Future Students

Urban and Regional Planning

To achieve this, planners need a good understanding of the way in which societies, economies, and environments operate and interact.

Planners also need to understand the legal and political environments within which planning occurs, and must have a range of real world skills to tackle urban and regional problems. They must also be willing to challenge and question the way our cities and regions are currently planned and managed.

The Bachelor of Science (Urban and Regional Planning) is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia. As part of your degree you will also do an internship with a government department or planning firm, providing you with workplace experience and invaluable career contacts.

Level 1
At Level 1 you will study Foundation of Urban and Regional Planning; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Environmental Design; and Environmental Economics.  Plus you will choose from units such as Natural Resource Economics; Global Change, Local Response;  Being Human: Culture, Identity and Society;  Introduction to Critical Thinking; Maths and Statistics, and Macroeconomics: Money and Finance.

Level 2
Level 2 units include Geographies of Cities; Geographical Information Systems; Geographies of Development; Environmental Policy and Law; Science Communication. Plus choices from units such as Contemporary Indigenous Australia;  Landscape Surban Studio, Landscape Rural Studio; Coastal Geomorphology and Sediments, Public Policy, and Australian Society: Facts and Fantasies.

Level 3
At Level 3 you will study GIS and Remote Sensing;  Rural Geography and Planning,; Social Geography and Planning; Environmental Planning, Management and Sustainability; Geography of Australia and the Asia Pacific; and Marine and Coastal Planning and Management. Plus choices from units such as Lancscape Technology, Landscape Rural Studio, Social Inequality, and Australian Suburbia.

Level 4
At Level 4 you will undertake a supervised urban and regional planning research project worth 50 per cent of your mark for fourth year. You will also study units in Planning Theory and Practice, a Professional Planning Practicum, Planning and Governance, and Principles of Land Development and Control.

You may earn Honours based on your marks for the project, plus your four best marks from level three units.

If you are interested in finding out which subjects you will study then have a look at the Course Outline. This will show you the core units and the options for the course, along with course rules.

You will notice that each unit has a unit code ie EART1105. The first number in the unit code indicates the level of the unit - in this case level one. For a more detailed description of a particular unit, click on the unit code.

Educational Qualifications

Structure

Career Opportunities

Urban and Regional Planning graduates can expect to find employment with State government agencies (e.g. Department of Planning and Infrastructure), local governments and private planning firms. However, careers are by no means limited to these areas, with many planners working in environmental firms, public policy roles, and overseas in a range of planning-related occupations. There is a shortage of planners both within WA and nationally.