Bachelor of Urban Design and Town Planning (Honours)
University Of The Sunshine Coast
Program Overview
Plan better spaces and land uses for our next generation. A career in urban design and town planning enables you to plan and design good places for people to live, work and play. This is not just a planning degree.
In this program you will:
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Manage urban growth and plan for sustainable development, infrastructure and services
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Choose a specialisation such as environmental management or geospatial analysis
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Get hands-on experience through practical projects each year and a five-week full-time placement in final year
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Put theory into practice, make connections in the industry and impress potential employers
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Undertake placement in local government, state government, planning consultancies, non-government or environmental organisations
Sunshine Coast, Australia
48 Months
AU$ 24,400
IELTS: 6
Introductory courses (7) 84 units
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ENP101 Introduction to Urban Design & Town Planning - Studio I
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ENP103 Planning Theory, Governance and Politics
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ENP104 Urban Economics and System Analytics
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GEO100 The Changing Planet
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HIS140 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
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SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
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SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability
Developing courses (8) 96 units
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ENP211 Planning and Environmental Law
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ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People
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ENP255 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II
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ENS204 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
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ENS253 Geographic Information Science and Technology
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HIS200 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
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SCS225 Social Research
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SWK251 Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Graduate courses (9) 132 units
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ENP336 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
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ENP355 Neighbourhood Planning and Design - Studio III
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ENP365 Participation and Conflict Resolution
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ENS300 Environmental Economics
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ENP411 Advanced Planning Policy and Practice
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ENP455 Community Planning and Design - Studio IV(24 units)
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ENP460 Planning Practicum(24 units)
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ENP470A Planning Project A
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ENP470B Planning Project B
Minor courses (4) 48 units
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Environmental Management
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Geospatial Analysis
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Sociology
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Sustainability
For entry into most USC undergraduate degree programs, you need to have completed a minimum level of education similar to successful completion of Australian Year 12 with good grades.
Further studies, for example, a semester or more at college or university, can also be considered for entry and may give you credit transfer towards a degree.
English Language Requirement
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IELTS (Academic) Overall score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each subtest
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TOEFL iBT Overall score of 76 with minimum score of 21 for writing
Annual tuition fee ($AUD)
A$24,400
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Community development
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Development assessment
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Infrastructure development
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Place maker
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Planning consultancy
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Property development
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Social planner
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Strategic planning and policy
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Transport planner
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Urban designer