C04316v3 Master of Property Development and Planning
Award(s): Master of Property Development and Planning (MPropDevPlan)CRICOS code: 089509B
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 96
Course EFTSL: 2
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
This course is designed for both property and planning practitioners, and graduates in related fields who wish to extend their qualifications and expertise in property development and planning. Graduates have a commitment to professionalism in the property and planning sector.
This course is for property and planning professionals who want to upgrade their qualifications or expertise or for those who wish to enter the property and planning industries. In their first year students develop an understanding of how to balance private and public interests in urban development, how urban economies work, how urban design and sustainability principles are applied, and how development feasibility is assessed.
Career options
Career options include positions in planning at local, metropolitan, and regional level, and property development in the private and public sectors.
Course intended learning outcomes
| A.1 | Identify and evaluate actual or potential ethical issues and determine sound ethical judgements in property development, planning, and / or scholarly contexts |
| A.2 | Reflect on one's personal views and values and to comprehensively consider alternate views and propositions in property development, planning, and / or scholarly contexts |
| A.3 | Understand the history of Indigenous Australians and their property rights, and apply this understanding to property and planning issues |
| C.1 | Interpret and communicate knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences in property development, planning, and / or scholarly contexts |
| C.2 | Work effectively in project teams in property development, planning, and / or scholarly contexts |
| I.1 | Formulate appropriate alternative solutions applying creativity and initiative to complex problems in property development, planning, and / or related academic contexts |
| I.2 | Apply urban design principles to develop creative solutions for urban problems |
| P.1 | Integrate knowledge related to a wide spectrum of property and planning issues to the analysis of practice based scenarios |
| P.2 | Think strategically about the future of cities and regions and understand the drivers of change |
| R.1 | Apply and demonstrate knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to property development, planning, and / or related scholarly contexts |
| R.2 | Apply cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level in property development, planning, and / or scholarly contexts |
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
Applicants must satisfy one of the following:
- a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or equivalent, at a pass level from one of the following disciplines: architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and regional planning, community development, property economics, property development, planning, geography, geography information systems (GIS), environmental science, economics, law, or
- a UTS recognised bachelor's degree in an unrelated discipline, or
- a UTS Graduate Certificate in Property and Planning with a credit average or above, or
- a UTS Graduate Certificate in Planning with a credit average or above, or
- a UTS Graduate Diploma in Property Development with a credit average or above, or
- a UTS Graduate Diploma in Planning with a credit average or above.
Applicants with a completed UTS recognised bachelor's degree in an unrelated discipline need to provide a CV (max. three pages) outlining a minimum of two years' work experience in a profession closely related to urban planning.
Applicants who do not satisfy the academic requirements may be considered on their ability to demonstrate equivalency through a minimum of five years' relevant work experience. Applicants need to provide a CV (max. three pages) outlining their relevant work experience.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Course duration and attendance
The course duration is two years of full-time or four years of part-time study.
Course structure
Students must complete 96 credit points made up of 84 credit points of core subjects and 12 credit points of electives.
Course completion requirements
| STM91384 Core subjects (Property Development and Planning) | 84cp | |
| CBK91837 Options | 12cp | |
| Total | 96cp |
Course program
A typical program is shown below.
| Minor project and one elective, Autumn commencing | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 15142 Property Development Process | 6cp | |
| 12535 Development Feasibility and Modelling | 6cp | |
| 15146 Sustainable Urban Development | 6cp | |
| 17700 Planning and Environmental Law | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 17704 Property Development Finance | 6cp | |
| 15143 Group Project A: Urban Renewal | 6cp | |
| 15345 Minor Project | 6cp | |
| 12518 Property Transactions | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 17551 Property Market and Risk Analysis | 6cp | |
| 15222 Urban Design | 6cp | |
| 15241 Urban Economics and Infrastructure Funding | 6cp | |
| 15251 Spatial Analysis in Planning and Property | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 15144 Group Project B: Greenfields Development | 6cp | |
| 15145 Development Negotiation and Community Engagement | 6cp | |
| 15301 Planning Theory and Decision Making | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| STM91386 Minor Project stream | 12cp | |
| Planning option, Major project (no electives), Autumn commencing | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 15142 Property Development Process | 6cp | |
| 12535 Development Feasibility and Modelling | 6cp | |
| 15146 Sustainable Urban Development | 6cp | |
| 17700 Planning and Environmental Law | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 17704 Property Development Finance | 6cp | |
| 15143 Group Project A: Urban Renewal | 6cp | |
| 15145 Development Negotiation and Community Engagement | 6cp | |
| 15301 Planning Theory and Decision Making | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 15302 Major Project: Methods | 6cp | |
| 15251 Spatial Analysis in Planning and Property | 6cp | |
| 15222 Urban Design | 6cp | |
| 15241 Urban Economics and Infrastructure Funding | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 15144 Group Project B: Greenfields Development | 6cp | |
| 17551 Property Market and Risk Analysis | 6cp | |
| 12518 Property Transactions | 6cp | |
| 15904 Major Project: Analysis and Outcomes | 6cp | |
| Minor project and one elective, Spring commencing | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| 15142 Property Development Process | 6cp | |
| 12535 Development Feasibility and Modelling | 6cp | |
| 15146 Sustainable Urban Development | 6cp | |
| 17700 Planning and Environmental Law | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 15143 Group Project A: Urban Renewal | 6cp | |
| 15222 Urban Design | 6cp | |
| 15241 Urban Economics and Infrastructure Funding | 6cp | |
| 17704 Property Development Finance | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 15144 Group Project B: Greenfields Development | 6cp | |
| 15145 Development Negotiation and Community Engagement | 6cp | |
| 15301 Planning Theory and Decision Making | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| STM91386 Minor Project stream | 12cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 12518 Property Transactions | 6cp | |
| 17551 Property Market and Risk Analysis | 6cp | |
| 15345 Minor Project | 6cp | |
| 15251 Spatial Analysis in Planning and Property | 6cp | |
| Major project (no electives), Spring commencing | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| 15142 Property Development Process | 6cp | |
| 12535 Development Feasibility and Modelling | 6cp | |
| 15146 Sustainable Urban Development | 6cp | |
| 17700 Planning and Environmental Law | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 15143 Group Project A: Urban Renewal | 6cp | |
| 15222 Urban Design | 6cp | |
| 15241 Urban Economics and Infrastructure Funding | 6cp | |
| 15251 Spatial Analysis in Planning and Property | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 15302 Major Project: Methods | 6cp | |
| 15144 Group Project B: Greenfields Development | 6cp | |
| 15145 Development Negotiation and Community Engagement | 6cp | |
| 15301 Planning Theory and Decision Making | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 12518 Property Transactions | 6cp | |
| 17551 Property Market and Risk Analysis | 6cp | |
| 15904 Major Project: Analysis and Outcomes | 6cp | |
| 17704 Property Development Finance | 6cp | |
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