Graduate Diploma in Environment and Planning
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
About
The Graduate Diploma of Environment and Planning program brings together contemporary planning and environmental issues with related theoretical frameworks.A feature of this program is the integration of these theoretical concepts with their application to contemporary issues and professional situations.
The program is firmly focused on policy and management related to the fields of environment and planning.This program, and the associated masters program, is designed for professional development, academic interest and for entry into the rapidly expanding planning and environment fields.
The program explores the multifaceted nature of contemporary environmental and planning issues through a multi-disciplinary approach.
You will learn how to solve many contemporary problems confronting urban, regional and rural environments.
The program is designed for those motivated by a desire to improve their environment and/or move into a more exciting and challenging career.The program has two main fields of study:
environment and planning.
You may choose to specialise in one or both fields:The planning field of study examines new statutory planning techniques, planning and environmental law, strategic planning, sustainable city planning, planning history and theory, public policy development, rural and regional planning, and current planning issues.The environment field of study examines natural resource policy and management, the concept of sustainability, globalisation, environmental policy at international, national, state and local levels, environmental management in industry, environmental effects statements, energy management, parks policy and management, water policy, and business-related environmental issues.
Structure
All courses listed may not be available each semester.
This Program consists of NinetySix Credit Points
You must complete Three (3) of the following Core courses i.e. ThirtySix (36) credit points:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Management - EIA and EMS | 12 | ENVI1128 | City Campus |
| Managing Contemporary Planning Issues | 12 | ARCH1261 | City Campus |
| Origins and Development of Urban Planning | 12 | ARCH1324 | City Campus |
| Strategies for Sustainability | 12 | ENVI1169 | City Campus |
| City Building and Urban Design Process | 12 | ARCH1274 | City Campus |
| Environmental Policy | 12 | ENVI1127 | City Campus |
| Natural Resource Management | 12 | ENVI1132 | City Campus |
| Planning Theory and Contemporary Practice | 12 | ARCH1272 | City Campus |
| Statutory Plan and Environment | 12 | ENVI1134 | City Campus |
Complete Sixty (60) Credit Points from either the above list or the following elective list:
| Course Title | Credit Points | Course Code | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activity Centre Planning | 12 | HUSO2209 | City Campus |
| Catchment Management and Planning | 12 | ARCH1298 | City Campus |
| Conflict Resolution and Mediation | 12 | ARCH1271 | City Campus |
| Social and Political Theory | 12 | HUSO2075 | City Campus |
| Corporate Environmental Planning and Management | 12 | ENVI1164 | City Campus |
| Ecological Economics | 12 | ENVI1160 | City Campus |
| Ecosystems and Human Impact | 12 | ENVI1162 | City Campus |
| Emission and Waste Management | 12 | ENVI1156 | City Campus |
| Environmental Legal Contexts | 12 | ENVI1154 | City Campus |
| Environmental Theory | 12 | ENVI1129 | City Campus |
| Government and Democracy in Developing Countries | 12 | HUSO2073 | City Campus |
| Green Cities | 12 | ARCH1287 | City Campus |
| Heritage and Environmental Design | 12 | ARCH1264 | City Campus |
| Heritage Planning: Indigenous and Post-Colonial | 12 | HUSO2131 | City Campus |
| Housing Policy | 12 | ARCH1270 | City Campus |
| Indigenous Land Use (Voc Conf) | 12 | HUSO2066 | City Campus |
| Infrastructure and Property | 12 | ARCH1297 | City Campus |
| Innovative Local Government | 12 | ENVI1149 | City Campus |
| Coastal and Catchment Management | 12 | ARCH1266 | City Campus |
| Integrating Health and Planning | 12 | ARCH1312 | City Campus |
| Integrated Transport Planning | 12 | ARCH1311 | City Campus |
| International Perspective on Community Development (Env) | 12 | HUSO2153 | City Campus |
| International Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation | 12 | HUSO2168 | City Campus |
| International Project Planning and Design | 12 | HUSO2159 | City Campus |
| Life Cycle Assessment | 12 | HUSO2123 | City Campus |
| Minor Research Project | 12 | ARCH1282 | City Campus |
| Parks and Public Land Management | 12 | ARCH1262 | City Campus |
| Planning Systems and Public Policy | 12 | ARCH1295 | City Campus |
| Rural and Regional Planning | 12 | ARCH1283 | City Campus |
