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Handbook year

2019

Course code

116104

Course type

MCW – Masters by Coursework (AQF Level 9)

Professional accreditation status 

This course is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA). Graduates are eligible for immediate membership of the Urban and Regional Chapter of the Planning Institute of Australia and, after two years professional planning experience, are eligible to become corporate members (MPIA).

Division

Tropical Environments and Societies

Course pre-requisites

Completion of an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree in a cognate discipline (such as geography, environmental studies, planning, engineering or similar), at this or another University

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 – Schedule II of the ʯÁñÊÓƵ Admissions Policy.

Credit points

48 credit points as per course structure

Additional course rules

Students may be required to attend block mode or flexible delivery subjects on other campus', and some subjects will require fieldwork that includes additional costs for food and accommodation.

Course learning outcomes

Graduates of the Master of Planning and Urban Design at ʯÁñÊÓƵ will be able to:

• Integrate and apply an advanced body of theoretical and technical knowledge, including understanding of recent developments, in urban and regional planning in the tropics
• Retrieve, analyse, synthesise and evaluate complex information, concepts and theories from a range of sources
• Plan and conduct reliable, evidence-based laboratory and/or field experiments/practices by selecting and applying methods, techniques and tools, as appropriate to urban and regional planning in the tropics
• Organise, analyse and interpret complex planning data using advanced mathematical, statistical, qualitative and technological skills
• Communicate theoretical propositions, methodologies, social science and scientific data, arguments and conclusions clearly and coherently to specialist and non-specialist audiences through advanced written and oral English language skills and a variety of media
• Identify, analyse and generate solutions to unpredictable or complex problems, especially related to tropical, rural, remote or Indigenous contexts, by applying planning knowledge and skills with initiative and expert judgement
• Critically review regulatory requirements, ethical principles and, where appropriate, cultural frameworks, to work effectively, responsibly and safely in diverse contexts
• Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes to manage their professional learning needs and performance, autonomously and in collaboration with others
• Apply knowledge of research principles, methods, techniques and tools to plan and execute a substantial research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship.

Type of major

Mandatory, double

Credit points in major

12 credit points

Special requirements

Fieldwork is compulsory in some subjects

MAJOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Development Planning

Cairns

Townsville

Disaster Resilience

Cairns

Townsville

Singapore

Cairns (Suspended)

Townsville (Suspended)

Sustainable Tropical Urbanism

Cairns

Townsville

Singapore

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Cairns

Some subjects may be only be available in external mode

Townsville

Some subjects are only available in external or block mode at the Cairns campus. Townsville-based students are required to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements in order to attend these subjects, at their own expense.

Singapore

Not all majors are available in Singapore.

Expected time to complete

2 years full time or equivalent part time

Maximum time to complete

9 years

Maximum leave of absence

5 years

Course progression
requisites

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Special assessment
requirements

Nil

Professional accreditation
requirements

Nil

Maximum allowed Pass
Conceded (PC) grade

Nil

Supplementary exam for
final subject

A student who has failed the final subject towards the award and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply.

Eligibility

Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit and Articulation policy and associated procedures

Maximum allowed

18 credit points

Except where a student transfers from one ʯÁñÊÓƵ award to another, then advanced standing may be granted for more than two-thirds of the new award, where there is subject equivalence between the awards

Currency

Advanced standing should not be granted for subjects completed more than 10 years prior to enrolment for the award for which advanced standing is being sought.

Expiry

Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 19 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree

Other restrictions

Nil

Award title

MASTER OF PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN

Approved abbreviation

MPlanUrbDes

Inclusion of majors on
testamur

No

Exit with lesser award

Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have successfully completed 12 credit points of appropriate subjects, may be eligible for the award of Graduate Certificate of Science in Tropical Urban and Regional Planning.

Course articulation

Not applicable

Special Awards

Where coursework is completed at a grade point average of 6 or above, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, on the recommendation of the College Dean of Science and Engineering may recommend the award of a Master of Planning and Urban Design with Distinction.