Urban Design and Planning // Structure

Structure

100 credit points

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:

IMPORTANT:

1. ENVS10005 Governing Environments is recommended to be taken as an Environments Elective.

Urban Planning and Design major - core subjects (87.5 points)

Major Electives & Environments Discipline subjects

Choose the total of

1. 12.5 points of Major elective subjects;
2. 50 points of Environments Discipline subjects

RULES:

Please note these rules when choosing the Major electives & Environments Discipline subjects below

1. Must complete 12.5 points level 2 subjects
2. Must complete 25 points level 3 subjects

Major Electives (12.5 points)

Select from the list below

Environments Discipline subjects (50 points)

Select from this list:

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:

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: 6 August 2024