Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning
| Program of Study | Course cps | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Units Complete the following units: |
156 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
| ARPA352 | Public Archaeology and Management | 6 | |
| BCSS100 | Judgement and Decision-Making: Logic and Behaviour | 6 | |
| ECON101 | Introductory Microeconomics | 6 | |
| EM312 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 6 | |
| EM334 | Introduction to GIS | 6 | |
| ENCO100 | Communication Skills: Composition | 6 | |
| ENGT237 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering | 6 | |
| GEPL111 | Earth in Crisis? | 6 | |
| GEPL112 | Where in the World? Australia's Human Geography | 6 | |
| GEPL121 | The World of Planning: An Introduction | 6 | |
| GEPL122 | Professional Planning Skills | 6 | |
| GEPL301 | Economic Change and Urban Development | 6 | |
| GEPL302 | Architecture and Urban Design | 6 | |
| GEPL307 | Climate Change and Future Planning | 6 | |
| GEPL311 | Catchment to Coast | 6 | |
| GEPL316 | Urban Living | 6 | |
| GEPL320 | Principles of Development Control | 6 | |
| GEPL322 | Cradle to Grave: Population Geography | 6 | |
| GEPL324 | Rural Planning and Resource Management | 6 | |
| GEPL328 | Advanced Planning Principles | 6 | |
| GEPL335 | Environmental Planning and Administration | 6 | |
| GEPL338 | Understanding Research | 6 | |
| GEPL345 | Regional Development: Processes and Policies | 6 | |
| GEPL350 | Access and Mobility | 6 | |
| GEPL359 | Introduction to Architectural Design | 6 | |
| GEPL370 | Your Place or Mine? People and Power in Place | 6 | |
| Practical Experience Complete 12 weeks of Practical Experience as approved by the school. |
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| PRACBURP | Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning Practical Experience | 0 | |
| Elective Units Complete 36 credit points with not more than 6 credit points at 100-level: |
36 cps | ||
| Elective Units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to the candidates meeting overall course requirements and prerequisite and timetabling requirements for individual units. | |||
| Total | 192 cps | ||
Suggested Full-Time Course Plan
The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements where possible. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.
For candidates studying Full Time = 48 cps per year. 12-15 Hours of study per week should be allocated for each 6 cp unit enrolment.
For candidates commencing in Trimester 1
| Year | Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ECON101 |
BCSS100 |
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ENCO100 |
GEPL112 |
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GEPL111 |
GEPL122 |
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GEPL121 |
100-level Elective Unit |
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2 |
GEPL311 |
ENGT237 |
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GEPL338 |
GEPL316 |
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GEPL359 |
GEPL324 |
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GEPL322 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
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| 3 | EM312 |
GEPL335 |
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EM334 |
GEPL370 |
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GEPL301 |
GEPL350 |
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GEPL320 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
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| 4 | GEPL328 |
GEPL302 |
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GEPL345 |
GEPL307 |
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ARPA352 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
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200/300-level Elective Unit |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
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| Practical Experience All candidates in the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning must complete 12 weeks of Practical Experience, as approved by the school, during their candidature. Please enrol in the unit PRACBURP, Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning Practical Experience, once approved. All necessary documentation is provided and a register of work placement is also available. Proof of completion must be provided to the school. |
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| Honours Program Candidates may enrol in unit GEPL455 (12 cps) in their final year in place of 12 credit points of Elective Units with permission of the course coordinator and, if deemed of sufficient merit, will be eligible to graduate with the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning with Honours. Candidates wishing to include honours in their program should contact the course coordinator before completing the equivalent of their 3rd year of full-time study for advice on amending their course plan to include GEPL455. |
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For candidates commencing in Trimester 2
| Year | Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
BCSS100 |
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ENCO100 |
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GEPL112 |
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GEPL122 |
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| 2 | ECON101 |
ENGT237 |
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GEPL111 |
GEPL316 |
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GEPL121 |
GEPL324 |
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100-level Elective Unit |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
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| 3 | GEPL311 |
GEPL335 |
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GEPL322 |
GEPL350 |
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GEPL338 |
GEPL370 |
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GEPL359 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
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| 4 | EM312 |
GEPL302 |
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EM334 |
GEPL307 |
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GEPL301 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
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GEPL320 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
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| 5 | GEPL328 |
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GEPL345 |
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ARPA352 |
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|
200/300-level Elective Unit |
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| Practical Experience All candidates in the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning must complete 12 weeks of Practical Experience, as approved by the school, during their candidature. Please enrol in the unit PRACBURP, Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning Practical Experience, once approved. All necessary documentation is provided and a register of work placement is also available. Proof of completion must be provided to the school. |
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| Honours Program Candidates may enrol in unit GEPL455 (12 cps) in their final year in place of 12 credit points of Elective Units with permission of the course coordinator and, if deemed of sufficient merit, will be eligible to graduate with the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning with Honours. Candidates wishing to include honours in their program should contact the course coordinator before completing the equivalent of their 3rd year of full-time study for advice on amending their course plan to include GEPL455. |
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Suggested Part-Time Course Plan
For candidates studying Part Time = 24 cps per year. 12-15 Hours of study per week should be allocated for each 6 cp unit enrolment.
For candidates commencing in Trimester 1
| Year | Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GEPL111 |
GEPL112 |
|
GEPL121 |
GEPL122 |
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| 2 | ECON101 |
BCSS100 |
|
ENCO100 |
100-level Elective Unit |
|
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| 3 | GEPL311 |
GEPL316 |
|
GEPL338 |
GEPL324 |
|
|
| 4 | GEPL322 |
ENGT237 |
|
GEPL359 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
|
|
| 5 | EM312 |
GEPL335 |
|
GEPL301 |
GEPL370 |
|
|
| 6 | EM334 |
GEPL350 |
|
GEPL320 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
|
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| 7 | GEPL345 |
GEPL302 |
|
ARPA352 |
GEPL307 |
|
|
| 8 | GEPL328 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
|
200/300-level Elective Unit |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
|
|
| Practical Experience All candidates in the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning must complete 12 weeks of Practical Experience, as approved by the school, during their candidature. Please enrol in the unit PRACBURP, Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning Practical Experience, once approved. All necessary documentation is provided and a register of work placement is also available. Proof of completion must be provided to the school. |
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| Honours Program Candidates may enrol in unit GEPL455 (12 cps) in their final year in place of 12 credit points of Elective Units with permission of the course coordinator and, if deemed of sufficient merit, will be eligible to graduate with the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning with Honours. Candidates wishing to include honours in their program should contact the course coordinator before completing the equivalent of their 3rd year of full-time study for advice on amending their course plan to include GEPL455. |
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For candidates commencing in Trimester 2
| Year | Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
GEPL112 |
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|
GEPL122 |
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| 2 | GEPL111 |
BCSS100 |
|
GEPL121 |
ENCO100 |
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| 3 | ECON101 |
GEPL316 |
|
100-level Elective Unit |
GEPL324 |
|
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| 4 | GEPL311 |
ENGT237 |
|
GEPL338 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
|
|
| 5 | GEPL322 |
GEPL335 |
|
GEPL359 |
GEPL350 |
|
|
| 6 | EM312 |
GEPL370 |
|
GEPL301 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
|
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| 7 | EM334 |
GEPL302 |
|
GEPL320 |
GEPL307 |
|
|
| 8 | GEPL328 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
|
GEPL345 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
|
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| 9 | ARPA352 |
|
|
200/300-level Elective Unit |
|
|
|
| Practical Experience All candidates in the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning must complete 12 weeks of Practical Experience, as approved by the school, during their candidature. Please enrol in the unit PRACBURP, Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning Practical Experience, once approved. All necessary documentation is provided and a register of work placement is also available. Proof of completion must be provided to the school. |
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| Honours Program Candidates may enrol in unit GEPL455 (12 cps) in their final year in place of 12 credit points of Elective Units with permission of the course coordinator and, if deemed of sufficient merit, will be eligible to graduate with the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning with Honours. Candidates wishing to include honours in their program should contact the course coordinator before completing the equivalent of their 3rd year of full-time study for advice on amending their course plan to include GEPL455. |
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For candidates commencing in Trimester 3
| Year | Trimester 1 | Trimester 2 | Trimester 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
ECON101 |
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ENCO100 |
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| 2 | GEPL111 |
GEPL112 |
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GEPL121 |
GEPL122 |
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| 3 | 100-level Elective Unit |
BCSS100 |
|
200/300-level Elective Unit |
GEPL316 |
|
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| 4 | GEPL311 |
GEPL324 |
|
GEPL338 |
ENGT237 |
|
|
| 5 | GEPL322 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
|
GEPL359 |
GEPL335 |
|
|
| 6 | EM312 |
GEPL350 |
|
GEPL301 |
GEPL370 |
|
|
| 7 | EM334 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
|
GEPL320 |
GEPL302 |
|
|
| 8 | GEPL328 |
GEPL307 |
|
GEPL345 |
200/300-level Elective Unit |
|
|
| 9 | ARPA352 |
|
|
200/300-level Elective Unit |
|
|
|
| Practical Experience All candidates in the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning must complete 12 weeks of Practical Experience, as approved by the school, during their candidature. Please enrol in the unit PRACBURP, Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning Practical Experience, once approved. All necessary documentation is provided and a register of work placement is also available. Proof of completion must be provided to the school. |
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| Honours Program Candidates may enrol in unit GEPL455 (12 cps) in their final year in place of 12 credit points of Elective Units with permission of the course coordinator and, if deemed of sufficient merit, will be eligible to graduate with the Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning with Honours. Candidates wishing to include honours in their program should contact the course coordinator before completing the equivalent of their 3rd year of full-time study for advice on amending their course plan to include GEPL455. |
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