Master of Urban and Regional Planning

Rule A Core Units
 

72 credit points
 

Complete the following units

• Masters Dissertation (GEPL500) – 24 credit points

• Economic Change and Urban Development (GEPL501) – 6 credit points

• Architecture and Urban Design (GEPL502) – 6 credit points

• Principles of Development Control (GEPL520) – 6 credit points

• Population, Health and Environment (GEPL521) – 6 credit points

• Planning Theory and Practice (GEPL528) – 6 credit points

• Applied Research Methods (GEPL538) – 6 credit points

• Regional Development: Processes and Policies (GEPL545) – 6 credit points

• Transport and Land Use Planning (GEPL550) – 6 credit points

Rule B Core Units
 

30 credit points
 

Complete the following units

• Masters Dissertation (GEPL500) – 24 credit points

• Applied Research Methods (GEPL538) – 6 credit points

A candidate shall:

• hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree in a discipline related to the built environment including architecture, planning, environment or geography; or

• hold an AQF Level 8 Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning (including at least one 500-level unit) from the University of New England or equivalent AQF Level 8 qualification (including at least one 500-level unit) and attained at least a Credit average in 48 credit points.

English Language Requirements

All applicants must meet a minimum of one of the following criteria:

• English is the applicant's first language; or

• Satisfactory completion, within five years of the date of application for admission to UNE, of at least one year of full-time or equivalent full-time study at senior secondary, post-secondary or tertiary level in a country in which English is the primary official language or co-official language and in which English was the sole medium of instruction and assessment for the particular period of study claimed; or

• A pass grade or better in an English language subject at Australian Year 12 level or overseas equivalent; or

• An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic overall score of at least 6.0 with no sub-band less than 5.5*; or

• Equivalent Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 213 in the computer-based test or at least 79 in the internet-based test with no less than 22 in the written component*; or

• A Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic minimum overall score of 57 with no skill less than 50*

International Fees

$28,216*

As an urban and regional planning expert, you could gain work as a consultant or as an employee in the public or private sector with high-level policy advice and research roles.
 

Planning jobs could include the design of new suburbs or housing estates, coastal and environmental development projects, creating energy-efficient housing and new transport services for sustainable communities.