Bachelor of City Planning (Honours)

at University of New South Wales - Kensington Campus Australia

The UNSW Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) is a three-year degree when studied full time.

Do you have a thirst for knowledge and a desire to better understand how our world works? This degree will give you in-depth knowledge and insight into three highly influential academic areas that examine urgent global challenges and potential solutions.

With a global understanding and unique skillset, you’ll be part of a select group of individuals equipped to drive important social, political and economic change.

UNSW’s Master of Environmental Management is a two-year full-time postgraduate degree that will prepare you for a career that tackles our biggest ecological challenges through change-leadership and sustainability.

In this master’s degree, you’ll learn to think about environmental problems through a number of lenses, forming a deep understanding of the socio-political influences that drive them.  In addition to the program’s key focus on conceptual tools, you will also develop experiential and practical skills to inform ethical and restorative sustainability leadership in a range of professional contexts.

The Master of City Planning at UNSW is a two-year, professionally accredited postgraduate degree that allows you to bring experience from previous study to launch a career in urban and regional planning.

City planning is an exciting, varied and progressive profession that plays a pivotal role in decisions shaping the future of cities and regions. Through a career in planning, you’ll improve lives by designing cities that are sustainable, equitable, healthy and inspiring.

As part of the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture you’ll join a uniquely interdisciplinary and supportive community. You’ll work alongside students and professionals from across the built environment, just as you would in the workplace. You’ll benefit from UNSW’s strong ties to industry and world-leading research in city planning, as you explore diverse subjects including city renewal, city analytics, housing policy and healthy sustainable communities.

In your second year you’ll undertake a major capstone project, which allows you to deepen your expertise in an area of specialisation and empowers you to kick-start your career by adding to your professional portfolio.

Key features
The key features and subject areas in this degree will see you explore a broad range of urban issues through theory and practice, preparing you for diverse, future-focused careers. Areas of study include:

• Urban design
• City economics and development
• Environment and sustainability
• City building – infrastructure and transport
• Strategic spatial planning
• Planning law and administration
• Planning research and analysis
• Urban management and development assessment
• Urban equity and health
• City analytics

UNSW’s Bachelor of Commerce/Arts is a double degree that will equip you with business experience and expertise, combined with the creativity, analytical and critical thinking skills that come with an arts degree. Both degrees offer flexibility, allowing you to shape your degree to match your ambitions and interests.

The Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) has been designed with consultation from industry to set you up for lifelong employability. By combining your BCom with a Bachelor of Arts, you can choose from a diverse range of majors and subjects in the arts, humanities and social sciences. You'll develop an in-depth knowledge and breadth of understanding, gaining the tools to think critically, communicate effectively and conduct independent research.

You’ll graduate with a unique combination of skills and knowledge that will prepare you to adapt and thrive in the careers of the future.

Finance (Major)
Finance informs large-scale decisions for people at all levels. From personal finance to strategic decision-making within organisations, those who control the money also control the direction many organisations take. Skills and knowledge in finance provide value for those working in the financial services industry, including banking, brokerage and investment management, and just general business.

Skills and expertise in finance give you the ability to creatively problem solve, create wealth and apply those skills broadly across a broad range of industries. Your analytical and finance skills will put you in demand and set you up for success in a diverse range of careers in finance in Australia and across the globe whether you’re a domestic or international student.

You have the option to study full-time or part-time depending on where you are at in your career so your study can fit in with your life and your professional aspirations. There are 18 finance degrees to choose from as well as a range of double degrees and degrees which offer finance as an area of specialisation.

Through the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)/Law double degree, you'll develop excellent analytical skills, a capacity for scholarly research and effective oral and written communication skills that will prepare you for a range of careers. You’ll gain the practical skills to make a genuine impact on society by pursuing a career as a psychologist or lawyer. Through real-world experiences, including internships, field trips and practice in our on-campus legal clinics, you’ll have extensive opportunities to apply your knowledge in practical situations.

Our Law degree encourages a commitment to personal and professional development, ethical practice and social responsibility. This professional degree meets the requirements for accreditation with the Legal Professional Admission Board, while the fifth-year courses in Psychology meet the requirements for provisional registration as a psychologist nationally and associate membership in the Australian Psychological Society.

In the Psychology (Honours) degree, you’ll conduct a major research project under the guidance of one of our expert academic supervisors. 

The UNSW Bachelor of City Planning is a four-year, full-time honours degree that shows you how to shape the future of built environments to benefit residents, businesses and communities alike. Because cities and regions need to be more than efficient and convenient – they need to adapt to foster a sense of connection, create new ways of living, and make sure we can sustainably grow.

