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Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Environments and Planning

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The Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Environments and Planning provides an opportunity for students to undertake studies in the fields of Environmental Management and Urban Design and Planning.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
2 - 8 months full-time
Course Code
SD-93013, 079535E
Study Mode
In person

About this course

The Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Environments and Planning provides an opportunity for students to undertake studies in the fields of Environmental Management and Urban Design and Planning. Qualifications in both areas of study are in demand worldwide due to global population growth, increasing urbanisation and significant environmental challenges. This degree provides the opportunity to gain professional skills required for work in a variety of natural and built environment fields involved in creating sustainable environments. With this qualification, graduates will be able to undertake work relating to urban planning and environmental management or progress onto further studies within the same discipline. With this qualification, professionals from a built environment background will be able to undertake urban planning and development at a professional level. Other entrants will need to articulate to the Master of Sustainable Environments and Planning in order to gain professional recognition in urban and regional planning.

Study locations

Main Campus

Career pathways

The Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Environments and Planning will provide you with access to a wide range of career pathways in the natural and built environments. Graduates will be equipped with the knowledge and practical experience required to be sustainability professionals in business, industry, government, consulting firms and non government organisations.

Graduates can progress into a wide range of careers in mining and energy, fisheries and agriculture, tourism, property, community infrastructure, city and regional planning, development assessment, transportation, strategic or social planning or urban design.

Graduates of this program will be equipped with a comprehensive knowledge of sustainable environments, and will be able to seek work anywhere in Australia or around the world.

Students graduating with the Bachelor of Sustainable Environments and Planning are internationally recognised by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Students who complete the Bachelor of Sustainable Environments and Planning or a cognate degree followed by the Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Environments and Planning are eligible to apply for professional recognition/accreditation with the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA).

Course structure

View the Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Environments and Planning - Program Structure and Sequencing.

Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Environments and Planning (8)

If you have obtained a cognate undergraduate degree and seek accreditation by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) you must complete the following eight subjects:

  • Economics of Sustainable Development
  • Environmental Management and Climate Change
  • Planning Theory and Ethics
  • Project Resource Planning
  • Regional Planning Policy and Practice
  • Sustainable Communities
  • Elective Subjects (x2) from the Faculty

If you are not seeking accreditation from PIA you may complete eight subjects from the following:

  • Economics of Sustainable Development
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Environmental Management and Climate Change
  • Environmental Science Fieldwork
  • Planning and Assessment Processes
  • Planning Theory and Ethics
  • Regional Planning Policy and Practice
  • Sustainable Communities
  • Urban Design and Place Making

Credit for prior study or work

Subject credits may be awarded for previous studies. To apply for credits, you will need to submit academic transcripts including detailed subject outlines/course descriptions for each relevant subject and/or certified copies of testamurs to the Office of Future Students. Please refer to how to apply for credit for more information

How to apply

In order to apply for study at Bond University, you will need to complete the Online Application Form. To find out more about the application process please refer to How to Apply.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Architecture & Building courses at Bond University.
74.7%
Overall satisfaction
79.8%
Skill scale
70.3%
Teaching scale
75.9%
Employed full-time