Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning)/ Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science)

Combine your keen interest in environmental science with urban and regional planning to ensure the sustainable and efficient use of land and natural resources to balance and enhance environmental and societal needs.

Work with elected representatives, communities and other clients to prepare and administer physical schemes that create better places and lives for neighbourhoods, cities and regions.

Work on large-scale projects such as new cities, suburbs, ports, open space and recreational planning and environmental management.

If you're interested in social, economic, environmental and cultural issues, art and design, using your imagination and being creative, then this new double degree might be right for you.

Domestic Students

For this course you must complete a total of 480 credit points, made up of 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning)  and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science). You will study both science and urban development units in your first four years, and concentrate on urban development studies for the remainder of this course.

Urban and Regional Planning component

Students are required to complete 288 credit points of study comprising:

• 72 credit points of core Urban Development units including a 12 credit point work placement unit and a 12 credit point research methods unit.
• 216 credit points of Urban and Regional Planning major discipline units including 24 credit points of capstone project.

Envrionmental Science Component

Students are required to complete 192 credit points of study comprising:

• 60 credit points of core Science units including one option unit (12cp) to be selected from a unit options list.
• 132 credit points of Environmental Science major discipline units.

International Students

For this course you must complete a total of 480 credit points, made up of 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning)  and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science). You will study both science and urban development units in your first four years, and concentrate on urban development studies for the remainder of this course.

Urban and Regional Planning component

Students are required to complete 288 credit points of study comprising:

• 72 credit points of core Urban Development units including a 12 credit point work placement unit and a 12 credit point research methods unit 
• 216 credit points of Urban and Regional Planning major discipline units including 24 credit points of capstone project.

Envrionmental Science Component

Students are required to complete 192 credit points of study comprising:

• 60 credit points of core Science units including one option unit (12cp) to be selected from a unit options list.
• 132 credit points of Environmental Science major discipline units.

Assumed knowledge

Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:

• English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
• General Mathematics, or Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)

 

QUT year 12 early offer scheme 

If you’re a current Queensland Year 12 student, you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on 20 November, before receiving your ATAR or selection rank. 

Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme 

Advanced standing

If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.

Deferment

Adjustments to your selection rank

Any adjustments you receive to your selection rank will be applied to this course.

Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your selection rank

Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2019

412852 Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning)/Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science)

As this is a new course, Semester 1, 2020 information is not available.

You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.

Other admission options

If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).

Careers and outcomes(DOM,INT)

With this industry-relevant double degree, you'll be skilled in the implementation of environmental surveys, and confident in the analysis and interpretation of environmental data.  You'll be able to consult on the environmental impact of tourism and urban development, ports, and industrial projects.  You'll be able to play a leading role in the urban design of housing, open space and recreational planning, or transport planning; as well as the rehabilitation and reforestation of degraded sites.

You could work in federal, state or local government departments and agencies, development companies, major industry, or professional planning and environmental consultancies.

Professional recognition(DOM,INT)

The Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning) has accreditation from the Planning Institute of Australia.

The Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) may be eligible for membership of:

• The Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand
• Soil Science Australia
• Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand
• Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia
• Society for Conservation Biology Oceania
• Geospatial Information and Technology Association, among others.

Research pathways(DOM,INT)

The Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) features embedded honours-level content throught the course, and you will graduate with a bachelor honours degree.  This advanced knowledge and skills will benefit your professional career or future research studies.

Possible careers

• Coastal Scientist
• Ecologist
• Environmental Scientist
• Environmental manager
• Natural Resource Scientist
• Urban Designer
• Urban and Regional Planner