Course Information

Bachelor of Planning

Effective from 01-JAN-2016 : Code Y94

This course has been designed to enable students to succeed in their chosen area of planning. It draws on the University's broadly-based expertise and provides a comprehensive and innovative planning program with distinctive strengths in community planning and project development. The course focuses on the application of the quadruple bottom line with its emphasis on environmental, social, economic and governance accountability within a framework of sustainability. The range of units in these studies reflects the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary nature of the planning profession.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Practicum Requirement

Students have the opportunity to shadow a professional planner in a private practice or government planning department.

Attendance requirements

Students are required to attend a private practice or government department for three days.

Enrolment process

This activity is undertaken within the unit PLN2605 Practice of Planning.

Professional practice rules

Students are provided with information on required behaviour in the workplace.

Professional Recognition

Course

This course has been Accredited by: Planning Institute Australia (PIA).

Membership

Students can apply for membership with Planning Institute of Australia . Graduates are eligible for membership with Planning Institute of Australia .

Admission requirements

Academic admission standard for the following entry pathways:

  • ATAR or notional ATAR minimum entry rank on basis of previous studies
  • Special Tertiary Admissions Test
  • University Preparation Course
  • Aboriginal University Orientation Course
  • Aboriginal Student Intake Test
  • Special Consideration Entry
  • Educational Disadvantage
  • Portfolio entry where accepted

Course Duration

  • Full Time: 4 Years
  • Part Time: 8 Years

Course Delivery

  • Joondalup: Full Time, Part Time

Cross Campus Attendance

Some majors are delivered across campuses and will require students to attend both the Joondalup and Mount Lawley campuses.

Course Structure

Year 1 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
BES1500Business Communication and Analysis15
GEO1150Geography and Environment: People, Pattern, Process15
PLN1600Foundations of Planning15
SCI1001Introduction to Sustainability15
Year 1 - Semester 2
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
LAW1100Legal Framework I15
PLN2802Planning Communication and Engagement15
CSV1101Introduction to Community Work15
PLN2601Principles of Urban Design15
Year 2 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
PLN2600Contemporary Planning15
PLN3609Heritage Planning15
PLN2608Statutory Planning15
Unit from Majorx 115
Year 2 - Semester 2
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
LAW2601Planning and Development Law I15
PLN2605The Practice of Planning15
Unit from Majorx 230
Year 3 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
MAN3105Business and Professional Ethics15
PLN3623Urban Design Case Study15
PLN3600Strategic Urban and Regional Planning15
Unit from Majorx 115
Year 3 - Semester 2
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
PLN3606Urban Planning for Health15
PLN3607Transport Planning15
Unit from Majorx 230
Year 4 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
PLN4061Planning Project60
Year 4 - Semester 2
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
MAN3612Project Management15
ECF3602Economics for Planning and Development15
Unit from Majorx 230

Unit sets that can be studied as part of this course


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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