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Handbook year

2020

Course code

116104

Course type

Masters by Coursework (AQF Level 9)

Professional accreditation status 

This course is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) for the Townsville and Cairns Campus offerings of this program. Graduates are eligible for immediate graduate membership of the PIA and, after two years' professional planning experience, are eligible to become Full 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 intensive or mixed mode 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.

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Cairns

Some subjects are only available in external mode. Core subject EV5603 is delivered in intensive mode at the Townsville campus. Cairns-based students are required to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements in order to attend this subject, at their own expense.

Townsville

Some subjects are only available in external mode or intensive mode at the Cairns campus.

Singapore

Only available for SP51 intake

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 credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure.

Credit may also be granted for the following:

• An AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a cognate* discipline – up to 12 credit points
• An AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a non-cognate discipline in conjunction with two (2) years relevant professional experience** – up to 12 credit points
• An AQF level 8 bachelor degree in a non-cognate discipline – up to 12 credit points
• An AQF level 8 bachelor honours degree or a graduate diploma in a cognate* discipline - up to 18 credit points

*Cognate disciplines:  Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, Design, Urban Studies, Geography, Sustainability or other disciplines where students will have completed study relating to design, visual communication, planning, land use, sustainability, transport planning, real estate development and economics.

** Professional experience: Applicants must have a minimum of two (2) years full-time equivalent professional work experience in a management, leadership or supervisory level in a planning, urban design, landscape architecture, or architecture environment or be eligible for a member grade status of a relevant professional organisation. Students will have demonstrable effective experience relating or urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, land use, master planning, design communication skills.

Maximum allowed

18 credit points

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

Currency

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

Expiry

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 19 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit 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

Not applicable – this course does not have majors

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.

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.