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Education and Arts - School:
Communications and Arts - Code:
Y70 - CRICOS:
074063F - Indicative ATAR (TER):
55
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Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Business
Major In Planning
Recommended for students wishing to focus their studies towards a career in the expanding planning or urban/regional development sectors of the economy.
Urban and regional planning is an expanding sector of the economy with employers increasingly requiring graduates to have a thorough grounding in business knowledge and practical skills.
This major equips students with the knowledge, practical experience and employability skills, such as leadership, teamwork, critical thinking, communication and problem solving, needed to function as business professionals and industry participants in contemporary urban and regional planning organisations.
Additional Information
Please note that completion of this major does not provide recognition as a corporate member of the Planning Institute of Australia.
Related careers
Statutory Planner, Project Manager, Strategic Planner, Environmental Planner, Transport Planner
Major structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
Recommended for students wishing to focus their studies towards a career in the expanding planning or urban/regional development sectors of the economy.
Urban and regional planning employers increasingly require graduates to also have a thorough grounding in business knowledge and practical skills.
This major equips students with the knowledge, the practical experience and transferable employability skills, including leadership, teamwork, critical thinking, communication and problem solving, needed to function as business professionals and industry participants in contemporary urban and regional planning organisations.
Careers
Statutory Planner, Project Manager, Strategic Planner, Environmental Planner, Transport Planner
The Planning major consists of 120 credit points (8 units) as per structure listed below.
Please note that completion of this major does not provide recognition as a corporate member of the Planning Institute of Australia.
This major is not available to students enrolled in the K11 Bachelor of Planning or K31 Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning degrees.
Core Units
Students must complete all core units
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW1100 | Legal Framework I | 15 | |
| PLN1600 | Foundations of Planning | 15 | |
| PLN2600 | Contemporary Planning | 15 | |
| PLN2601 | Principles of Urban Design | 15 | |
| PLN3600 | Strategic Urban and Regional Planning | 15 | |
| PLN3601 | Statutory Planning | 15 | |
Elective Units
Students must select two (2) elective units from the list below:
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLN3606 | Urban Planning for Health | 15 | |
| LAW2601 | Planning and Development Law I | 15 | |
| LAW2602 | Environmental Law and Administration | 15 | |
| MAN3612 | Project Management | 15 | |
| MAN3105 | Business and Professional Ethics | 15 | |
| SCM3202 | Environmental Planning | 15 | |
| ECF3602 | Economics for Planning and Development | 15 | |
This major can also be studied in the following courses: