

Complete 72 credit points from your chosen combination.

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Complete 72 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Urban Planning Research 12 HUSO2165 City Campus
Planning Work Placement 12 ARCH1275 City Campus
Urban Design Project 12 ARCH1328 City Campus
Urban Policy Research Project 24 ARCH1067 City Campus
Strategic Plan Preparation 12 ENVI1138 City Campus

OR

Complete 72 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Planning Thesis 1 12 ARCH1403 City Campus
Planning Work Placement 12 ARCH1275 City Campus
Designing Social Science Research 12 HUSO1222 City Campus
Planning Thesis 2 24 ARCH1404 City Campus
Strategic Plan Preparation 12 ENVI1138 City Campus

) AND

Complete 24 credit points from your chosen combination.

List of Program Minors:

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Systems Thinking for Resource Management 12 ENVI1196 City Campus
Nature-based Solutions for Cities 12 ENVI1043 City Campus
Climate Change Responses 12 ENVI1212 City Campus
Feeding the World: Contemporary Issues in the Global Production and Consumption of Food 12 HUSO2315 City Campus
Economics and the Environment 12 ENVI1051 City Campus
Communicating Sustainability 12 ENVI1137 City Campus
Environmental Management and Assessment 12 ENVI1049 City Campus
Energy Policy and Management 12 ENVI1059 City Campus
Environmental Policy Project 12 ENVI1179 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Integrated Transport Planning 12 ARCH1313 City Campus
Rural and Regional Planning 12 ARCH1284 City Campus
Planning, Property and Economics 12 ARCH1064 City Campus
Planning With Communities 12 ARCH3342 City Campus
Planning Healthy Cities 12 ARCH3351 City Campus
Heritage Planning 12 HUSO1215 City Campus
Planning, Housing and Home 12 ARCH3385 City Campus
Global Cities 12 ARCH3350 City Campus
Indigenous Sovereignty and Contemporary Land Policy 12 HUSO2444 City Campus
Influencing Policy 12 POLI1038 City Campus
Asia Pacific Futures 12 SOCU1016 City Campus
Alternative Dispute Resolution 12 HWSS1144 City Campus

List of Interdisciplinary Minors:

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Applied Geospatial Techniques 12 GEOM2083 City Campus
Mapping The World 12 GEOM2077 City Campus
Spatial Information Science Fundamentals 12 GEOM1033 City Campus
Geospatial Programming 12 GEOM2159 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Managing for Sustainability 12 BUIL1229 City Campus
Introduction to Construction Processes 12 BUIL1227 City Campus
Shape - A Multidisciplinary and Project Based Elective 12 BUIL1322 City Campus
Project Waste and Circularity Management 12 BUSM2775 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Introduction to Property 12 OMGT2214 City Campus
Property and Capital Markets 12 BUIL1228 City Campus
Property Asset Management 12 OMGT1156 City Campus
Introduction to Built Environment Law 12 BUIL1247 City Campus

List of Program Options:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Integrated Transport Planning 12 ARCH1313 City Campus
Rural and Regional Planning 12 ARCH1284 City Campus
Planning, Property and Economics 12 ARCH1064 City Campus
Planning With Communities 12 ARCH3342 City Campus
Systems Thinking for Resource Management 12 ENVI1196 City Campus
Nature-based Solutions for Cities 12 ENVI1043 City Campus
Climate Change Responses 12 ENVI1212 City Campus
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