Bachelor of City Planning (Honours)

UNSW Sydney

Type of institution: Higher Education Institutions
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00098G

Planning is an exciting, varied and progressive profession which plays a pivotal role in decisions shaping the future of our cities and regions.This degree will help you develop the skills and knowledge needed to play an influential role at the heart of contemporary challenges facing our natural and built environments, whether addressing sustainability and climate change issues, transport and infrastructure provision, facilitating urban renewal, or tackling social inequality and exclusion.

Structure

The Bachelor of City Planning (Honours) is a 4 year program consisting of 28 courses, a Practice Year and 1 thesis (192 Units Of Credit/UOC).

Subjects

  • Urban society, theory, history
  • City economics and development
  • Environment and sustainability
  • City building, infrastructure and transport
  • Strategic spatial planning
  • Planning law and administration
  • Planning research and analysis
  • Urban management and development assessment
  • Professionalism, ethics and practice
  • Urban design and plan making
  • Communication, engagement and participation.

Standard entry requirements

  • Entry to this degree is based on your Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or an equivalent rank calculated from the following: NSW HSC and Interstate Year 12 Qualifications
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB)
  • GCE A-Levels
  • New Zealand NCEA Level 3
  • Overseas secondary qualifications considered equivalent to Australian studies
  • Post secondary or tertiary studies such as completed TAFE diplomas and other university study
  • University preparation programs.

Recognition

The Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)

Further information

Strategic Planner, Environmental Planner, Land use Planner, Urban Policy and Research, Urban Consultant, Development Assessment Planner, Specialist in Planning Law (City Planning(Hons/ Laws degree)

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