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Course structure
The Master of Urban Planning requires the successful completion of 200 credit points.
All students must complete:
- 100 credit points of core subjects
- 25 credit points of Capstone subjects (MSD Minor Thesis both Part 1 and 2)
- 75 credit points of elective subjects including
- A minimum of 50 credit points of Specialisation elective subjects
A maximum of 25 credit points of Multidisciplinary (Melbourne School of Design and/or university graduate) elective subjects
Master of Urban Planning (MUP) students can complete specialisation elective subjects and multidisciplinary elective subjects by participating in an exchange program with an overseas university.
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Core subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90134 | Planning Theory and History | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90135 | Analytical Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90130 | Planning Law & Statutory Planning | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90246 | The Economies of Cities and Regions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90131 | Strategic Plan Making | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90064 | Urban Sustainability and Climate Change | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90132 | Urban Coding and Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90315 | Participatory Planning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Capstone Subjects
All students must complete MSD Minor Thesis both part 1 and 2 (25 points).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90396 | MSD Minor Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ABPL90397 | MSD Minor Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
The thesis provides the degree's capstone experience and gives students the necessary preparation for professional work and/or doctoral study.
Note:
The MSD Minor Thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment. Students can commence the Minor Thesis (ABPL90396 MSD Minor Thesis Part 1) either in Semester 1 or 2 and must continue (ABPL90397 MSD Minor Thesis part 2) in the following semester. Upon successful completion of Minor Thesis (both part 1 and 2), students will receive 25 points credit.
Multidisciplinary electives
Students may choose any masters-level subjects including:
- Melbourne School of Design graduate subjects starting with ABPL90XXX, ARCH90XXX, LARC90XXX, PLAN90XXX; and CONS90XXX; provided prerequisites are met
- Any University of Melbourne graduate subject provided prerequisites are met and written approval from the home faculty plus the Master of Urban Planning course coordinator is submitted to Stop 1 via an Enrolment Variation form:
- https://students.unimelb.edu.au/your-course/manage-your-course/course-enrolment/enrolment-variation
Note:
Master of Urban Planning (MUP) students may apply to use points arising from a Melbourne School of Design Travelling Studio towards either the multidisciplinary elective, specialisation elective (with program coordinator approval) components of the course:
https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/current-students/subject-information/travelling-studios
Specialisation elective subjects
The required 'specialisation electives' can be made up from any the subjects on the following list. These subjects are listed by themes which reflect research and teaching interests within the Urban Planning Program. It is not necessary to limit choice to any one theme: specialisation electives can be taken in any combination.
In each theme, some electives are taught directly by staff from the UP Program, others are delivered by other programs or faculties, and have been chosen because they are known to offer content directly relevant to planning.
Students may also take other graduate level subjects from the Melbourne School of Design or other faculties as specialisation electives, with written approval from the home faculty and the MUP Program Coordinator.
Environment
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90341 | Urban Environmental Policy and Planning | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90320 | Building Resilient Settlements | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90283 | Ecology for Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HORT90039 | Green Infrastructure for Liveable Cities | February (On Campus - Burnley) |
12.5 |
FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90405 | Energy & Carbon in the Built Environment |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ABPL90404 | Place Making for The Built Environment | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Social Planning
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90266 | Inclusive Cities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90022 | Healthy Communities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90280 | City Lights: Cities, Culture and History | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90377 | Design for Ageing | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI90011 | Foundations of Social Policy | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90384 | MUP Studio | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
International Development and Planning
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90065 | Managing Global City Regions | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90279 | Cities Without Slums | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90055 | Planning Asia Pacific Cities Studio | December (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
PLAN90003 | City Leadership | Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PLAN90002 | Comparative Urban Planning | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
Transport
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90077 | Introduction to Transport and Land Use | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90090 | Public Transport Network Planning | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CVEN90048 | Transport Systems | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90056 | Urban Transport Politics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CVEN90061 | Freight Systems | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
Analytic Methods
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90319 | GIS In Planning, Design & Development | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90366 | Urban Informatics | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
ABPL90017 | Urban Design Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PLAN90001 | Urban Demography and Statistics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
NRMT90003 | Social Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90407 | Representing Spatial Information | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
ABPL90408 | Spatial Analytics | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Property
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ABPL90281 | Housing Markets, Policy and Planning | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90040 | International Property Development B | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
ABPL90339 | International Real Estate Economics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90026 | Property Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90406 | Financial Engineering in Property | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90409 | Realising The Knowledge Economy | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
Bushfire Planning
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EVSC90022 | Bushfire Urban Planning | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90023 | Building Behaviour in Bushfires | September (Online) |
12.5 |
ABPL90320 | Building Resilient Settlements | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FRST90025 | Patterns and Processes of Landscape Fire | February (Online) |
12.5 |
FRST90017 | Bushfire Planning & Management | September (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 20 June 2024