Program Schedule
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Program Information
The intensive one calendar year program involves two academic semesters of study plus a summer term and includes a compulsory field project based in a major Asian city.
Program Outline
The content of the program is progressive, stressing theoretical knowledge of economic, social, environmental and physical design determinants at the beginning, and moving into more applied skills and applications toward the end of the year. Students will be allocated to one of two streams in (a) Design or (b) Development depending upon their background discipline and interest. The nature of contribution to studio-based design projects will be determined accordingly.
The program comprises eight core and one elective courses. The compulsory core includes five lecture/seminar based courses, three project based studio courses, and a case study course. The typical pattern for core and elective courses will be a two hour lecture/seminar format over 12 weeks, ie a total of 24 hours per semester. The remaining two weeks per semester will normally be reserved for visiting lectures and other special activities.
Students are encouraged to select an elective from the list of recommended elective courses which have been specifically developed for the program. However students may be permitted, with the approval of the Program Head, to select electives from other courses offered within the faculty or other faculties of the University.
The final Summer Term will include case studies of major urban projects, the Asian field project, and the preparation of an exhibition and publication of the year's work.
Students from a non-planning-related background may elect to take an additional 24 units of credit of approved planning courses or UDES 0010 Planning Project to become eligible for Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) membership
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