Undergraduate
Environmental Geography and Planning
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Student Central
The University of Western Australia (M355), 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia 6009
Telephone
131 UWA (131 892)
International
(+61 8) 6488 1000
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This course opens up a world of future study pathways and career options.
Career opportunities
Graduates will be well positioned to pursue exciting careers both domestically and internationally in a range of expanding fields. These include urban planners, environmental research and consultancy, conservationists and policy advisers.
Employers include local and national governments, planning agencies, primary industries, environmental consultancies and non-governmental organisations.
Further study
Environmental Geography and Planning graduates may choose to pursue postgraduate studies in:
Master of Urban Design
Fees and scholarships
Undergraduate – Full Fee Paying (FFP) & Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP)
The Annual Fee is an estimate only based on a standard annual study load of 48 points. (Courses may teach up to 72 points in a year)
FFP
For Full Fee Paying places, students are charged an annual course fee. Visit the Fee Calculator select 'Postgraduate Coursework Fee-Paying' and chose your course to see the annual and total course fees.
CSP
For Commonwealth Supported Places, student contribution amounts are charged by unit. For an accurate fee estimate, go to the Fee Calculator select 'Postgraduate Coursework Commonwealth-Supported' and chose ‘I want to price my units’.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.
Cost of living
Undergraduate – onshore students
The Annual Fee is an estimate only based on a standard annual study load of 48 points. (Courses may teach up to 72 points in a year)
FFP
For Full Fee Paying places, students are charged an annual course fee. Visit the Fee Calculator select 'Postgraduate Coursework Fee-Paying' and chose your course to see the annual and total course fees.
CSP
For Commonwealth Supported Places, student contribution amounts are charged by unit. For an accurate fee estimate, go to the Fee Calculator select 'Postgraduate Coursework Commonwealth-Supported' and chose ‘I want to price my units’.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.
Cost of living
Admission requirements
The University of Western Australia welcomes applications from international and domestic school-leavers. If you’re interested in studying this major, find out the admission details below.
Minimum entry requirements
- 8
- 525
- 12
- 3.3
- 27
- 8
- 66
- 60
- 270
- 75
- 75
- 320
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Course details
About the course
Quick details
- Available
- Perth (Crawley campus)
- Full-time
- On-campus
- Semester 1
- Undergraduate
- MJD-ENGEO
- 3 years (BEnvDes), 4 years (BPhil[Hons])
Why study this course
- You’ll be taught by experts across a range of disciplines from urban planning to natural resource management
- You’ll gain practical skills through fieldwork, data analysis and a work placement, which will advance your career in a wide range of areas
- The broad range of disciplines and transferrable skills you’ll learn will give you the tools to adapt to the variety of issues affecting industry and society, and will make you more valuable to employers
You'll learn to
- develop skills in data collection, analysis and interpretation, using data from both the human and natural environment
- apply your knowledge of policy to identify solutions that ensure sustainable usage of natural resources and urban development
- develop workplace-relevant skills including adaptability, teamwork, oral presentations and report writing
- use advanced technology such as GIS and remote sensing to explore data and present commanding data visualisations
Course Structure
Understand the histories and theories of environmental, urban, architectural and landscape design, planning and policy.
Popular combinations
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Your degree options
Understand the histories and theories of environmental, urban, architectural and landscape design, planning and policy.
Bachelor of Environmental Design
What is a Bachelor of Environmental Design?
Read more about the new Bachelor of Environmental Design course, which this major is part of.
Practical learning
- Some units include field visits to a range of sites within Perth to observe and critique aspects of urban design practice.
- You can participate in a one week field-trip in regional Western Australia that will introduce you to aspects of landscape assessment and environmental planning practice. You can also participate in a one week residential field school where you’ll undertake consultancy type research on environmental planning topics.
- You’ll do studio work and design simulations in a range of landscape settings within Western Australia and conduct consultancy style reporting and verbal presentations on a research project.
