Program Overview

Graduate Diploma in Planning

Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Planning is a comprehensive course tailored for professionals in design, planning, and property sectors seeking to pivot their careers. It offers a comprehensive understanding of planning issues, negotiation skills, and creative problem-solving abilities. This course provides a unique perspective on planning as a critical, community-connecting task rather than a mere approval process. It fosters a collaborative learning environment where property development and planning students share a foundational year, promoting a balanced approach to urban development.

The course stands out for its multidisciplinary approach, integrating knowledge from various fields such as urban design, economics, and law, to shape sustainable urban environments. A strong focus on sustainability and the property development cycle is central to the curriculum. Students will gain technical skills for land market analysis, feasibility studies, and evidence-based forecasting. The course also covers large-scale structure planning and the design of master-planned communities.

Learning is interactive and applied, featuring peer-led teamwork, case studies, and field trips, with international travel opportunities to enhance global perspective. Upon completion, students will be well-equipped for a career transition, with opportunities in both public and private sectors. Graduates find roles in government, consulting, strategic and sub-regional planning, and property development, where they can influence major projects and master planning with financial analysis.

Notes

This is an exit-only course. There is no direct admission to it. Current UTS students may be able to submit an Internal Course Transfer (Graduating) application to exit with this course.

Availabilities

• City campus-Autumn Session
  • Attendance mode: On campus - Weekly
  • Attendance type: Full Time, Part Time
  • Location: City campus
  • Session: Autumn Session
  • Student type: Domestic, International
• City campus-Spring Session
  • Attendance mode: On campus - Weekly
  • Attendance type: Full Time, Part Time
  • Location: City campus
  • Session: Spring Session
  • Student type: Domestic, International

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:

1. Demonstrate reflective practice and ethical responsibility in evaluating complex problems and addressing social inequality through planning.
2. Communicate effectively and manage conflicts within diverse professional and cultural contexts.
3. Apply relevant design strategies, tools, techniques, and sustainability principles to develop plans that are appropriate to diverse contexts.
4. Conduct research and critically evaluate data from various sources and risk assessment principles to analyse problems and evaluate solutions.
5. Apply creativity and urban design principles to develop research-based innovative solutions to complex problems.

Structure

The course requires the completion of eight 6-credit-point subjects, totalling 48 credit points of study.

• Core (Planning) 48 Credit Points
  • (STM90502) (STM90503) Complete all of the following subjects:
    • 15142: Property Development Process (6 CPs)
    • 15146: Sustainable Urban Development (6 CPs)
    • 17700: Planning and Environmental Law (6 CPs)
    • 15222: Urban Design (6 CPs)
    • 15251: Spatial Analysis in Planning and Property (6 CPs)
    • 15144: Group Project B: Greenfields Development (6 CPs)
    • 15145: Development Negotiation and Community Engagement (6 CPs)
    • 15241: Urban Economics and Infrastructure Planning (6 CPs)

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential for successfully completing a course at UTS.

Study Plans

Autumn commencing, Part-time

Award(s)

Graduate Diploma in Planning (GradDipPlan)

Faculty

Design, Architecture and Building

Study Level

Postgraduate

Location

City campus

Duration

1 Year(s)

CRICOS Code

J

Language of Instruction

English