Master of Urban Management and Planning

Western Sydney University

About

The Master of Urban Management and Planning gives students the professional and scholarly education to take a leadership role in urban management, strategic planning and policy development.

The coursework includes preparation in professional practice, history and the theoretical and legal frameworks for planning.

Students will develop skills in a range of relevant areas including governance, urban finance and sustainable strategies.

The course also includes sizeable research and industry placement components.Accreditation The Master of Urban Management and Planning, when completed in conjunction with the Bachelor of Social Science (Pathway to Master of Urban Management and Planning), or Bachelor of Planning (Pathway to Master of Urban Management and Planning), is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA).Undergraduate entrant degrees are not accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA);

only the full pathway including the Master of Urban Management and Planning is accredited.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 80 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Code	Name
101633	Managing Cities: History and Theory

Code	Name
101634	Planning and Environmental Regulation

Code	Name
102604	Urban Planning Placement Project

Code	Name
102069	Heritage and Planning

Code	Name
101636	Developing Sustainable Places

Code	Name
101315	Financing Cities in the Global Economy

Code	Name
101314	Urban Management Practice: Governance and Power in the City

Code	Name
101637	Urban Research Report

Full-time: Mid-year Entry

Code	Name
101636	Developing Sustainable Places

Code	Name
101315	Financing Cities in the Global Economy

Code	Name
101314	Urban Management Practice: Governance and Power in the City

Code	Name
102604	Urban Planning Placement Project

Code	Name
101633	Managing Cities: History and Theory

Code	Name
101634	Planning and Environmental Regulation

Code	Name
102069	Heritage and Planning

Code	Name
101637	Urban Research Report

Part-time

Code	Name
101633	Managing Cities: History and Theory

Code	Name
102604	Urban Planning Placement Project

Code	Name
101636	Developing Sustainable Places

Code	Name
101314	Urban Management Practice: Governance and Power in the City

Code	Name
101634	Planning and Environmental Regulation

Code	Name
102069	Heritage and Planning

Code	Name
101315	Financing Cities in the Global Economy

Code	Name
101637	Urban Research Report

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