Program Code
3360
Duration
5 Years plus 1 Year work experience
Design &Technology, Advanced English
and Geography
Part-time Option
Possible in the latter half of the program
ATAR Cut-off 2009
83.60
As a planner you must consider and attempt to reconcile all the factors that influence
the culture, the appearance and the functionality of human space. Your primary focus may
be on management, development or conservation; however the underlying objectives
of your career will be to shape space so it meets human needs and desires in an
environmentally sensitive way.
The Degree
The Bachelor of Planning (BPlan) Program at UNSW Built Environment provides graduates with a wealth of
interdisciplinary knowledge and the necessary vocational skills to practice planning in
today's complex world. Students learn to balance the different and sometimes conflicting
needs of communities within a context of sustainable environmental practice.
Core areas of study include Planning Theory and Methodology, Sociology, Planning Law,
Transport Planning, Environmental Science, Economics, Heritage Studies, Urban Design and
Planning History.
Within this broad scope of coursework, each student in the BPlan Program learns to analyse
and understand the built environment as well as to imagine new ways of shaping it and
improving it. In the final year, a major thesis project allows students to focus on a
particular area of specialist interest and expand upon the critical ideas and knowledge
they have already gained.
The Bachelor of Planning Program also includes a mandatory year of practical experience.
During these 12 months of paid, full-time work, students are able to apply their integrated
theoretical and technical skills to real-world practice. This invaluable vocational
experience when combined with the analytical and cross-disciplinary skills developed
throughout the program ensures that the Bachelor of Planning Degree at the FBE remains one
of Australia's most respected.
Combined Degrees
The Bachelor of Planning Program contains a percentage of open electives that may be replaced
by courses in other programs to qualify for a combined degree. Prospective students are
encouraged to contact UNSW Built Environment for detailed information on these combined degrees.
Bachelor of Planning / Bachelor of Laws
Four additional semesters of study to gain the additional qualification
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Planning / Master of Environmental Management
Two additional semesters of study to gain the additional qualification Master of Environmental Management
Who should study Planning at the UNSW Built Environment?
People who are interested in:
- Physical, economic, social and political forces that shape cities and regions
- Environmental, financial, legal, geographic, cultural and historical aspects of urban development
- Design and conservation of the built and natural environments
- Assessing and reconciling the needs of diverse communities
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