Bachelor of City Planning (Honours)

Study Area

Architecture, building, planning and design

Study Level

Undergraduate

University

The University of New South Wales

State

NSW

Course Detail

Campus

Kensington

Intake Time

February

Standard Duration

4 Years

About the Course

Learn how to shape sustainable, equitable, healthy and inspiring built environments. City planners play a pivotal role in decisions shaping the future of our cities and regions by working at the interface between development and environment.This degree will teach you how to collect and analyse information, identify requirements and options, make forecasts, and prepare policies, plans and programs for implementation. You will also learn how to exercise development control, investigate development proposals, evaluate results and communicate outcomes. Work experience is a defining feature of the degree, which enjoys longstanding support from both public and private sector organisations. You will work closely with a broad range of partners across the city, state and internationally.You will graduate with the knowledge and skills required to address contemporary planning issues, including sustainability, development feasibility, housing affordability, transport and infrastructure provision, facilitating urban renewal, and tackling social inequality and exclusion.

Requirements

Average Score

ATAR 75

IELTS

7.0 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest)

Background Requirements

No

The University of New South Wales

Institute Ranking

#44 in QS World University Rankings 2021, #4 in Australia

Program Ranking

#4 in Australia for Architecture, #27 in the world. *QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020