Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning)/Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science)

Bachelor (Honours)

Combine studies in urban and regional planning with environmental science in this double degree. Graduate with a highly relevant skills for a careers in urban design, open space and recreational planning, environmental protection, and social and economic development.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor (Honours)

Duration

5 years full-time

Course Code

412852, 0102144

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

ATAR

70

About this course

Highlights

New double degree now available for mid-year entry
Combines strengths in Urban and Regional Planning with Environmental Science, addressing industry needs
Develop highly relevant skills to design and plan large-scale projects, ensuring the balance of usability and liveability with sustainable land management.
Study community planning, creative design, environmental management, geography, infrastructure provisions, spatial science.
Graduates work in urban design, transport planning, development assessment, open space and recreational planning, environmental protection, and social and economic development.

Highlights

New double degree now available for mid-year entry
Combines strengths in Urban and Regional Planning with Environmental Science, addressing industry needs
Develop highly relevant skills to design and plan large-scale projects, ensuring the balance of usability and liveability with sustainable land management.
Study community planning, creative design, environmental management, geography, infrastructure provisions, spatial science.
Graduates work in urban design, transport planning, development assessment, open space and recreational planning, environmental protection, and social and economic development.

Entry requirements

Year 12 early offer scheme

If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.

Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme

What you will learn

Combine your keen interest in environmental science with urban and regional planning to ensure the sustainable and efficient use of land and natural resources to balance and enhance environmental and societal needs.

Work with elected representatives communities and other clients to prepare and administer physical schemes that create better places and lives for neighbourhoods cities and regions. Work on large-scale projects such as new cities suburbs ports open space and recreational planning and environmental management.

If you're interested in social economic environmental and cultural issues art and design using your imagination and being creative then this new double degree might be right for you.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

With this industry-relevant double degree you'll be skilled in the implementation of environmental surveys and confident in the analysis and interpretation of environmental data. You'll be able to consult on the environmental impact of tourism and urban development ports and industrial projects. You'll be able to play a leading role in the urban design of housing open space and recreational planning or transport planning; as well as the rehabilitation and reforestation of degraded sites.

You could work in federal state or local government departments and agencies development companies major industry or professional planning and environmental consultancies.

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning) has accreditation from the Planning Institute of Australia.

The Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) may be eligible for membership of:

The Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand
Soil Science Australia
Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand
Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia
Society for Conservation Biology Oceania
Geospatial Information and Technology Association among others.

Research pathways

The Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) features embedded honours-level content throught the course and you will graduate with a bachelor honours degree. This advanced knowledge and skills will benefit your professional career or future research studies.

Possible careers

Coastal scientist
Ecologist
Environmental scientist
Environmental manager
Natural resource scientist
Urban designer
Urban and regional planner

Course structure

For this course you must complete a total of 480 credit points made up of 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning) and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science). You will study both science and urban development units in your first four years and concentrate on urban development studies for the remainder of this course.

Urban and Regional Planning component

Students are required to complete 288 credit points of study comprising:

72 credit points of core Urban Development units including a 12 credit point work placement unit and a 12 credit point research methods unit.
216 credit points of Urban and Regional Planning major discipline units including 24 credit points of capstone project.

Envrionmental Science Component

Students are required to complete 192 credit points of study comprising:

60 credit points of core Science units which includes 6 credit point units and one option unit (12cp) to be selected from a unit options list.
132 credit points of Environmental Science major discipline units.