Regional and town planning assists communities, companies and Governments to integrate the environmental, economic and social aspects of development from site, up to regional scales.

It covers land-use planning, urban design, transport and infrastructure planning, use and extension of information technology, heritage and conservation, resource management, environmental monitoring, planning law and practice, commercial and industrial development, and policy making and implementation.

Planning deals with strategic work (long-range planning) as well as structural and statutory components.

The latter include the current development of the built and natural environments and the legislative framework controlling land use.

Accordingly, planning is closely allied with commerce, economics, Government, sociology and the ecology disciplines.

To be eligible for admission to the program, an applicant must have completed years 1 to 3 of the Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning (Honours).

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Honours

Honours will be awarded to all graduates of this program.

To complete the Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning (Honours)

To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning (Honours), a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.