UndergraduateArchitecture
Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (Honours)
RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (Honours) at RMIT University was the first degree of its kind in Victoria and is designed to enable students to understand, analyse, manage and shape the strategies that inform the future of cities for improved liveability, climate resilience and equitable, sustainable places. Through core subjects, integrated minors, a work placement and a capstone experience, students focus on sustainability and its place in urban planning policy, preparing for a career as a policy and planning leader. RMIT is ranked number one in Australia and in the top 15 globally for architecture and built environment in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Learning outcomes Year 1 Year 1 By studying Australian society
- politics and economics
- you will better understand the foundations of urban and regional planning. You will also cover the origins and development of planning principles and practices. Year 2 Year 2 You will focus on contemporary planning policies
- as well as social science research methods
- social planning
- urban design and transport planning. Many students opt to study overseas for a semester in second year. Year 3 Year 3 You will specialise in different areas of practice: planning law
- regional planning
- climate change adaptation
- urban economics
- natural resource management
- and planning at local government level. Year 4 Year 4 In your final year you will undertake a work placement
- in addition to studying planning theory
- planning research methods and structure planning. You will finish by writing an individual thesis or a major professional report on a chosen topic. Learning outcomes Learning outcomes As a graduate of this course
- you'll know how to conceive
- design and develop ambitious
- impactful and forward-thinking interactive designs and projects
- digital environments
- sound designs and compositions
- and/or digital productions. You will be able to communicate your practice professionally and critically express its influence on the place and role of digital technologies and creativity in society. You will have developed your commitment to diversity
- inclusion
- respect
- and sustainability through ethical practice and citizenship
- and contribute to supportive communities of design and creative practice in a range of roles and contexts
- maintaining peer and collaborative relationships while connecting them to broader networks. You will be prepared to navigate ongoing techn
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Admissions
Prerequisites: Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL; or a study score of at least 27 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or equivalent studies . Rankings and adjustment factors Entry to this course is competitive. Eligible applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement plus any adjustment factors. You may be eligible to receive adjustment factors which include equity access schemes and/or subject adjustments to a maximum of 28 aggregate adjustment points. For more information about what adjustment factors RMIT considers visit Admission to RMIT . We will consider your entire academic record to determine your eligibility for entry. The highest level of education you have previously completed will usually determine how you are ranked. Selection criteria by applicant typ
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