Urban and Regional Planning

QUT is recognised for combining community involvement with design and implementation skills, which are based on links with engineering, property economics, architecture and landscape architecture. You will work on inclusive community planning, integrated infrastructure provision, creative design, and practical problem-solving projects run in collaboration with partners in local and state government, developers and local community groups.

You will have the opportunity to enhance your broad appreciation of fields related to urban and regional planning, for example, urban design, property economics, architecture, landscape architecture, law or business management.

A flexible course structure allows you to choose minors to match your career aspirations and personal goals and maximise your employment opportunities. 

Your QUT Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning) degree consists of 384 credit points (32 units) arranged as follows:

a) 72 credit points (6 units) of Urban Development Core units, which includes a Work Integrated Learning unit that requires completion of workplace learning.

b) 216 credit points (18 units) of Urban and Regional Planning discipline units

c) 96 credit points of complementary studies comprising of either a Second Major (8 unit set) or two Minors (4 unit set each).

Core Units

• Understanding the Built Environment 
• History of the Built Environment 
• Imagine Planning and Design
• Urban Analysis
• Economics
• Urban Development Law 
• Urban Studies
• Land Use Planning
• Site Planning
• Planning Processes 
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 
• Planning Law 
• Property Development
• Urban Design
• Work Integrated Learning
• Environmental Analysis and Planning 
• Transport Planning 
• Foundations of Research
• Research Project
• Urban Planning Practice 
• Planning Theory and Ethics
• Community Planning
• Regional Planning 

Second majors

• Property Second Major
• Urban Development Construction
• Accountancy
• Applied Economics and Finance

Minors

• Administration in Construction
• Building Economics
• Property Development
• Property Investment and Finance
• Property Valuation
• Residential Construction
• Urban Design 

• 1 Year Bachelor degree or other recognised post-secondary studies with pass grades
• Maths A, B or C
• Formal identity papers, like your passport, national identity card and student visa
• Include the original copy of your IELTS or TOEFL test results.You can provide your IELTS Test Report form number, and international admissions can verify your results online.If you complete the TOEFL test, you can have your results sent directly to QUT. Our institution code is 9778.

• Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship (Academic)
• Equity scholarships scheme