Bachelor of Urban Design and Town Planning (Honours)

University of the Sunshine Coast - Sunshine Coast

Login or Register to compare Courses

Overview

Plan better neighbourhoods and communities of all kinds for our next generation. A career in urban design and town planning enables you to plan, design and shape good places for people to live, work, learn and play. This is not just a planning degree.In this program you will manage urban growth and plan for sustainable development, infrastructure and services. You can choose a specialisation such as environmental management or geospatial analysis where you'll get hands-on experience through practical projects each year and learn how to use data for better urban design and town planning decision-making. You will put theory into practice, make connections in the industry and impress potential employers. You'll also undertake a five-week industry placement in local government, state government, planning consultancies, non-government or environmental organisations. You'll graduate with a degree qualification that is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia and recognised Australia-wide. For more information, visit Bachelor of Urban Design and Town Planning (Honours) at UniSC - University of the Sunshine Coast.

Prerequisites

Potential Career Outcomes

Strategic planning and policy, urban designer, place maker, planning consultancy, community development, development assessment, land/infrastructure development, social planner, transport planner, property development.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer93.5597.55
Median rank to receive an offer80.9584.95
Lowest rank to receive an offer52.6060.60

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the University of the Sunshine Coast website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


Course Reviews

Currently studying or have studied this course in the past? Leave a Review of the course to help other prospective students.
You must be logged in to leave a rating.
Please login or register for Uni Notes.

Study Honours at the no.1 university in Australia

Open to students from all universities, Honours in Biomedical and Health Sciences builds on your bachelor’s degree in science or health and enables you to explore your interests in research. If you’re interested in pursuing a PhD or becoming a qualified health professional, then Honours is an ideal pathway.

Find out more