Bachelor of Planning with Honours
Information valid for students commencing in 2012.
Course Code | 50909 |
Version | 7 |
Faculty | Science and Engineering |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Candidates must satisfy the School requirements relating to the standard of academic achievement necessary to proceed to the honours degree. Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the (AQF) Guidelines for Bachelor degrees. |
Additional selection requirements | By invitation of the Head of School |
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements | Students of non English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System. An IELTS score of 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5 is required (Band 1 at 番茄社区). Students scoring below this may be offered up to six months intensive language training prior to admission to the course. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 96 credit points as per course structure |
Additional course rules | A minimum of 9 credit points may be taken at level 1 A maximum of 33 credit points may be taken at level 1 A minimum of 15 credit points may be taken at level 2 A minimum of 15 credit points may be taken at level 3 A minimum of 12 credit points may be taken at levels 4 and 5 |
Additional completion requirements | Nil |
Learning outcomes | Characteristics of learning outcomes for this course are consistent with those outlined in the Bachelor degree Guideline in the (AQF). |
Course Structure
Level 1
EV1005:03 Environmental Processes and Global Change
EV1006:03 Dynamic Futures: Culture, Environment, Resources
SC1101:03 Science, Nature, Knowledge and Understanding
Level 2
EV2003:03 Introduction to Environmental Economics
EV2301:03 Urban Geography and Design
EV2360:03 Cradle to Grave: Population Economy and Environment
EV2502:03 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
LA2902:03 Environmental Law and Policy
Level 3
EV3001:03 Environmental and Regional Planning
EV3002:03 Environmental Impact Assessment
EV3252:03 Indigenous Environmental Management
EV3601:03 Social Impact Assessment: Environmental Management
Level 5
EV5603:03 Planning Legislation and Professional Practice
EV5605:03 Professional Planning Work Experience
Options
Select 12 credit points of specified level 1 subjects:
AN1001:03 Anthropology: Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective
BZ1001:03 Fundamentals of Biology
BZ1003:03 Introduction to Plant Science
CP1010:03 Introduction to Multimedia
CP1030:03 Introduction to Information Technology
CU1010:03 Effective Writing
HI1302:03 World History Since 1900
LA1101:03 Legal Institutions and Processes
LA1103:03 Law, Society and Change
LA1104:03 Legal Concepts
MA1020:03 Preparatory Mathematics
NM1502:03 Drawing for Digital Media
PL1001:03 The Political World: An Introduction to Political Science
SC1102:03 Modelling and Data Visualisation
SY1001:03 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology
VA1112:03 Effective Drawing
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of specified MA and SY level 2 subjects
MA2401:03 Statistics and Data Analysis
SY2005:03 Qualitative Research
SY2012:03 Social Survey Design and Analysis
PLUS
Select 9 credit points of Science level 2 subjects
PLUS
EV3454:03 Natural Hazards
or
EV3606:03 Disasters: Vulnerability, Mitigation and Planning
PLUS
Select 9 credit points of Science level 3 subjects
PLUS
Select full or part-time honours
FULL-TIME HONOURS
EV4901:06 Planning Honours Part 1 of 2
EV4902:12 Planning Honours Part 2 of 2
PART-TIME HONOURS
EV4910:03 Honours in Planning (Part-Time) Part 1 of 4
EV4920:03 Honours in Planning (Part-Time) Part 2 of 4
EV4930:06 Honours in Planning (Part-Time) Part 3 of 4
EV4940:06 Honours in Planning (Part-Time) Part 4 of 4
Campus
COURSE AVAILALE AT | NOTES |
Cairns | |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 10 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 3 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Must successfully complete 9 credit points of science subjects at level 1 before attempting any level 2 science subject Must successfully complete 18 credit points of science subjects at level 1 and level 2 before attempting any level 3 science subject Must successfully complete 60 credit points before attempting any level 4 subject Must successfully complete 12 credit points of science subjects at level 3 before attempting any level 5 science subject |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | EV3601 and EV5603 are block mode subjects. Cairns students must travel to Townsville. |
Accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 63 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 20 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | A maximum of 18 credit points of advanced standing may be granted at level 3 or 4. |
Award Details
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |