Urban Planning and Design
PostgraduateTAS-KGA5212027
Course information for 2027 intake
Planning and design shape both city spaces and social life. Study urban history, Aboriginal perspectives and contemporary issues, then apply policy and design principles to strategic planning and streetscape evaluation.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 27 June 2027
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Start dates
- 5 July 2027
- Price from
- $5,838
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Urban Planning and Design
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Evaluate knowledge of the role of planning in colonisation to support the decolonisation of contemporary planning practice.
- Analyse quantitative, qualitative and spatial data to enable evidence-based urban decision-making.
- Critically apply urban design and strategic planning methods and principles to address complex urban problems.
- Execute graphic, written and verbal communication skills tailored to diverse audiences to contribute to just and equitable urban change.
- Urban places
- Urban histories
- Urban design principles
- Urban design practice
- Inclusion and exclusion in urgan areas
- Urban design. Planning for who?
- Liveability
- Responses to radical exclusion
- Strategic urban planning
The principles and practices of urban planning and design shape the physical spaces and social lives of our towns and cities. In this subject, you will learn about the historic and theoretical context of urban design and planning, including Aboriginal approaches and perspectives. By gaining a deeper understanding of urban environments, you will build knowledge of contemporary towns and cities by studying key urban dynamics and processes such as climate adaptation, colonialisation, liveability, and insurgent planning. Focusing on a socio-economically diverse area, you will apply this knowledge in formulating just urban policy and developing a strategic plan for urban change. You will also develop knowledge and skills in urban design by applying design principles in on-the-ground evaluations of urban streetscapes. In this subject, you will benefit from applied case studies, and extensive engagement with professionals.
- Short online tests or quizzes (20%)
- Urban Design Journal (40%)
- Urban Strategic Planning (40%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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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:
Elective
- TAS-URP-GCE-2027 - Graduate Certificate in Urban Planning
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.25 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 20 to 24 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
Graduate Certificate in Urban Planning
PostgraduateTAS-URP-GCE