StudyQA — Bachelor: Urban and Regional Planning

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Description

This degree leads to a professional career in planning, with employment opportunities in both city and country. Planning is about designing places that will stand the test of time - not cost the earth. Planning is about working towards a more livable, more sustainable world.

Planners need to be familiar with a wide range of issues and the degree provides a broad general education in all major areas of planning and urban design, including land use planning, social planning, economic planning, transport planning, environmental planning, professionalism and ethics, and environmental and planning law. Work experience is an important part of the program and means that students receive a hands-on education, opportunities to put their learning into practice and a head-start in terms of gaining on-the-job experience.

Career Opportunities

Examples of career opportunities include positions in local and state government, private consulting firms, development companies, state and federal government departments involved with urban affairs, environmental management, transport, community development, heritage conservation, regional prosperity and related fields.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline You are advised to apply as early as possible Tuition fee

EUR 12680 Year (National)
EUR 12680 Year (International)

Start date February,June,October 2015 Credits 192
Duration full-time 48 months Languages Take an IELTS test

English

Delivery mode Online Educational variant Part-time, Full-time Intensity Flexible Attendance No Attendance Teacher support Continuous support with feedback on request

Course Content

Course Aims

The Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning enables graduates to contribute towards making the world more liveable and sustainable through developing understanding and skills in a wide range of areas relating to place-making and land use planning. Work experience is an important part of the program.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

demonstrate the ability to understand and apply planning knowledge appropriately, ethically and professionally and the capacity to exercise planning skills responsibly and with professionalism;

demonstrate understanding of the major principles and theories of planning and place-making, the role of planning and the challenges of contemporary social, environmental and governance issues in relation to planning;

demonstrate understanding of the social, cultural, environmental, economic, governance, design and legal aspects, challenges and implications of land use problems, and use this understanding to develop appropriate and ethical solutions, including through the development, implementation and review of land use plans and instruments;

demonstrate the ability to perform effectively, appropriately, ethically and professionally in a workplace environment;

demonstrate critical thinking skills, problem-solving ability and analytical capacity, group participation, team work, collaboration and communication skills and facility in a range of media including written, oral and graphical forms; and

demonstrate the ability to maintain and communicate a current and critical knowledge of planning through locating, evaluating and applying information from a variety of sources in an appropriate manner.

Graduate Attributes

Knowledge of a Discipline

Knowledge of place-making and land use planning will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online activities supported by a range of learning materials, practised in interactive media (such as tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks throughout the course.

Communication Skills

Communication skills will be taught and practised in lectures, tutorials and online activities supported by a range of learning materials and assessed in all assessment tasks throughout the course. These skills will include oral, graphical, online and written communication appropriate for a range of different audiences and involve a variety of media.

Global Perspectives

Land management and planning are important issues globally and a global perspective will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online activities supported by a range of learning materials, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks throughout the course.

Information Literacy

The ability to locate, evaluate and apply information from a variety of sources, including the researching and interpretation of primary data, in an appropriate manner, will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online activities supported by a range of learning materials, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks throughout the course.

Life-Long Learning

The development of intellectual capacity, curiosity and creativity and critical thinking skills as well as professional responsibility will be fostered in lectures, unit materials and online activities supported by a range of learning materials, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks throughout the course.

Problem Solving

The ability to undertake independent ethical research and to critically analyse problems and formulate and evaluate solutions applying the knowledge and skills gained in the course will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online activities supported by a range of learning materials, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks throughout the course.

Social Responsibility

The development of social responsibility and appreciation, particularly of sustainable development, will be promoted in lectures, unit materials and online activities supported by a range of learning materials, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in all assessment tasks.

Team Work

The development of professional and ethical behaviour, respect for others and collaboration and group participation skills, including leading and contributing effectively, will be fostered on-campus and online, practised in interactive media (tutorials and online) and assessed in a number of pieces of assessment throughout the course.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test. More About IELTS

Requirements

For direct admission into undergraduate courses offered by the University of New England, international applicants must have completed an educational qualification considered to be at least equivalent to completion of Year 12 in Australia.

A candidate shall be qualified for admission (see Admission Rule Undergraduate Policy).

Assumed knowledge is any two units of English.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

✔️ Flexible study schedule
✔️ Experienced teachers
✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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