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Master of Urban Planning/Master of Urban Design (MC-UPUD) // Course structure
Course structure
300 points
All students must complete:
- 250 points core subjects in Urban Planning or Urban Design
- 50 points electives
Subject options
250 points core subjects in Urban Planning or Urban Design:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90061 | Urban Design Studio A |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
25 |
| ABPL90130 | Planning Law & Statutory Planning | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90246 | The Economies of Cities and Regions | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90131 | Strategic Plan Making | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90132 | Land Use and Urban Design | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90273 | Urban Design Studio B |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
25 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90316 | The Shaping of Urban Design | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90134 | Planning Theory and History | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90135 | Analytical Methods | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90017 | Urban Design Theory | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90315 | Participatory Planning | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90064 | Urban Sustainability and Climate Change | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90389 | Urban Design Studio C |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
25 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90396 | MSD Minor Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
12.5 |
| ABPL90376 | Urban Design Thesis |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
25 |
| ABPL90397 | MSD Minor Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
12.5 |
50 points Elective subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90120 | Building Sustainability | September |
12.5 |
| ABPL90149 | Contemporary Digital Practice | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90263 | Constructed Ecologies | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90167 | Design Communications Workshop (P/G) |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
12.5 |
| EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90304 | Flexible Urban Modelling | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90319 | GIS In Planning, Design & Development | June |
12.5 |
| ABPL90123 | Advanced Computational Design | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90272 | Regenerative Sustainability | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| MULT90005 | Partnerships for Sustainable Futures |
February
Semester 2
|
12.5 |
| ABPL90354 | Robin Boyd Studio | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90374 | GeoDesign Models & Applications | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90320 | Building Resilient Settlements | November |
12.5 |
| ABPL90305 | Design Research | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90086 | Environmental Systems | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90366 | Urban Informatics | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90377 | Design for Ageing | Term 2 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90399 | |||
| ABPL90296 | |||
| ABPL90260 | |||
| ABPL90307 | MSD Vocational Placement |
Summer Term
Semester 1
Winter Term
Semester 2
|
12.5 |
| ABPL90400 | Design for Diversity | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90341 | Urban Environmental Policy and Planning | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90283 | Ecology for Design | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
| HORT90039 | Green Infrastructure for Liveable Cities | February |
12.5 |
| FOOD90041 | The Politics of Food | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90065 | Managing Global City Regions | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90279 | Cities Without Slums | July |
12.5 |
| ABPL90055 | Planning Asia Pacific Cities Studio | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| PLAN90003 | City Leadership | Summer Term |
12.5 |
| PLAN90002 | Comparative Urban Planning | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90405 | |||
| ABPL90266 | Inclusive Cities | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90022 | Healthy Communities | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
| ABPL90280 | City Lights: Cities, Culture and History | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
| ENST90002 | Social Impact Assessment and Evaluation | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
| SOCI90011 | Foundations of Social Policy | February |
12.5 |
| ABPL90384 | MUP Studio |
Semester 1
Semester 2
|
25 |
Last updated: 12 November 2021