bachelor of planning / master of urban development and design
degree pathway for bplan/mudd
Planning and urban design have a natural complementarity as urban design emerges as a critical focus in planning studies and as urban design requires a broader interdisciplinary grounding of theory and practice.
This information summarises a Memorandum of Understanding between the Planning and Urban Development and Master of Development and Design Programs to enable BPlan students (Program 3360) with approval to construct their final year planning studies so as to enable substantial advanced standing for the MUDD Degree (Program 8131). The understanding recognises that equivalents to certain core courses in the MUDD degree including planning law, urban theory and recommended electives in the areas of economic development, heritage, metropolitan policy, sustainability, etc – are effectively covered across the 240UOC required for the BPlan degree. The resultant MUDD program which such BPlan graduates would undertake is primarily studio-based and builds progressively through studios of increasing sophistication culminating in a full summer term program, as required in both the current full time and part time MUDD programs.
The 72UOC required for the standard MUDD degree can be reduced by 24UOC to 48UOC through 18UOC in exemptions from core and elective courses and 6UOC of core courses being undertaken in the final year of the BPlan program as open electives. The MUDD program for such BPlan graduates retains its 3-semester structure but can be more readily undertaken on a part time basis.
- Exemptions can be given for these two core courses equivalent to 6UOC:
UDES0007 - Urban & Environmental Law
UDES0005 - Critical Urban Theory - Exemptions can be given for the two electives in the MUDD equivalent to 12UOC
- BPlan students may be permitted to take two core MUDD courses as electives in the final year of their planning degree:
UDES0004 - History of Urban Development
UDES0009 - Urban Landscape
A program of study for approved BPlan students entering the MUDD degree pathway is:
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Semester 1 |
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| UDES0008 | Real Estate Development | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UDES0001 | Urban Design Studio | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
12 |
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Semester 2 |
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| UDES0002 | Urban Design Studio | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
12 |
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Semester 3 (Summer) |
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| UDES0010 | Communications in Urban Design | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UDES0006 | Case Studies in Urban Development and Design | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UDES0003 | Urban Design Studio | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total |
24 |
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TOTAL BPLAN/MUDD |
48 |
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* In addition students must take UDES0004 (History of Urban Development) and UDES0009 (Urban Landscape) and may be permitted to do this in the final year of the BPlan. Program schedules and course information may change without notice. Please check all details on the Faculty Timetable |
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Conditions
The following conditions apply:
- BPlan students would have taken PLAN1101, PLAN2032 and BENV2937 (or an equivalent urban design elective).
- Participating BPlan students would require the co-agreement of the head of the MUDD and Planning and Urban Development Programs to take UDES0004 (History of Urban Development) and UDES0009 (Urban Landscape) and may be permitted to do this in Year 5 of the BPlan program. Normally they would be expected to have a WAM of at least 65. If a student did not proceed to the MUDD these courses would still count as undergraduate planning electives.
- BPlan students would formally apply for admission to the MUDD program during Year 5. Provisional admission can be given subject to satisfactory completion of the BPlan
- Any modification of exemption requirements would be at the joint discretion of the BPlan Program Head and MUDD Program Director.
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