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Program Code: 8147 Commencement: Semester 1 (March) or Semester 2 (July) Program Duration: 1.5 years Estimated Annual Tuition Fees: A$21,120 There is a shortage of planners according to the report by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA), Findings and Recommendations of the National Inquiry into Planning Education and Employment, published in August 2004. The PIA inquiry observed that in addition to the current shortage, “there will be a growing increase in the number of planners required in the next 5-10 years”. Combining the expertise of the UNSW Planning and Urban Development program with postgraduate studies from other disciplines within the Faculty of the Built Environment, the Master of Planning allows professionals with a Bachelor degree to obtain postgraduate planning qualifications. Program DescriptionThe content of the Master of Planning is wide ranging, exposing students to different fields of knowledge and paths to understanding as required by a diverse, contemporary urban society. The program offers teaching in core knowledge, training and key skills required by qualified planners. It also provides students with the opportunity to concentrate their studies in one of four specialist fields: Environmental Sustainability; Urban Management and Governance; Urban Design; or Urban Modelling. Graduates have a sound understanding of the principles and practices of planning and an ability to think critically and analytically about the development and preservation of the built environment. Program FeaturesThe program builds on the solid reputation of 40 years of planning education at UNSW The program has been structured to permit students to study either for a general Master of Planning degree, or to concentrate on elective studies according to personal or professional interests The planning project provides the opportunity to undertake more detailed applied or theoretical-research into an area of planning of personal interest by producing a dissertation of publishable quality. Entry RequirementsA recognised Bachelor degree with grades of credit average or above. Where an applicant’s qualifications are not considered adequate, admission may be permitted to the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma, with the possibility of upgrading to the Master program, subject to satisfactory performance. Program StructureThe program consists of core courses, a planning project and elective courses totalling 72 units of credit (UOC). Core Courses BENV7715 Social Planning 6 BENV7721 Planning and Land Policy 6 BENV7720 Land and Environmental Law 6 BENV7123 Spatial Policy 6 PLAN7123 Urban Planning and Infrastructure 6 REST0017 Urban Economics 6 SUSD0004 Human Factors, Sustainability and Habitability 6 PLAN7122 Planning Project 12 Electives Courses 18 The Master of Planning may be undertaken as a general degree, or with a concentration in one field by taking 18 UOC of electives from one of the following fields, together with an approved planning project. Note: Most courses are offered in only one semester per year. Some courses may not be offered every year. Environmental Sustainability Stream BENV7724 Transport, Land Use and Environment 6 GBAT9103 Environmental Management 6 GEOS9011 Environmental Impact Assessment 6 IEST5001 Frameworks for Environmental Management 6 SUSD0001 Sustainable Development and the Urban Environment 6 SUSD0003 Energy and the Built Environment 6 Urban Governance and Management Stream UOC BENV7724 Transport, Land Use and Environment 6 BENV7725 Rural Planning 6 BENV7726 Planning in Asia 6 BENV7191 Urban Heritage Conservation 6 CONS0014 Project Management 6 REST0006 Property Development 6 UDES0006 Case Studies in Urban Development and Design 6 UDES0009 Urban Landscape and Heritage 6 Urban Design Stream ARCH7304 Architecture and the City 6 BENV7142 CAD and Visualisation 6 BENV7143 Advanced Visualisation 6 BENV7727 Urban and Regional Design 6 UDES0001 Urban Design Studio 1 12 UDES0002 Urban Design Studio 2 12 UDES0006 Case Studies in Urban Development and Design 6 UDES0004 History and Theory of Urban Development and Design 6 UDES0009 Urban Landscape and Heritage 6 Urban Modelling Stream BENV7142 CAD and Visualisation 6 BENV7143 Advanced Visualisation 6 BENV7148 Object Based CAD Modelling 6 BENV7149 Design Collaboration using BIM 6 CVEN9405 Urban Transport Planning Practice 6 PLAN9018 Transport Applications of GIS 6 GEOS9016 Principles of Geographic Information Systems and Science 6 BENV7728 GIS for the Built Environment 6 Professional AccreditationThe program is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA). Master graduates are eligible, subject to professional experience requirements, for corporate membership of PIA. Career OpportunitiesPlanners are employed in a large variety of positions in many different organisations with some stake in the built environment. The major employment sectors are state and federal government departments (dealing with land use, development, transport, heritage, infrastructure, urban services etc), local councils, consultant planners, property companies, and environmental organisations.
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