COURSE INFORMATION

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S34 Graduate Diploma of Planning

The one year Graduate Diploma of Planning will provide a broad overview of planning practice and processes in WA and Australia in particular whilst providing an introduction to international planning practices.  Students will also be introduced to the context within which the planning and development industries operate with core units in legislation, planning and business knowledge.
 
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 Diploma also 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 of the Metro campuses (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.

Please note that limited electives are available in the online sup mode of delivery.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Graduate Diploma of Planning requires the completion of units totalling 120 credit points and normally requires two semesters of full-time study or the part-time equivalent.

 

The Graduate Diploma of Planning includes a compulsory core of 90 credit points and an Elective component of 30 credit points.
 
CORE UNITS
Students are required to complete the following core units
 
LAW5000 Legal Framework *** 15
PLN5600 Foundations of Planning 15
PLN5601 Statutory Planning 15
PLN5602 Strategic Urban and Regional Planning 15
PLN5603 Principles of Urban Design 15
BES5100 Foundations of Business Knowledge 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
 
ELECTIVE UNITS
Students are required to complete two of the following Elective units or other units approved by the Coordinator Planning
 
LAW5601 Planning Development Law 1 15
LAW5609 Planning Development Law 2 15
LAW5610 Environmental Law and Administration *** 15
BES5200 Business Development Knowledge 15
PLN5604 Contemporary Planning 15
CSV5111 Introduction to Community Work 15
SCM5202 Environmental Planning 15
POL5104 Foundations in Politics and Government 15
GEO5107 Introduction to Geography: Environment, Space, Place 15
 
***Only if not taken as part of the Core program
 
 
 
 
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: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009