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.

100 points 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:

• 87.5 points of Urban Design and Planning Core subjects;
• 12.5 points of Major Elective subjects;

PLUS

• In first year: 12.5 points of Level 1 Environment & Enabling Electives required for the major

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 2015 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.

PRE-2015 STUDENTS: Students who commenced the Bachelor of Environments prior to 2015 should refer to the handbook entry for the year they commenced in conjunction with the 2015 handbook listings for Environments elective and Breadth subject listings. View 2014 Bachelor of Environments Handbook entry here

Level 1 Environments & Enabling Electives

In order to complete this major, enrol into ALL these subjects in your first year:

IMPORTANT:

1. ENVS10005 Governing Environments is recommended to be taken as an Environments Elective.

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

Major Electives & Environments Discipline subjects

Choose the total of

1. 12.5 points of Major elective subjects;
2. 50 points of Environments Discipline subjects

RULES:

Please note these rules when choosing the Major electives & Environments Discipline subjects below

1. Must complete 12.5 points level 2 subjects
2. Must complete 25 points level 3 subjects

Major Electives (12.5 points)

Select from the list below

Environments Discipline subjects (50 points)

Select from this list: Environments Discipline subjects

Breadth subjects and restrictions for Urban Design and Planning major students

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.

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).