About the course

The Master of Planning provides a new career path for design, planning and property professionals, equipping graduates with a broad understanding of planning issues alongside the negotiation skills and creative thinking required to resolve them. Whereas planning has often been seen as an approval process, UTS approaches the discipline as a critical task, one that connects communities with governments, institutions and developers.

　　Through this course, students proactively engage with policy, environmental and demographic frameworks to understand how planning decisions shape the urban environment over the long term. This engagement is multidisciplinary, spanning planning, urban design, property, architecture/landscape architecture, economics, spatial analysis, law and urban ecology.

　　The degree enables professionals to change careers due to the multidisciplinary nature of the learning. Graduates are in public sector positions, including working for state and local government, and in private consulting and property development firms. There are also careers in strategic planning on major developments and projects, master planning with financial analysis, and the increasingly important area of sub-regional planning. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 1 Year(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Autumn (February), 2024	Ultimo
Spring (August), 2024	Ultimo
Autumn (February), 2025	Ultimo
Spring (August), 2025	Ultimo
Autumn (February), 2026	Ultimo
Spring (August), 2026	Ultimo

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Technology Sydney

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

　　Applicants must have one of the following:

　　a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or equivalent, from one of the following disciplines: architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and regional planning, community development, property economics, property development, planning, geography, geographic information science (GIS), environmental science, economics, law, or

　　a completed UTS Graduate Certificate in Property and Planning with a credit average, or

　　a completed UTS Graduate Certificate in Planning with a credit average

　　a completed UTS Graduate Diploma in Property Development with a credit average, or

　　a completed UTS Graduate Diploma in Planning with a credit average, or

　　a UTS recognised bachelor's degree at a pass level in unrelated study plus a minimum of two years' work experience in a profession associated with urban planning. In this case applicants need to provide a three-page CV outlining their relevant work experience.

　　Applicants with a completed UTS recognised bachelor's degree in an unrelated study need to provide a CV (maximum three pages) outlining a minimum of two years' work experience in a profession ly related to urban planning.

　　Applicants who do not satisfy the academic requirements may be considered on:

　　ability to demonstrate equivalency through a minimum of five years' work experience in a profession ly related to urban planning

　　provision of a CV (maximum three pages) outlining relevant work experience, and

　　a 300-word personal statement clearly articulating work experience relating to any of the following fields: design, social science, property, planning, valuation, engineering and horticulture disciplines or any other field linked to built environment.

　　The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0, or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21, or AE5: Pass

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 79.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of Technology Sydney. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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