• This program is for high-achieving students who have completed the Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning, and who want to undertake advanced study and a research project in Year 4.
• Learn to balance the competing priorities for development with preservation of the natural environment, and gain the necessary skills to plan cities and regional towns.
• Study key areas of successful development, including land use, transport, infrastructure, and urban design alongside real estate markets, investment, sustainability, community consultation and strategic long-term town planning.
• Undertake planning projects that emphasise planning theory and design skills. You’ll work with industry, government and community partners on long-range planning and legislative frameworks on real-life developments.

Graduates are valued by employers for their breadth of knowledge and skills, and their ability to make environmentally, socially and economically sustainable decisions.

Urban development is one of the largest employers in the Australian economy, and you'll have the pick of a diverse range of graduate roles across the public and private sectors.

These include roles in:

• urban design
• statutory planning
• strategic planning
• regional development
• environmental management and monitoring
• planning technology
• spatial planning
• commercial and industrial development
• engineering and architectural firms
• heritage and conservation
• land-use planning
• planning law and practice
• resource management
• social planning
• tourism
• transport and infrastructure planning.

Graduating with honours means you can also choose to further your research ambitions by enrolling in Master of Philosophy or PhD programs, both in Australia and internationally, where you can continue developing your research skills and make useful contributions to knowledge.