How to apply
In addition to the attachments required in the application form applicants who are not graduates of this University must submit an original transcript or certified copy of their academic record for all tertiary qualifications to date.
Key information
- UWA Course Code: 72360
- CRICOS Code: 074961E
- 48 credit points
- 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
- Intake periods: Semester 1 and Semester 2
- Fees
Application Closing Dates
- Semester 1
End of December
- Semester 2
End of June
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Urban and regional planners are responsible for ensuring that cities, towns and regions have vibrant economies and communities, provide for a high quality of life, and are environmentally sustainable.
To achieve this, planners need a good understanding of the way in which societies, economies and environments operate and interact.
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning will have a solid understanding of urban and regional planning and the research skills to solve complex planning issues.
Domestic students may be eligible for a Commonwealth supported place within this course.
Course outline
The Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning (UWA Course Code: 72360) consists of eight coursework units.
Core units:
- PLNG4401 Planning Theory and Practice
- PLNG4402 Planning Law
- PLNG4403 Planning and Governance
- PLNG4404 Statutory Planning
- PLNG4410 Geography and Planning Practicum
- PLNG4411 Urban and Regional Analysis
- ENVT4411 Geographic Information Systems Applications
- SCIE4403 The Conduct, Ethics and Communication of Science
Further study:
- A Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning may be articulated into a Master of Urban and Regional Planning.
Admission requirements
Applicants require a relevant bachelor's degree from this or another recognised university, or to have successfully completed the Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning from this university, or an approved equivalent.
English Language Competence
All applicants for UWA coursework programs must demonstrate a minimum level of English Language Competence.
Course enquiries
Science Student Office
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley, WA 6009
- Telephone:
- +(61 8) 6488 7333
- Fax:
- +(61 8) 6488 1058
- Email:
- postgradenquiries-fnas@uwa.edu.au
University information
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