| Research Strategies - Social Sciences | 12 | HUSO2079 | City Campus |
| Social Impact Assessment and Community Engagement | 12 | ARCH1323 | City Campus |
| Social Planning | 12 | ARCH1321 | City Campus |
| Strategic Plan Preparation | 12 | ARCH1263 | City Campus |
| Sustainable Energy Policy and Practice | 12 | ARCH1269 | City Campus |
| Sustainable Regional Development | 12 | ENVI1151 | City Campus |
| Theories of Development | 12 | HUSO2074 | City Campus |
| Vocational Conference | 12 | HUSO2204 | City Campus |
| HUSO2205 | City Campus | ||
| HUSO2206 | City Campus | ||
| HUSO2207 | City Campus | ||
| Water Policy and Management | 12 | ENVI1173 | City Campus |
| Land Policy in the Asia Pacific | 12 | GEOM2135 | City Campus |
| Land Administration and Management in the Asia Pacific | 12 | GEOM2137 | City Campus |
| Urbanisation Issues in the Developing World | 12 | ARCH1265 | City Campus |
| Urban Regions: Strategic Considerations for Development | 12 | ARCH1273 | City Campus |
| Planning for Community Development | 12 | ARCH1268 | City Campus |
| Introduction to Applied Human Rights | 12 | HUSO2286 | City Campus |
| Ethics, Practice and Applied Human Rights | 12 | HUSO2287 | City Campus |
| Transforming Organisations and Applied Human Rights I | 12 | HUSO2288 | City Campus |
| Advocacy and Action: The Victorian Charter for Human Rights | 12 | HUSO2289 | City Campus |
| Education for Human Rights | 12 | HUSO2290 | City Campus |
| Human Rights as Applied Communication | 12 | HUSO2291 | City Campus |
| Applied Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples | 12 | HUSO2295 | City Campus |
Entry requirements
Academic entrance requirements: An Australian undergraduate degree or its equivalent. Applicants with significant work experience may also be considered. International English language requirements:
- IELTS (Academic): 6.5 (no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL (Paper based): 580 (TWE 4.5)
- TOEFL (Internet Based Test – iBT): Overall score of 92 with minimum of 20 in any sections
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE(A)): 58 (no band less than 50)
- Cambridge English – Advanced (CAE): CAE Grade B
- RMIT English Worldwide (REW) – English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs: Advanced Plus certificate
Learning outcomes
Each course in the program is designed to help you develop program Graduate Capabilities. These capabilities are the broad skills that the School and industry expect you to develop. They spell out the kinds of thinking and doing that will be expected of you when you have finished this program. Depending on your course selection, and on whether you go on to study the related Masters programs, you may have opportunities to develop these and additional capabilities further.
The specific skills and capabilities you will continue to develop in the Graduate Diploma include:
Communication- the ability to:
- at a professional level present ideas coherently to academic and professional audiences in oral and written material
- be sensitive to the experience of individuals and the way in which it is socially constructed and mediated by class, gender and ethnicity
- communicate clearly and convincingly through a range of modes and multi media technologies
- build positive relationships with others
Critical analysis- the ability to:
- examine and evaluate, using appropriate bases, a wide range of professionally related situations taking an interdisciplinary perspective
- at a high level assess the strategic, operational, social and environmental implications of decisions and actions
- devise and implement solutions by applying a combination of capabilities
- appreciate the limitations of one’s own knowledge
Critical awareness- the ability to:
- lead in the creation of shared understanding in occupationally, politically and culturally diverse interest groups
- reflect on experiences, to relate these to similar and dissimilar contexts to inform and improve future practice
Environmental responsibility - the ability to:
- demonstrate a responsible attitude of stewardship to the environment be aware of the causes of environmental impacts
- in both professional and private contexts take action for biodiversity and environmental improvement
- apply principles and practice of natural resource policy, sustainability, globalisation and environmental management
Technical and professional skills- the ability to
- apply soundly based thinking in theoretical, historical, local and international contexts for environmental decision making
- confidently develop, formulate and implement policy
- integrate information technology with professional activities
- demonstrate leadership in working as an effective and productive team member in a variety of professional and social contexts
Institution
