COURSE INFORMATION

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F90 Graduate Certificate of Planning

The one semester Graduate Certificate of Planning will provide a broad overview of planning practice and processes in WA and Australia whilst providing an introduction to planning legislation.  Students will be introduced to the context within which the planning and development industries operate with core units in legislation, planning and business knowledge skills. Graduates will have a broad knowledge of planning practice and processes and relevant legislation. They will be able to provide support to the planning and development industries.
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students must meet the ECU standard admission requirements but will also be required to attend an interview. The interview will be carried out by faculty staff within the Centre for Planning. Admission to the Graduate Certificate requires a previous degree in a discipline other than planning.

 

ADVANCED STANDING

Students who have completed equivalent units at another institution may apply for advanced standing for those units.
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.

All studies will be based at the Joondalup campus. However, depending on choice of subjects, students may be required to travel to either Metro campus (Joondalup, Mount Lawley).
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Graduate Certificate of Planning requires the completion of units totalling 60 credit points and normally requires one semester of full-time study or the part-time equivalent.

 

The Certificate has a compulsory core of 60 credit points.
 
CORE UNITS
PLN5600 Foundations of Planning 15
PLN5603 Principles of Urban Design 15
BES5100 Foundations of Business Knowledge 15
LAW5000 Legal Framework *** 15
 
***With approval, students who have work experience in local or state government or in a relevant private sector organisation may choose to take LAW5610 Environmental Law and Administration
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2008 VET: 3/31/2008