DAB – Postgraduate courses

Planning


Graduate Certificate in Planning UTS course code: C11001 Testamur title: Graduate Certificate in Planning Abbreviation: GradCertPlan Course fee: $250 per cp (local)¹ Total credit points: 24 Graduate Diploma in Planning UTS course code: C07002 Testamur title: Graduate Diploma in Planning Abbreviation: GradDipPlan Course fee: $250 per cp (local)¹ Total credit points: 48 Master of Planning UTS course code: C04007 Testamur title: Master of Planning Abbreviation: MPlan Course fee: $250 per cp (local); $6,600 per semester (international) Total credit points: 72 Footnotes: 1. This course is not offered to international students. Course aims Admission requirements Course duration Course structure Course program Professional recognition The Planning courses are designed to meet the needs of professionals in the many different aspects of urban development, including planners, architects, engineers, social planners, lawyers, environmental professionals, and those involved in finance, investment and development. Course aims The courses concentrate on the relationship between knowledge and action; they focus on the processes by which development takes place, and seek to improve the quality of the physical planning and development control which form an integral part of those processes. The courses cover the following topics: the major social and environmental issues of cities and regions; the economics and the practicalities of how development takes place; the processes of statutory planning and development control as subjects of academic inquiry; and planning decisions and their influence on costs, function, feasibility, building form and aesthetics. The courses adopt an integrated, progressive, skills-based, experiential learning approach and provide practical experience of innovative planning techniques. The aims of the courses are met by a significant component, which emulates planning practice. This is feasible if the students have had relevant work experience since gaining an appropriate first degree, if they work in a related area, and if the attendance pattern provides for periods of intensive interaction in lectures, seminars and group project work. The core intellectual focus and central integrating activity is provided by the Planning Project. The four subjects consist primarily of a continuing major planning project. The other subjects have been structured to provide knowledge, context, concepts and techniques which can be applied in the project work. Recognising sustainable outcomes The sustainability agenda and concerns regarding sustainable development have been considered to offer a new vision for planning and a renewed direction for the planning profession. The coordination of land use activities and infrastructure represents an essential tool to achieve sustainable development. By providing students with an understanding of sustainable decision-making in land use and infrastructure coordination, design, development and management, the planning courses enable an improved understanding of what brings about sustainable urban outcomes. The courses recognise that planning for sustainable development demands a continuous process of meticulous scrutiny, review, monitoring and action. Planners (and indeed stakeholders) now need to identify and analyse the linkage between plans, implementation efforts and the sustainability of outcomes. The accumulation of knowledge, competencies and values in sustainable planning, experiential learning opportunities and exposure to practical skills development through the delivery and assessment of course subjects, develops an appreciation of the selection and assessment of appropriate development options and for delivering inter and intra generational equity. Admission requirements To be eligible for entry, an applicant should possess an appropriate first degree and at least two years' relevant experience. Appropriate first degrees include a Bachelor's degree in planning, architecture, geography, economics, property economics, commerce, law, engineering and building. Other qualifications may be accepted if supported by extensive relevant work experience. Work experience is relevant if it includes the holding of a responsible position related to the planning or administration of land, or the design, financing, regulation, construction or management of buildings or infrastructure. Course duration The Graduate Certificate in Planning is offered as a one-year, part-time terminating course, articulating into the second year of the Graduate Diploma in Planning. The Graduate Diploma in Planning is offered as a two-year, part-time terminating course. The Master of Planning is offered as a two-year, full-time or three-year, part-time course. Students enrolled part time complete the Graduate Diploma requirements in the first two years. Course structure The Graduate Certificate in Planning requires the completion of subjects totalling 24 credit points, by attending four week-long sessions over one year. The Graduate Diploma in Planning requires the completion of subjects totalling 48 credit points, by attending eight week-long sessions over two years. The Master of Planning requires the completion of 72 credit points. In the three-year part-time program, students attend 10 week-long sessions in the first two-and-a-half years and the equivalent of two weeks in the last half year. Full-time students attend six week-long sessions in each year of the two years of the program in conjunction with part-time students. Between attendance weeks they may attend additional classes and seminars. Course program Graduate Certificate in Planning (part time) Autumn semester 15121 Planning Project Analysis 6cp 15111 Urban Analysis 6cp Spring semester 15141 Planning Project Visioning 6cp 15131 Sustainable Development 6cp Graduate Diploma in Planning (part time) Year 1 Autumn semester 15121 Planning Project Analysis 6cp 15111 Urban Analysis 6cp Spring semester 15141 Planning Project Visioning 6cp 15131 Sustainable Development 6cp Year 2 Autumn semester 15211 Planning Project Development Assessment 6cp 15221 Urban Design and Management 6cp Spring semester 15231 Planning Project Implementation 6cp 15241 Urban Economics and Infrastructure 6cp Master of Planning (part time) Year 1 Autumn semester 15121 Planning Project Analysis 6cp 15111 Urban Analysis 6cp Spring semester 15141 Planning Project Visioning 6cp 15131 Sustainable Development 6cp Year 2 Autumn semester 15211 Planning Project Development Assessment 6cp 15221 Urban Design and Management 6cp Spring semester 15231 Planning Project Implementation 6cp 15241 Urban Economics and Infrastructure 6cp Year 3 Autumn semester 15301 Advanced Planning Theory and Practice 6cp 15302 Planning Problem-solving Methods 6cp Spring semester 15303 Planning Problem-solving Analysis 6cp 15304 Planning Problem-solving Outcomes 6cp Master of Planning (full time) Year 1 Autumn semester 15121 Planning Project Analysis 6cp 15111 Urban Analysis 6cp 15301 Advanced Planning Theory and Practice 6cp Spring semester 15141 Planning Project Visioning 6cp 15131 Sustainable Development 6cp 15302 Planning Problem-solving Methods 6cp Year 2 Autumn semester 15211 Planning Project Development Assessment 6cp 15221 Urban Design and Management 6cp 15303 Planning Problem-solving Analysis 6cp Spring semester 15231 Planning Project Implementation 6cp 15241 Urban Economics and Infrastructure 6cp 15304 Planning Problem-solving Outcomes 6cp Professional recognition The Master of Planning has been accredited by the Australian Institute of Planning. It meets the educational requirements for corporate membership of the Institute.