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La Trobe’s Diploma in Urban and Regional Environments introduces you to urban and regional planning, with a focus on sustainability and environmental considerations.Whether you’re looking for an entry-level qualification or a pathway into the Bachelor of Planning (Honours), you’ll develop key skills in planning and design while building your understanding of sustainability from a regional, urban and global perspective.Examine the consequences of human interactions with natural environments. From there, delve into the ongoing challenges of climate change, as well as its many causes and impacts. Explore the range of scientific, social and commercial approaches to addressing this critical issue.Learn how environmental assets such as soils, water, vegetation and biodiversity are improved and protected through natural resources management. Then, be introduced to the important issues surrounding indigenous heritage management.Gain a career advantage by learning vital project management skills, along with up-to-the-minute technical expertise in mapping, data visualisation and social and demographic analysis.We’ll be there to support you every step of the way. Get tailored advice from a dedicated support adviser and connect with discipline-based peer mentors. Receive assistance enrolling, choosing your subjects and navigating university systems and requirements. What’s more, you can access La Trobe’s Careers Service for help in shaping your future.Graduate ready to start your career supporting the development of inclusive and sustainable communities. You can also use the diploma as a stepping stone to further study and move directly into the second year of the Associate Degree in Urban and Regional Environments or the Bachelor of Planning (Honours).You&#39;ll learn:<ul><li>Planning practice<ul><li>Develop entry-level planning skills for working in urban, regional and rural environments, such as understanding places, people and policies.</li></ul></li><li>Planning policy and governance<ul><li>Learn how to interpret and apply planning policies and frameworks.</li></ul></li><li>Sustainability<ul><li>Build your understanding of sustainable development and the role planners play in contributing to sustainable futures.</li></ul></li></ul>

Make a start on your journey towards a planning career or further studies. You’ll touch on project management and build technical skills. Explore how planning contributes to a sustainable future. Start mapping, designing, and planning great spaces.

Diploma in Urban and Regional Environments

La Trobe’s Associate Degree in Urban and Regional Environments gives you a foothold in the vital area of community and environmental planning and development.Whether you’re looking for a standalone qualification or a pathway into the Bachelor of Planning (Honours), you’ll gain key skills in planning and design while building your understanding of sustainability from a regional, urban and global perspective.This immersive, two-year course develops your expertise in planning practice, such as understanding places, people and policies. Explore how global warming, urbanisation and land use impact food, water and environmental security. Then, investigate how local, state and federal governments respond to these issues through developmental strategies, policies and programs.Enhance your effectiveness as a planning professional by strengthening your communication, mediation, negotiation and community relations skills, while building your technical skills in design and social and demographic analysis.Gain first-hand experience with best-practice community engagement and evaluation. Previous students have participated in a range of field trips, from country towns in rural Victoria to metropolitan cities in Asia and Europe.Want to take your career aspirations even further? After completing your associate degree, you can move directly into the third year of La Trobe’s Bachelor of Planning (Honours).You&#39;ll learn:<ul><li>Planning practice<ul><li>Develop a planning skillset for working in a diverse range of urban, regional and rural environments.</li></ul></li><li>Planning policy and governance<ul><li>Learn how to interpret and apply planning policies and frameworks.</li></ul></li><li>Sustainable development principles<ul><li>Build the skills to identify opportunities for creating sustainable towns and cities.</li></ul></li></ul>

Upskill in planning and break into the sector. You’ll build the skills needed for professional planning, including community relations and negotiation. Cover urban, regional and rural environments. Get to know current policies and frameworks.

Associate Degree in Urban and Regional Environments

La Trobe’s Bachelor of Planning (Honours) gives you a comprehensive planning and design skillset, ranging from environmental strategies and assessments through to infrastructure and transport planning. Gain the foundations for a successful career developing sustainable and inclusive communities.Discover ways to improve how humans interact with natural environments through areas like policy planning and urban design. Build the expertise required to navigate complex regulatory frameworks at local, state and federal government levels.Explore how global warming, urbanisation and land use impact food, water and environmental security. Find out how urban design, community engagement, and public and private sector partnerships work to address these issues and drive the sustainable growth of cities.Gain a career advantage by developing sought-after industry skills in professional communication, mediation, negotiation and community relations, as well as technical skills in design and social and demographic analysis. Then, boost your industry experience and professional network by completing a work placement in your third year.You’ll also have the opportunity to engage directly with communities through real-world projects and regular field trips. Previous students have participated in a range of field trips, from country towns in rural Victoria to metropolitan cities in Asia and Europe.Graduate ready to shape the sustainable towns and cities of the future.You&#39;ll learn:<ul><li>Professional planning practice<ul><li>Develop planning skills for working in urban, regional and rural environments, such as understanding places, people and policies.</li></ul></li><li>Planning policy and law<ul><li>Learn how to interpret and apply planning policies and frameworks to promote sustainability and social equity.</li></ul></li><li>Sustainable development principles<ul><li>Understand key development principles and learn how to create sustainable towns and cities.</li></ul></li><li>Urban design<ul><li>Explore the role of planning in driving economic development, culture and innovation across Australia, Europe, North America, Asia and the Pacific.  </li></ul></li></ul>

Plan spaces and places across urban, regional and rural environments. You’ll build professional skills for comprehensive planning. Navigate governance and policy issues. Think sustainably. Design for inclusion. Develop your expertise and work as a planner.

Bachelor of Planning (Honours)

Asia-Pacific Cities

Introducing Plan Making

Exploring Living Environments

Building on the foundational concepts introduced in semester 1, you will engage in a series of practicums, a site visit and a simple planning project to gain an introduction to plan making processes and learn how they connect with our physical environments. This subject is designed to connect theory to practice, and in doing so, reveal your questions about how, why and what it means to plan well, so you can apply an analytical approach and critical questioning in your later years of study.This subject includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

In this subject you will be introduced to the theory, concepts and practice of planning and urban design as an historical development across the world and with a particular focus on historical and contemporary Australia. These developments are studied in the context of progressive planning and architectural movements such as the city beautiful and garden suburb movements and the rise of new urbanism as a design reaction to post WWII suburbs. You will access the role and function of community-based movements on planning and design against the development of legislation and government policy seeking to promote good design. Using case studies, fieldwork and practical work, you will develop skills assessing the key elements of cities and understanding key elements of design.This subject includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

The majority of humankind now live in cities, and these cities are bigger and more complex than in any previous historical epoch. The twenty-first century is the Asia-Pacific era and the cities of the region are the urban imaginaries and techno-industrial engines of the world. A critical understanding of these cities, from LA to Vancouver, Tokyo to Seoul, Beijing to Shanghai, Delhi to Mumbai, Hong Kong to Singapore, Bangkok to Manila, also informs the spatial, built form, technological and cultural possibilities of Australian cities. In this subject students explore urban challenges and innovation in contemporary cities of the Asia-Pacific. It is designed to be of interest to all social science students but with immediate utility to international development and planning students. It has a strong emphasis on evaluating policy and programs for making mega-urban regions sustainable and liveable in the twenty-first century.This is a level 3 subject. Please consider the subject pre-requisites before enrolling. This subject includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

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