Master of City Planning
Master of City Planning
Overview The Master of City Planning at UNSW is a two-year, professionally accredited postgraduate degree that allows you to bring experience from previous study to launch a career in urban and regional planning. City planning is an exciting, varied and progressive profession that plays a pivotal role in decisions shaping…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Overview
The Master of City Planning at UNSW is a two-year, professionally accredited postgraduate degree that allows you to bring experience from previous study to launch a career in urban and regional planning.
City planning is an exciting, varied and progressive profession that plays a pivotal role in decisions shaping the future of cities and regions. Through a career in planning, you’ll improve lives by designing cities that are sustainable, equitable, healthy and inspiring.
As part of the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture you’ll join a uniquely interdisciplinary and supportive community. You’ll work alongside students and professionals from across the built environment, just as you would in the workplace. You’ll benefit from UNSW’s strong ties to industry and world-leading research in city planning, as you explore diverse subjects including city renewal, city analytics, housing policy and healthy sustainable communities.
In your second year you’ll devise and undertake an independent major research project, which allows you to deepen your expertise in an area of specialisation and empowers you to kick-start your career by adding to your professional portfolio.
Future careers
The Master of City Planning will prepare you for a career through which you can drive solutions to grand challenges like climate change and inequality through urban design.
Our graduates are in-demand and work in planning and urban policy-related roles across all tiers of government (Federal, State, Local), private sector consultancies, property development, and other built environment professions where planning skills are required.
The electives you choose can enable you to move into specialist areas with diverse positive impacts, like housing, urban renewal, environmental management, heritage or urban design. You’ll also gain interdisciplinary skills that will enable you to move into wider policy, research, analytical, creative and community roles.
Potential careers
Strategic Planner
Local Government Planner
Social and Community Planner
Environmental Planner
Urban Consultant
Urban Policy Analyst
Urban Policy Officer
Transport Planning
Urban Designer
Heritage Officer
Property Developer
Accreditation
Planning Institute of Australia
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of South Australia is a globally connected and engaged university with industry-informed teaching and research that is inventive and adventurous. Ranked in the world’s top 50 under 50^ and with 100% of assessed research rated at or above world-class*, the University is young, innovative and offers students the chance to gain real-world experience.Focused on life beyond the classroom, the University of South Australia offers a practical approach to teaching and learning. Degrees are designed in partnership with industry, giving students opportunities to gain the latest insights and trends and ensuring they graduate career ready.^Ranked in the World’s Top 50 Under 50 – Ranked #29, 2021 QS Top 50 Universities Aged Under 50 and Ranked #46, 2022 THE Young University Rankings*2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), 4-digit Fields of Research
