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Bachelor of Planning - Macquarie University

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Course Information:
College: College of Science and Technology
Division: Divison of Environmental and Life Sciences
Department(s): Department of Human Geography
Area Of Study: Sciences (including Environmental Sciences and Museum Studies)
Course Type: Undergraduate
Degree Type: Bachelor Degree
CRICOS Code: 060724M
Key Features:
Macquarie University's Planning degree addresses a significant gap in planning education in Sydney. The Macquarie program's interdisciplinary social and environmental orientation to planning marks out a distinctive edge for graduates compared to more traditional programs with their narrower focus on urban design and architecture. It builds on Macquarie University's existing strengths in urban studies, to integrate economic, social, environmental and cultural dimensions of planning and urban management. With strong interdisciplinary links into environmental studies, anthropology and the social science program, and a very strong urban research profile in the Centre for Research on Social Inclusion - including strong and growing links with several local councils in the surrounding region - and links to powerful research on responses to climate change, risk management and sustainability in urban settings, the program is the Sydney region's first undergraduate planning program with a strong interdisciplinary social and environmental focus.  
Suitable For:
Students interested in urban studies and employment in the planning field.  
Career Opportunities:
The four-year BPlan program offers students interested in urban studies a professional planning qualification (pending PIA accreditation) and employment in the planning field.

Graduates will be equipped with a range of skills and knowledge relevant to a number of planning occupations in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors.

 
Requirements - 2009 :
Entry Requirements:  
Course Quota: No
Work Experience Requirements: 2 credit points of work experience units in fourth year.
English Language Requirements:
  • IELTS (Academic English only): Minimum 6.5 overall, with 6.0 in each section
  • TOEFL (paper based test): Minimum 580 overall, with 53 Listening, 52 Reading, 59 Structure/ Written Expression, 5.0 TWE
  • TOEFL (computer based test): Minimum 237 overall, with 19 Listening, 19 Reading, 25 Structure/Writing
  • TOEFL (internet based test): Minimum 92 overall, with 18 Listening, 17 Reading, 22 Writing, 22 Speaking
Course Entry Rank: 80

Course Commences: Semester 1 (February), 2009
Study Options: Full-Time
Minimum Course Duration: 4 Years
Minimum Course Credit Points: 96
Confirmed Per Credit Point Fee*: $912.00
Estimated Annual Fee*: $21,888.00
Annual Fee Notes: Based on 24 credit points in the first year.
Location: North Ryde (Sydney)
Subjects Per Year: 6-8

* This is a proposed fee only and is subject to change.For courses of more than one year’s duration: For units completed in 2009, the 2009 fee will apply. For units completed in 2010 (or 2011, depending on the duration of the course), you will pay the fee approved for the 2010 (or 2011) academic year respectively.

For students commencing in semester two, 2009: the 2009 fee listed will apply for your first semester of study only. The fee approved for 2010 will take effect from semester one, 2010.

All fees are in Australian Dollars (AU$), unless otherwise stated.
Sample Program:

This is a sample study program only. The units listed in this sample program may not be a true representation of what an official study program will look like for this course. This sample program shows an example of possible units which could be taken under this area of study.

YEAR 1 (CORE UNITS)
DEM127 Demographic Fundamentals
GEOS111 Geographies of Global Change
GEOS117 Biophysical Environments
STAT170 Introductory Statistics
GEOS118 Foundations for Resource & Environmental Management
GEOS281 Managing our Cities*
YEAR 1 (ELECTIVE UNITS)
GEOS214 Climatic Impacts*
GEOS215 Geographies of Development*
YEAR 2 (CORE UNITS)
ENV200 Introduction to Environmental Studies*
GEOS264 Geographic Information Systems*
GEOS212 Planning and Development
GEOS267 Resource & Environmental Management: Issues and Solutions*
GEOS326 Urban Management: Issues & Solutions*
GEOS378 GIS for Urban and Regional Management*
YEAR 2 (ELECTIVE UNITS)
DEM255 Topics in Demography*
YEAR 3 (CORE UNITS)
ELS300 Environmental Decision Making*
GEOS347 Research Applications in Human Geography*
POL374 Australian Governments and Public Policy*
GEOS321 Resource Management*
YEAR 3 (ELECTIVE UNITS)
ANTH385 Doing Ethnography*
GEOS311 Asia-Pacific Development*
YEAR 4 (CORE UNITS)
GEOS461 Planning Experience*
GEOS462 Social Impact Assessment*
GEOS463 Planning & Design Project*
LAW440 Land Use Planning Law
YEAR 4 (ELECTIVE UNITS)
DEM355 Social and Applied Demography*
GEOS266 Earth Surface Processes*
SOC234 Methods of Social Research*
 

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