Postgraduate CUR-URP540-2022
Introduction to Planning
Map the origin and evolution of urban and regional planning.Draft arguments about the planning system's strengths and weaknesses. Evaluate real-world documents. Direct your theoretical research towards areas like transport, retail and rural planning.
$2,921 $3,171
Your upfront cost: $0
Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 28 Nov 2022
QS RANKING 2022
11
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
17
Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- explain the history and evolution of planning
- outline a range of planning theories and utopian visions
- identify ethical dilemmas in planning practice
- critically evaluate planning documentation
- demonstrate an understanding of plagiarism, paraphrasing and the principles of Academic Integrity.
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- Introduction to Planning
- Planning Ethics
- The Origins of Modern Planning
- The Seers: Pioneer Thinkers in Urban Planning
- The Seers: Pioneer Thinkers in Urban Planning (European)
- Post WWII Planning
- 1960s Planning
- 1970s - 1990s Planning
- Planning Theories: From Modernism to Post-Modernism and Beyond
- The Planning Systems
- Substantive Planning Issues
- Insurgent Planning
Others
This subject is a prerequisite for other subjects and must be completed prior to URP560 Integrated Plan Making and URP570 Planning Dissertation Preparation
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Access to hardware: webcam, speakers and microphone
- Other requirements - Audio video equipment required. Access to the Internet. Admission to degree may be required.
The subject will cover the origins, evolution and development of the planning of settlements and cities, from indigenous planning to 21st Century planning. The emergence of modern planning as a profession and as a response to the health issues and problems associated with the industrial city. Utopian ideas and pioneer thinkers in planning. An overview of key planning theories, the evaluation of planning documentation and the ethics of planning practice.
Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.
Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.
- Exercise (40%)
- Presentation (20%)
- Portfolio (40%)
Current study term: 29 May 22 to 28 Aug 22
Textbooks are not required.
Next study term: 27 Nov 22 to 26 Feb 23
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