Urban Planning (B-DES_MAJOR_12)

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Overview

Urban Planning as an academic discipline is the study of how cities grow and change, and of the application of policy tools that can guide that towards a viable, resilient and healthy future. Students majoring in Urban Planning learn about the historical evolution of cities, indigenous knowledge, critical urban challenges such as climate change and urban sprawl, the responsibilities of the planning profession, and how cities are planned and governed from Australian and international perspectives. They learn to critically consider a plurality of perspectives in envisioning future cities. Urban Planning students also learn essential skills such as plan making, policy analysis, and technical writing in both urban and regional contexts.
Learning in the Urban Planning course is broad and interdisciplinary. Students develop the above skills and knowledge through a variety of pedagogical formats, including lectures, tutorials, a Capstone project, fieldworks, and problem-based studios. The city is the laboratory, and students will engage with fellow students from around the world.

Careers and Further Study: Professional urban planners conceive and implement policy in a variety of areas, including land use, urban form, social infrastructure, transport, economic development, and public open space. The undergraduate major in Urban Planning is a pre-professional course designed to provide the basic skills and theoretical knowledge to undertake an accredited professional program like the Master of Urban Planning . For more information on the Masters programs, please visit the Melbourne School of Design web site: msd.unimelb.edu.au

Intended learning outcomes

Graduates majoring in Urban Planning will be able to demonstrate:

Ability to bring a broad understanding of design and problem-solving to bear on the discipline of Urban Planning
Broad knowledge of the history, theory, leading concepts and principles of urban planning and urban design
Understanding of the practices of quantitative and qualitative research in planning, and an ability to apply them
Broad knowledge of climate change, Indigenous communities, and the roles of planners in addressing them to support sustainable, efficient, inclusive, and equitable development
An ability to identify the main trends and factors shaping the spatial economics and development of local, national, regional and global communities
An ability to identify and resolve the causes of conflict in negotiation
Abilities in leadership and team work
Capacity to identify ethical behaviours in professional practice

Last updated: 8 November 2024

Structure

50 credit points

To obtain a major in Urban Planning students need to complete:

50 credit points of Urban Planning core subjects

Note:

ABPL30060 Urban Precinct Studio has been changed to PLAN30005 Urban Precinct Studio.

Urban Planning core subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
PLAN30005	Urban Precinct Studio	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	25
PLAN30001	Planning Scenario and Policy Workshop	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
PLAN30003	Research Methods for Planners	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Non-allowed breadth

Students undertaking the Urban Planning major are not permitted to take as breadth:

None of any Geography subjects (subject codes beginning with GEOG)

Or any of the following subjects:

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
ABPL30042	Landscape Studio: Urban Open Space	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL30051	Urban Morphological Mapping	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ECON30021	Regional Economics	No longer available
EVSC30006	Ecology of Urban Landscapes	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
HORT10015	Urban Water Management	No longer available

Notes

To view a sample course plan please visit http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/undergraduate/course-planning/bdes/urban-planning

Last updated: 8 November 2024

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