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The University of Queensland (UQ)

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Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning (Honours)

  • Bachelor (Honours)

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to help communities, companies and governments integrate the environmental, economic and social aspects of development from site design to regional scale analysis.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor (Honours)
Duration
4 years full-time
Course Code
2381, 084716B
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
International Fees
$48,160 per year / $192,640 total

About this course

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to help communities, companies and governments integrate the environmental, economic and social aspects of development from site design to regional scale analysis.

Entry requirements

Prerequisites
Completed at least 42 units towards the Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning, including PLAN3001, and either:
  • have a GPA of 5.5 in courses that can be credited towards the BRTP(Hons) program; or
  • satisfied the head of school that the person is qualified to undertake honours.
Prerequisites
Completed at least 42 units towards the Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning, including PLAN3001, and either:
  • have a GPA of 5.5 in courses that can be credited towards the BRTP(Hons) program; or
  • satisfied the head of school that the person is qualified to undertake honours.
Minimum entry score

Select where you studied and your qualification to see the minimum entry score you need to be considered for this program.

Use the minimum entry score as a guide. Your score must be at least equivalent to the required Australian Year 12 ATAR score. Entry requirements are subject to change.

Equivalent subjects
SubjectQualification equivalent
English language requirements

IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ

TOEFL iBT (including Paper Edition) - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.

PTE Academic - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.

BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.

CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.

OET is not accepted.

There are other ways to meet the English language requirements. For some programs, additional conditions apply.

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Student visas

International students who are accepted into full-time study in the Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning (Honours) are eligible to apply for an Australian student visa (subclass 500).

There are a number of requirements you must satisfy before a visa is granted, including the Genuine Student (GS) requirement.

Learn more about student visas

Study locations

St Lucia

What you will learn

  • Study a program fully accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia and achieve a qualification that comes with professional recognition.
  • Work on planning projects with industry partners throughout your program to gain hands-on experience putting theory into practice.
  • Learn to balance the competing priorities for development with preservation of the natural environment in modern-day regional and town planning.
  • Become a career prospect highly regarded by employers for being future focussed and able to think outside the box.

Career pathways

Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

  • Town planning and environment director
  • City design coordinator
  • Strategic planner
  • Urban designer
  • Consulting arborist

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Architecture & Building courses at The University of Queensland (UQ).
79.4%
Overall satisfaction
77.8%
Skill scale
66.7%
Teaching scale
87.3%
Employed full-time
$56k
Average salary