MC221 - Master of Urban Planning and Environment

A total of 192 credit points, in accordance with the program structure as outlined below. 

IMPORTANT - Understand your program requirements:

It’s very important to follow the sequence of your program, completing courses as listed, along with the correct number of Electives and/or Program Options. Unless given permission, you can’t enrol in courses which do not contribute to the requirements of the award. Overenrolling unnecessarily could result in additional tuition fee costs and take you longer to complete your program

If you wish to study additional courses that are not part of your program, you will be unable to study those additional courses and receive Commonwealth support. This is because the additional courses do not contribute towards your degree.  See here for further information.

Additional courses may be studied via Single and Short Courses.

If you’re unsure of what you need to do to complete your program, get in contact with your Program Manager to discuss the remaining requirements of your program.

The program structure requires Research Strategies - Social Sciences (HUSO2079  - 12 credit points) to be completed before students enrol into Urban Planning and Environment Project (ARCH1411).

Urban Planning and Environment Project (ARCH1411) is the capstone course. Students enrol in this course in their last semester.

Students enrolling into Environment and Planning Work Placement (ENVI1206 - 12 credit points) may be required to set up their own work placement position.

Program Option Electives:

Any concerns regarding the changes/recommendations to the below course sequencing, please contact your Program Manager.

You are required to complete 5 Program Option Electives over the duration of this program which are listed in the course tables below. If you would like to enrol in elective courses that are not listed, please contact your Program Manager for approval.     

If you have credit exemptions, please seek academic advice prior to enrolling into elective courses as you could be over enrolling. In addition, you may be taking more than the 192 credit points required to graduate.

There may also be some program option electives relevant to this program but offered by other schools. These include subjects like the following:

• BUIL1323 Housing & Health
• BUSM4686 SHAPE Studio 
• COMM2761 Community & Civic Engagement
• ARCH3338 Sustainable Development Goals: Real World Strategies and Solutions

Please check if these program option electives are running including their mode (face-to-face or online) and semester, using RMIT's Elective Search tool here.

Please note, that program option electives running in Semester 1, Semester 2 or Flex Terms, are subject to change depending on capacity and conditions. It is important that you consider alternative course options in the event that the elective course is cancelled or changed.  You will be notified if this occurs.     

Please note: GEOM1163 GIS Principles requires completion of GEOM1159 GIS Fundamentals as a prerequisite. Our advice for 2024 is that you complete GEOM1159 GIS Fundamentals via the University elective process if this is the first time you have encountered GIS study.

Flex Term courses available:

Program Option Electives will also be running in Flex Term as follows:

• HUSO2066 Indigenous Sovereignty and Contemporary Land Policy Flex Term: 1st February - 26th February 2024
• Winter (June/July 2024) – ARCH1402 Global Cities June/July 2024 Study Tour to Barcelona
• Winter (June/July 2024) – ARCH1263 Strategic Planning Practice FlexTerm: 26th June - 18th July 2024

When enrolling into these program option Flex Term courses on your Enrolment Online, please select ‘Flex Term Semester’ to locate these courses.

Delivery modes:

The vast majority of course offerings throughout this program are delivered in a standard timetabled mode, where you’ll attend class at the same time each week during the semester. These are indicated below with the code FF (Face-to-Face). This real-time delivery mode generally has an on-campus experience, however some classes may be taken virtually/remotely. Details will be provided through the timetabling system closer to the start of semester.

Other delivery modes exist and are indicated below with the following codes:

• INT-Internet - Classes are taught solely online and may be self-paced.
• WIL-Work Integrated Learning - Refers to a Work Integrated Learning (Practical Placement) course. Do not enrol in any WIL courses until your final year, unless you have approval from the Work Integrated Learning Coordinator.
• ISV-Intensive - Classes not offered every week, and instead they may run over several weekends or Fri-Sat-Sun.
• WKSH-Workshop - Interactive workshops.
• STEM - Courses managed and delivered by the STEM College.

Please note: Students who wish to complete courses in a different sequence to what is outlined below, please contact Program Manager, Marco Amati at marco.amati@rmit.edu.au

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Year One of Program

Note: The following allocation of courses by year is a recommended allocation. Forexample; some students complete second year core course ENVI1134 Statutory Planning in their first year of study as this will prepare them for the other courses. Please have a look at the study guides and speak to your Program Manager about the sequencing of courses.

Please note: The program option courses listed are the ones that run in Semester 1 or Semester 2 2024. For the full range of program option courses, please refer to the program structure.

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Select and Complete Three (3) Courses from the following:

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Year Two of Program

Please note: The program option courses listed are the ones that run in Semester 1 or Semester 2, 2024. For the full range of program option courses, please refer to the program structure.

Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from the following:

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