Planning Study Visit

Course aim

To provide students with the opportunity to acquire first-hand knowledge and experience of a range of interstate or overseas planning perspectives, development issues and management processes.

Course content

Issues in interstate and international planning policy and practice. Housing and transport issues. Urban design and socio-cultural issues. Environmental planning and sustainable development approaches. Land use, strategic planning and development policies in other Australian states and territories or countries.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

All prospective students interested in undertaking this course will be required to attend an information session. Following this meeting, all interested students will be required to complete a written expression of interest. The expression of interest will be used to judge eligibility to take this course due to the limited number of spaces.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Workshop	3 hours x 4 weeks
Field Placement (Field trip)	Up to 20 days x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Final report, Oral presentation, Pre-departure project proposal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.