Planning

The postgraduate Planning program is wide ranging, exposing students to many different fields of knowledge and paths to understanding as required by a diverse, contemporary urban society.

The Planning Program offers an articulated coursework Planning degree. That is, students may elect to enrol in a Graduate Certificate in Planning, a Graduate Diploma in Planning or a Master of Planning.

Core courses cover skill and knowledge areas deemed crucial for practising planners. The Program has been structured to offer the option of either taking a general degree or specialising in one of four fields of study. Depending on the choice of electives and Planning Project, a general MPlan degree may be taken, or one with a concentration in the following fields of study:

• Environmental Sustainability
• Urban Design
• Urban Governance and Management
• Urban Modelling

The MPlan degree is taken over three academic semesters (full-time equivalent), and requires the successful completion of 11 courses totalling 72 units of credit. Students may elect to enrol in: 

Program Name:                Graduate Certificate in Planning
Program Code:                  7147
Commencement:            Semester 1 (March) or Semester 2 (July)
Program Duration:          6 months

Program Name:                Graduate Diploma in Planning
Program Code:                  5147
Commencement:            Semester 1 (March) or Semester 2 (July)
Program Duration:          1 Year

Program Name:                Master of Planning
Program Code:                  8147
Commencement:            Semester 1 (March) or Semester 2 (July)
Program Duration:          1.5 Years