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Urban Design and Planning
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr. Jennifer Eve Day
Email: jday@unimelb.edu.au
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Future students:
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Contact: https://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/contact
Structure
100 credit points
100 points of Urban Design and Planning subjects.
Subject Options
The following description of the Urban Design and Planning major aligns with the Study Plan Structure viewable on the Portal for students who commenced the Bachelor of Environments in 2015 or later.
The components within the structure of this major have been designed to enforce the requirements of both this specific major and of the course overall, e.g. the requirement that at least 62.5 points of Environments discipline subjects (which can include subjects taken within the major) are taken at each of Level 2 and Level 3.
PRE-2015 STUDENTS: Students who commenced the Bachelor of Environments prior to 2015 should refer to the handbook entry for the year they commenced in conjunction with the 2015 handbook listings for Environments elective and Breadth subject listings. View 2014 Bachelor of Environments Handbook entry.
Level 1 Environments & Enabling Electives
In order to complete this major, enrol into ALL these subjects in your first year:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENVS10004 | Designing Environments |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ENVS10007 | Urban Environments | No longer available |
IMPORTANT:
- ENVS10005 Governing Environments is recommended to be taken as an Environments Elective.
Urban Planning and Design major - core subjects (87.5 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL20034 | Urban History | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL20037 | Urban Design Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL20049 | Introduction to Urban Design & Planning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL30051 | Morphological Mapping | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL20035 | Cities: From Local to Global | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL30060 | Urban Precinct Studio | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
Major Electives & Environments Discipline subjects
Choose the total of
- 12.5 points of Major elective subjects;
- 50 points of Environments Discipline subjects
RULES:
Please note these rules when choosing the Major electives & Environments Discipline subjects below
- Must complete 12.5 points level 2 subjects
- Must complete 25 points level 3 subjects
Major Electives (12.5 points)
Select from the list below
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL20031 | Principles of Property | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
ABPL20045 | City Futures | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
GEOG20008 | Inside the City of Diversity | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC30006 | Ecology of Urban Landscapes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG30021 | The Disaster Resilient City | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG20003 | Environmental Politics and Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG20001 | Society and Environments | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL20028 | Architecture Design Studio: Water | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Environments Discipline subjects (50 points)
Select from this list:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
Environments Discipline subjects | No longer available |
Breadth subjects and restrictions for Urban Design and Planning major students
The breadth requirements for the Bachelor of Environments include the restriction of some subjects as breadth options, depending on an individual student’s choice of major. Subjects in the Handbook that are marked as available as breadth in the Bachelor of Environments may be subject to further restrictions, depending up which major a student is completing in that course. For detailed information on these Restrictions for Breadth Options view 2016 Handbook
Students undertaking the Urban Design and Planning major are not permitted to take as breadth:
- any of the following Level 2 or Level 3 Design subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL20027 | Architecture Design Studio: Earth | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL20028 | Architecture Design Studio: Water | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL20030 | Foundations of Architecture | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL20036 | Environmental Building Systems |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ABPL20038 | Explorations (Landscape Studio 1) | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
ABPL20039 | History of Designed Landscapes | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
ABPL20040 | Landscape Studio 2: Site Plan & Design | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
ABPL20047 | Site Tectonics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HORT20026 | Designing with Plants | Semester 1 (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
ABPL30037 | Architecture Design Studio: Fire |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ABPL30042 | Landscape Studio 3: Urban Open Space | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL30043 | |||
ABPL30048 | Architecture Design Studio: Air |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ABPL30049 | Case Studies in Landscape Architecture | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL30050 | Modern Architecture: MoMo to PoMo | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL30051 | Morphological Mapping | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL30052 | Urban Precinct Studio | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
ABPL30053 | Formative Ideas in Architecture | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Notes
For more information on this major and to view a sample course plan please visit: http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/sample-course-plans-bachelor-environments
The Bachelor of Environments Urban Design and Planning major provides a pathway into either the Master of Urban Design or the Master of Urban Planning. It is expected that graduates of either the Master of Urban Design or the Master of Urban Planning will have completed the academic requirements for membership of the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA).
Last updated: 8 November 2024