Planning for Housing
PostgraduateCUR-URP6202022
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Construct a robust understanding of housing policy, markets and planning.Analyse the rental market and get a more concrete picture of housing affordability issues. Read up on regional housing. Take in relevant social, cultural and economic dynamics.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Planning for Housing
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- analyse housing issues and the prospects for planning intervention
- demonstrate analytical skills to access evaluate and synthesise housing related information
- demonstrate high level written and graphic communication skills.
- 1. Housing reform and planning
- 2. Housing market factors and influences
- 3. Local housing strategies
- 4. Fieldwork
- 5. Affordable housing and sustainability
- 6. Social housing
- 7. Local government / planning roles
- 8. Special needs housing
- 9. Homelessness
- 10. Regional housing issues
- 11. Informal housing settlements and NGOs
- 12. Unit wrap-up
An appreciation of the social, cultural and economic dynamics underpinning housing policy and the housing market in general. Exploration of the strategic and statutory planning instruments affecting housing.
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- Suburb Profile (30%)
- Local Housing Strategy (30%)
- Essay (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-URP-MAS-2022 - Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
- UNE-PRO-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Access to hardware: camera, webcam, speakers and microphone.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
PostgraduateCUR-URP-MAS
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE
Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
PostgraduateUNE-PRO-GCE