Postgraduate
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
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Annual course fees are calculated based on a standard annual study load of 48 credit points.
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Admission requirements
If you’re interested in furthering your career by studying this postgraduate degree, find out the admission details below.
Admission Requirements
(a) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;
and
(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent
Ranking and Selection Process
English competency
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Course details
This course is now subsidised by the Australian Government as a Commonwealth supported place (CSP). Find out how much you can save with a CSP place.
About the course
Quick details
- Available 2020/2021
- Perth (Crawley campus)
- Full-time
- Part-time
- On-campus
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Please refer to the UWA Handbook
- Postgraduate
- 72560
- 074960F
Why study the Master of Urban and Regional Planning?
- Become a critical thinker with rigorous skills in the pragmatic and theoretical art of strategic planning, policy analysis and plan-making
- Be influential in planning and shaping the economic, social and ecological characteristics of cities and region
- The Master of Urban and Regional Planning is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) and graduates are eligible to apply for membership
Course structure
Postgraduate coursework degrees and combined (coursework and research) degrees comprise a number of units. Refer to the course structure for more information.
Put theory into practice
Current UWA students are eligible to take one of our professional experience units. These units bridge the gap between university and the workplace by providing opportunities to gain hands-on, practical experience. You can master new skills, make connections and network, get a taste of the opportunities in the workforce and add experience to your resume, all before graduating.
Find out more about Work Integrated Learning.
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Course Accreditation
School of Social Sciences
UWA School of Agriculture and Environment
Graduates of the Master of Urban and Regional Planning will:
- have an advanced understanding of how the complex interplay of environmental, economic, social and political processes influence the spatial organisation of human activities at a range of scales, from global to local;
- understand the legal and administrative systems underlying planning;
- understand the links between planning and urban and regional development;
- have an understanding of political, governance and policy processes in urban and regional planning within local and state government an appreciation of the role of planning in shaping the economic, social and ecological characteristics of cities and regions;
- understand the geographic methods, and policy and planning instruments used to resolve urban and regional problems;
- understand the legal and administrative systems underlying planning; and
- understand the links between planning and urban and regional development an ability to conduct qualitative and quantitative research into urban and regional problems.