Urban Design and Planning major

Urban Design and Planning is founded upon the social, environmental, political, aesthetic and economic importance of design in the public realm, serving the public interest. It focuses on the intersections between architecture, landscape architecture, planning and geography. Students who have a desire to learn about and engage in the design of urban places will explore two strongly related fields of environmental practice: urban design as the shaping of urban space and urban planning as the strategic and regulatory mediation of urban change.

Careers and Further Study

Completion of the Urban Design and Planning major will provide a basis for practice in the field and to apply for one of the two-year graduate programs, the Master of Urban Planning or the Master of Urban Design, or for the three-year Masters programs in Architecture or Landscape Architecture. For more information on the Masters programs, please visit the Melbourne School of Design web site: msd.unimelb.edu.au

By the end of a three year Bachelor of Environments degree with an Urban Design and Planning major, students will have developed a strong base of design competence and knowledge across a wide range of urban design and planning issues. For more information visit: http://www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au/

112.5 points (9 subjects) of Urban Design and Planning subjects.

Course planning for an Urban Design and Planning major

A major in Urban Design and Planning in the Bachelor of Environments consists of:

• 112.5 points (9 subjects) of Urban Design and Planning subjects;

• 37.5 points (3 subjects) of core first year subjects (Natural Environments, Urban Environments and Reshaping Environments);

Students must complete the capstone subject: ABPL30060 Urban Precinct Studio

This is in addition to electives and breadth to make up the 300 points required for the degree. Specific details of the Bachelor of Environments course structure can be found at:

https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/current/B-ENVS

The following description of the Urban Design and Planning major aligns with the Study Plan Structure viewable on the Portal for students who commenced the Bachelor of Environments in 2013 or later.

The components within the structure of this major have been designed to enforce the requirements of both this specific major and of the course overall, e.g. the requirement that at least 62.5 points of Environments discipline subjects (which can include subjects taken within the major) are taken at each of Level 2 and Level 3.

It is strongly recommended that students refer to the full description of this major.

The layout of this description is not necessarily in the order in which subjects are taken.

E.g. breadth subjects should be taken in a student's first year and the information on breadth is displayed at the end of this entry.

Students who commenced the Bachelor of Environments prior to 2013 should refer to the handbook entry for the year they commenced in conjunction with the 2013 handbook listings for Environments elective and Breadth subjects.

Level 1 Core subjects - Bachelor of Environments (37.5 points)

Core subjects that must be taken by all Bachelor of Environments students.

All of

Level 1 Environments Electives (37.5 points)

Select three of the following subjects.

ENVS10004 Designing Environments must be taken by students intending to undertake the Urban Planning and Design major.

N.B.ENVS10005 Governing Environments is recommended.

Urban Planning and Design major - core subjects (87.5 points)

Urban Planning and Design major - elective subjects (25 points)

Select two of

For students who have enrolled in one or two Level 3 subjects as an elective within this major, an adjustment to the points requirement for Level 3 Environments elective subjects can be made.

Level 2 Environments elective subject (12.5 points)

Select one x 12.5 point subject at Level 2 from the list of Environments Discipline subjects

Level 3 Environments elective subjects (25 points)

Select two x 12.5 point subjects at Level 3 from the list of Environments Discipline subjects

Breadth subjects

Bachelor of Environments students must complete between 50 and 75 credit points of subjects selected from those available as breadth for Bachelor of Environments students; with no more than 37.5 points at Level 1. For a complete listing of available subjects please click the 'Find breadth subjects' link on the Handbook homepage and perform a search.

The breadth requirements for the Bachelor of Environments include the restriction of some subjects as breadth options, depending on an individual student’s choice of major. Subjects in the Handbook that are marked as available as breadth in the Bachelor of Environments may be subject to further restrictions, depending up which major a student is completing in that course. Detailed information on these Restrictions for Breadth Options is available.

Breadth restrictions for Urban Design and Planning major students

Students undertaking the Urban Design and Planning major are not permitted to take as breadth:

• any of the following Level 2 or Level 3 Design subjects:

For more information on this major and to view a sample course plan please visit: http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/sample-course-plans-bachelor-environments

The Bachelor of Environments Urban Design and Planning major provides a pathway into either the Master of Urban Design or the Master of Urban Planning. It is expected that graduates of either the Master of Urban Design or the Master of Urban Planning will have completed the academic requirements for membership of the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA).