Plan, build and construct your future at QUT
As an urban development double degree student at QUT, there's a range of different experiences that are available to you.
Your career starts here
'QUT offers the only double degree in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. I believe that understanding our planning scheme as well as the underlying pressures, constraints and opportunities in our urban areas is incredibly important when considering our approach to design. Both of my degrees have been incredibly practical and hands on, while also instilling creative problem solving skills and new ways to approach real world problems.'
Bachelor of Design (Landscape Architecture) and Bachelor of Urban Development (Urban and Regional Planning)
Think Urban and Regional Planning. Think QUT.
QUT’s Urban and Regional Planning course is the number one preferred planning course in Queensland. It is highly regarded by industry and is recognised for integrating community involvement with design and implementation phases.
Pursue your interests
Lazarus Cinnabar grew up with fascination for cities, their natural environments and how they were created. His urban and regional planning degree at QUT helped him land a graduate position in Victorian Public Service Aboriginal Pathway Program. ‘Studying was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever done and I strongly encourage anyone to give it a go.’
Plan, build and construct your future at QUT
As an urban development double degree student at QUT, there's a range of different experiences that are available to you.
Your career starts here
'QUT offers the only double degree in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. I believe that understanding our planning scheme as well as the underlying pressures, constraints and opportunities in our urban areas is incredibly important when considering our approach to design. Both of my degrees have been incredibly practical and hands on, while also instilling creative problem solving skills and new ways to approach real world problems.'
Bachelor of Design (Landscape Architecture) and Bachelor of Urban Development (Urban and Regional Planning)
Think Urban and Regional Planning. Think QUT.
QUT’s Urban and Regional Planning course is the number one preferred planning course in Queensland. It is highly regarded by industry and is recognised for integrating community involvement with design and implementation phases.
Pursue your interests
Lazarus Cinnabar grew up with fascination for cities, their natural environments and how they were created. His urban and regional planning degree at QUT helped him land a graduate position in Victorian Public Service Aboriginal Pathway Program. ‘Studying was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever done and I strongly encourage anyone to give it a go.’








Highlights
- Prepare for a dynamic and rewarding career planning large-scale developments like new cities, suburbs, ports, recreational and industrial areas and transport infrastructure.
- Learn to design and manage the use of land and natural resources to meet society’s needs in a sustainable way.
- Apply what you learn to real projects with our government, development and community partners.
- Learn to collaborate and address real-world challenges as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Pursue your passions and expand your career opportunities with a double degree in Architecture, Landscape Architecture or Science.
- Graduate with a highly regarded qualification accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia and set yourself up for an exciting career, with projected national job growth of 12% by 2025*.
Highlights
- Prepare for a dynamic and rewarding career planning large-scale developments like new cities, suburbs, ports, recreational and industrial areas and transport infrastructure.
- Learn to design and manage the use of land and natural resources to meet society’s needs in a sustainable way.
- Apply what you learn to real projects with our government, development and community partners.
- Learn to collaborate and address real-world challenges as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Pursue your passions and expand your career opportunities with a double degree in Architecture, Landscape Architecture or Science.
- Graduate with a highly regarded qualification accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia and set yourself up for an exciting career, with projected national job growth of 12% by 2025*.
Why choose this course?
Study Urban and Regional Planning at QUT and get ready for a dynamic and rewarding career planning large-scale developments like cities, suburbs, ports, recreational areas, and transport infrastructure.
As part of a diverse school with close ties to architecture and engineering, you’ll learn to design and manage the use of our natural resources to meet society’s needs in a sustainable way.
You’ll then have opportunities to apply those skills to real projects, run in collaboration with our partners in government, industry and local community groups.
Throughout your studies, you’ll address real-world planning challenges as part of multidisciplinary teams, and use the same software and technology that the professionals use.
Pursue your passions and expand your employment opportunities with a double degree in Landscape Architecture or Environmental Science. QUT is the only university in Australia that offers a double degree in Urban and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture.
Our flexible course structure allows you to choose minors to match your career aspirations and personal goals and maximise your employment opportunities.
Explore this course
In your first year, you’ll complete units that will lay the foundations for the remainder of your course. You’ll explore the built environment and receive an introduction to planning and design, urban development law, urban analysis and land-use planning. You’ll also develop your skills in negotiation and conflict resolution.
In your second year, you’ll continue to build skills in site planning, stakeholder engagement, transport planning and planning law, as well as engaging in units from your selected second major or set of minors. From there, you’ll have the opportunity to refine your understanding of urban design and property development, and use your cumulative knowledge to undertake environmental planning activities. You’ll also reflect on your work placement and consolidate your research skills.
In your final year, you’ll explore advanced concepts of urban and regional planning, as well as planning theory and ethics. You’ll engage in real-world planning projects in studio and research environments, and potentially undertake an internship with a member of Queensland’s Parliament. Your studies will culminate in a major research project with a faculty mentor that showcases your career-ready skills.
Flexible delivery
Start online. Come when you can.
You can commence this course online in 2021 if you are unable to enter Australia due to travel restrictions, however you may not be able to enrol with a full-time study load as some units may not be available.
In addition, you may choose to commence your studies by undertaking eligible Minor units. (Engineering units with hands-on practicals are only offered on campus.)
You will need to complete the course on campus, once travel to Brisbane is possible.
Work Integrated Learning
You are required to undertake 30 days of approved urban and regional planning work experience as part of your Work Integrated Learning core unit.
* Source: Graduate Outcomes Survey 2019-2021 / Australian Taxation Office 2017-18 financial year / Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) / ComparED compared.edu.au
Careers and outcomes
As an urban and regional planner, you’ll design and manage the use of land and natural resources to meet society’s future needs in a sustainable way. Working with elected representatives, communities and other clients, you’ll prepare and administer physical schemes that create better places and lives for neighbourhoods, cities and regions. You’ll also plan large-scale projects such as new cities, suburbs, ports, recreational and industrial areas and transport routes, consulting widely among local communities and colleagues in related fields.
You may enjoy a career in urban and regional planning if you’re interested in social, economic, environmental and cultural issues; art and design; using your imagination; and being creative. With a flexible course structure, you’ll have the opportunity to enhance your broad appreciation of fields related to urban and regional planning, such as urban design, property economics, architecture, landscape architecture, law or business management.
Careers and outcomes
As an urban and regional planner, you’ll have employment opportunities locally and internationally, in state and local government departments and agencies, large multi-stranded development companies, and professional planning consultancies. Career choices include urban design, transport planning, development assessment, plan preparation for housing and industrial areas, open space and recreational planning, environmental protection, and social and economic development.
Professional recognition
This course has accreditation from the Planning Institute of Australia.
Possible careers
- Development manager
- Environmental planner
- Policy Officer
- Sustainability Design Consultant
- Transport planner
- Urban Designer
- Urban and Regional Planner
- Urban planner
Your QUT Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning) degree consists of 384 credit points (32 units) arranged as follows:
a) 72 credit points (6 units) of urban development core units, which includes a Professional Practice unit that requires completion of workplace learning
b) 216 credit points (18 units) of urban and regional planning discipline units
c) 96 credit points of complementary studies comprising of either a second major (8 unit set) or two minors (4 unit set each).
Urban development core units
These units will engage you in understanding urban development from a range of disciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives, expose you to the various outcomes available for pursuing studies in this field and introduce the fundamental basis for policy and practice. Later core units, together with the discipline specific units, will progress your learning development through experiential and enquiry based learning in collaborative environments.
Urban and regional planning major discipline units
These units give you discipline level knowledge, skills and application competencies from introductory through intermediate, culminating with advanced graduate level units. They focus on developing your knowledge, practice and higher-order thinking to an advanced level.
Complementary studies options
Complementary studies may be taken as a second major of 96 credit points or two minors of 48 credit points each. Experiential minors in work integrated learning as well as student exchange are also available.
Second majors
A second major provides the opportunity for you to undertake significant studies in a second Urban Development discipline such as Property Economics, Construction Management, Architectural Studies, Accountancy, Applied Economics and Finance. Second majors are also designed to provide diverse professional skills and knowledge beyond the traditional reaches of the built environment curriculum and can offer a range of study options in other fields.
Minors
Minors will allow you undertake studies in a companion discipline. They are designed to provide you with introductory to intermediate level knowlege and skills in areas complementary to your studies. You can choose a minor from other built environment disciplines. There are also minors designed to distinguish students in the employment marketplace with complementary non-discipline' skills and competencies that you can choose from a range of inter- and intra-faculty disciplines.
Pathways to further study
The (UD01) Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) is located at Level 8 of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). Graduates may be eligible for discipline relevant masters and/or doctoral level programs.
Your QUT Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban and Regional Planning) degree consists of 384 credit points (32 units) arranged as follows:
a) 72 credit points (6 units) of Urban Development Core units, which includes a Professional Practice unit that requires completion of workplace learning.
b) 216 credit points (18 units) of Urban and Regional Planning discipline units
c) 96 credit points of complementary studies comprising of either a Second Major (8 unit set) or two Minors (4 unit set each).
Urban Development Core Units
These units will engage you in understanding Urban Development from a range of disciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives, expose you to the various outcomes available for pursuing studies in this field and introduce the fundamental basis for policy and practice. Later core units, together with the discipline specific units, will progress your learning development through experiential and enquiry based learning in collaborative environments.
Urban and Regional Planning Major Discipline Units
These units give you discipline level knowledge, skills and application competencies from introductory through intermediate, culminating with advanced graduate level units. They focus on developing your knowledge, practice and higher-order thinking to an advanced level.
Complementary Studies Options
Complementary studies may be taken as a Second Major of 96 credit points or two Minors of 48 credit points each. Experiential minors in Work Integrated Learning as well as student exchange are also available.
Second Majors
A second major provides the opportunity for you to undertake significant studies in a second Urban Development discipline such as Property Economics, Construction Management, Architectural Studies, Accountancy, Applied Economics and Finance. Second majors are also designed to provide diverse professional skills and knowledge beyond the traditional reaches of the built environment curriculum and can offer a range of study options in other fields.
Minors
Minors will allow you undertake studies in a companion discipline. They are designed to provide you with introductory to intermediate level knowlege and skills in areas complementary to your studies. You can choose a minor from other built environment disciplines. There are also minors designed to distinguish students in the employment marketplace with complementary 'non-discipline' skills and competencies that you can choose from a range of inter- and intra-faculty disciplines.
Pathways to Further Study
The (UD01) Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) is located at Level 8 of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). Graduates may be eligible for discipline relevant Masters and/or Doctoral level programs.
- ATAR/selection rank threshold
- 70.00
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2022.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
- Course code
- UD01
- QTAC code
- 412352
- CRICOS code
- 080479J
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- Gardens Point
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- Gardens Point
- 4 years full-time
- 8 years part-time
- 4 years full-time
- February and July
- February and July
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
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.
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 93.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Adjustments to your ATAR/selection rank
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2021
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
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Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
94.65
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Selection rank
94.65
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Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
78.65
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Selection rank
79.00
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Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
69.30
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Selection rank
70.15
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You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
I completed secondary school in Australia
- ATAR/selection rank
- 70.00
Offer guarantee
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 93.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
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PTE Academic/PTE Academic Online | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
IELTS Academic / IELTS Online | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
TOEFL iBT / Home / Paper | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2023 fees
2023: To Be Announced
2023 fees
2023: To Be Announced
2022 fees
2022: CSP $9,500 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2022 fees
2022: $32,600 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
Find out more about undergraduate course fees
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
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QUT's premier offering for students with outstanding academic achievement.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
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