Bachelor of City Planning (Honours)

In your third year, you will complete a Practice Year, gaining hands-on experience in diverse workplaces across government, consultancies, NGOs and private organisations. This extended period of industry experience enables you to connect theory and practice, apply your learnings to the real world, and gain exposure to the professional and industry landscape.

Yes, the Bachelor of City Planning (Honours) is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA). Graduates are eligible for Corporate Membership of the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA), subject to practical experience, taking the first steps toward professional accreditation in the planning industry.

The program is a four-year, full-time embedded honours degree consisting of 28 courses totalling 192 units of credit (UOC). It includes Level 1 core courses (42 UOC), Level 2 core courses (42 UOC), Level 3 core courses including a Practice Year (30 UOC), Level 4 core courses including a thesis (36 UOC), at least 18 UOC of prescribed planning electives, 12 UOC of free electives, and 12 UOC of general education.

Yes, the Bachelor of City Planning (Honours) can be paired with the Bachelor of Laws in a double degree. This combination gives you a broad and comprehensive understanding of professional demands, global trends, and contemporary social issues such as sustainability, equitable environments, land law, strata and community titles, and construction contracts. Despite the name, a double degree is not double the workload — it combines the core courses from two programs so you graduate with two certificates sooner than studying for one degree followed by another.

For 2026, the lowest selection rank (ATAR plus adjustment factors) that received an offer was 83.0, and the lowest ATAR before adjustment factors was 75.2. Students may also be eligible for adjustment factors such as HSC Plus (up to 5 points), Elite Athletes, Performers and Leaders (up to 5 points), and the Educational Access Scheme (1–10 points). Alternative entry pathways include the Gateway Admission Pathway, Indigenous entry programs, the University Preparation Program, and Portfolio Entry for eligible students.