Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design

The purpose of these courses is to allow students to create an individual course of study by selecting subjects, with the approval of the Planning and Design Course Coordinator, from across the disciplines of the Faculty.

The flexibility these courses offer is of great benefit to students who do not wish to specialise in one particular area, who are not yet certain where their interest and career aspirations lie, or for those with an existing qualification in the disciplines represented in the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning (or those related) who wish to enhance their qualifications through advanced studies in areas of their choice.

The course aims to develop skills in the discipline areas offered by the Melbourne School of Design. Applicants may pursue a prescribed course of study to:

• enhance their existing qualifications;
• assist in a shift towards the disciplines represented within the Faculty; and/or
• lead to further academic studies.

The Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design consist of 100 credits points of study. Students select from graduate level subjects offered by the Melbourne School of Design in consultation with the course coordinator (not all subjects are offered every year and some subjects have prerequisites). For a complete listing of subjects offered by the Melbourne School of Design please visit:

http://www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/environments-and-design-students/msd-graduate-school-elective.html

Applicants for the Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design normally have an undergraduate degree or equivalent in any discipline.

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability