Program Overview

Environmental Geography and Planning

Ensuring the sustainable use of natural resources and planned urban development is crucial to human society.

About the Course

This major explores how we plan and manage resources in the natural and built environment, encompassing theoretical aspects, practical techniques, and work placements in these fields. Graduates will be able to apply this knowledge to develop their careers in planning, conservation, and development.

Course Structure

• Level 1
  • Core
    • GEOG1104 Disasters! (6)
    • URBD1000 Introduction to Urban Design (6)
• Level 2
  • Core
    • GEOG2202 Reading Landscapes: People and Processes (6)
    • LACH2050 Plants and Landscape Systems (6)
  • Option
    • ANTH2225 Human Futures: Energy, Food and Sustainable Environments (6)
    • GEOG2201 Geographic Information Systems (6)
    • GEOG2206 Population Change: Debates and Controversies (6)
• Level 3
  • Core
    • GEOG3303 Environmental Policy and Planning (6)
    • GEOG3308 Climate Change: Policy and Practice (6)
    • LACH3003 Design through Landscape Management (6)

Admission Requirements

• Minimum Entry Requirements
  • All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE): 9
  • Canadian High School (except Quebec): 68
  • French Baccalaureate: 10
  • Gao Kao (PR China NCEE)/750: 507
  • GCE A-Levels: 8
  • German Abitur: 3.6
  • Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education: 14
  • Indian Senior School Certificate (CISCE): 45
  • Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65: 75.5
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB): 24
  • Malaysian STPM: 10
  • Monash University Foundation Year: 254
  • NCUK Foundation Program: 8
  • Norwegian Vitnemål: 3.5
  • Singapore - Cambridge A Levels: 6.5
  • South African National Senior Certificate: 4
  • South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT): 324
  • Sweden Slutbetyg: 14.5
  • Trinity College Foundation: 280
  • Unified Examination Certificate (UEC): 14
  • University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program: 61
  • US College Board Advanced Placements: 7
  • US College Board SAT: 1130
  • Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP): 56
  • Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards: 75

Fees and Scholarships

• Domestic Student Fees
  • For Commonwealth-supported places, student contribution amounts are charged by unit, based on area of study.
  • Fees are subject to annual indexation.
• International Student Fees
  • Annual course fee: $52,500.00 (2025)
• Scholarships
  • Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership, and community service.

Careers and Further Study

• Career Opportunities
  • Graduates will be well-positioned to pursue exciting careers both domestically and internationally in a range of expanding fields, including urban planners, environmental research and consultancy, conservationists, and policy advisers.
• Further Study
  • Environmental Geography and Planning graduates may choose to pursue postgraduate studies in Master of International Development, Master of Urban Design, and other related fields.

Why Study This Course

• You'll be taught by experts across a range of disciplines from urban planning to natural resource management.
• You'll gain practical skills through fieldwork, data analysis, and a work placement, which will advance your career in a wide range of areas.
• The broad range of disciplines and transferable skills you'll learn will give you the tools to adapt to the variety of issues affecting industry and society, and will make you more valuable to employers.