Learn to thrive at the intersection of development, land use, environment and urban design. At the same time, gain the knowledge and skills to turn your creativity and critical thinking into solutions. From protecting our natural and heritage-built environments to working with communities in cultivating fair, equitable and inclusive neighbourhoods – you can make real change.
This planning degree gets to the heart of what makes great places tick. Shape the future of our cities and regions and make your mark on what urban and regional planning will be capable of for years to come.
Key features
Work experience
Learning from real-world experience is vital to getting ready for your next step, which is why work experience is a defining feature of this degree. As part of our diverse Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA) community, you'll work alongside students and professionals across the built environment sector. You'll benefit from our strong ties to the industry when you complete our highly regarded and world-leading Practice Year in your third year of study.

Strong connections
Throughout this bachelor’s degree, you'll be supported by our diverse, open and inclusive community and gain access to our world-class alumni connections. What's more, you'll also have access to networking events with the PIA Young Planners and opportunities to connect with Australia's leading urban research centre, the City Futures Research Centre.

Become job ready
Prioritise your career success and increase your employability through our honours program while taking the first steps toward gaining corporate membership with the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA). Not only did UNSW win the Australian Financial Review's 'Most Employable Students Award' in 2020, but we also ranked 33rd worldwide as a leading Built Environment school.

Grow your knowledge
You'll explore city planning through crucial subject areas, including:

• Urban society, theory, history
• City economics and development
• Heritage planning
• Housing policy and urban renewal
• Rural and regional planning
• Environment, sustainability and resilience
• Planning law and administration
• Strategic planning
• Social and community planning
• Urban design and plan making
• GIS and city analytics
• Infrastructure and transport planning

This double degree combines the professional Bachelor of Laws with the Bachelor of Media to give you a unique understanding of how these two industries can influence, persuade and create important lasting change. The combination develops communications leaders who inspire innovation and adhere to the highest ethical standards.

Through your studies in media, you’ll be equipped with the expertise to make a difference in the exciting, challenging, and constantly evolving field of media. Media at UNSW pushes you to develop confidence in a diverse and flexible mix of creative, critical, and practical knowledge. You will gain essential skills for navigating media in the 21st century so that you can collaborate effectively, and drive and respond to innovation.

This double degree combination is relevant if you’re interested in becoming a media lawyer, or working in public sector communication, and public relations.

From data management to biostatistics, finance to environmental modelling, our advanced-level mathematics degree will prepare you for a wide range of careers. Mathematics and statistics graduates can work across many industries, wherever logical skill and analysis of quantitative data is needed to provide accurate and timely answers.

In your arts degree, you can explore humanities, creative arts, social sciences, languages or business. You’ll develop a broader understanding of the world and gain the skills you need to make a difference.

With expertise across two disciplines, this double degree will broaden your skillset and expand your career possibilities

UNSW’s Bachelor of Commerce/Arts is a double degree that will equip you with business experience and expertise, combined with the creativity, analytical and critical thinking skills that come with an arts degree. Both degrees offer flexibility, allowing you to shape your degree to match your ambitions and interests.

The Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) has been designed with consultation from industry to set you up for lifelong employability. By combining your BCom with a Bachelor of Arts, you can choose from a diverse range of majors and subjects in the arts, humanities and social sciences. You'll develop an in-depth knowledge and breadth of understanding, gaining the tools to think critically, communicate effectively and conduct independent research.

You’ll graduate with a unique combination of skills and knowledge that will prepare you to adapt and thrive in the careers of the future.

Accounting (Major)

Studying accounting, you’ll become a business insights expert. Your skills, experience and expertise will be highly transferrable, setting you up for versatile and successful careers, now and into the future. You’ll be prepared to work in diverse organisations, in multidisciplinary teams, using your unique mix of technical, analytical, advisory, and leadership skills to enable sustainable value creation.

When you study accounting or choose an accounting major at UNSW Business School, you’ll learn to:

• Measure, estimate, and report business value;
• Tell stories by interpreting and communicating business outcomes, prospects, and challenges;  
• Advise on complex business, taxation, and regulatory matters;  
• Co-create strategies for future success;
• Enhance the reliability of business information;  
• Leverage financial and analytical technology to improve business insights;
• Work with a professional conscience and integrity.  

UNSW’s accounting study options are career-focused, with the opportunity to gain work experience and establish industry networks throughout your studies. You’ll also have access to Career Accelerator - a program exclusive to UNSW Business School, offering internships and professional development opportunities unique to your career goals.

This innovative degree extends the Civil Engineering Bachelor degree by including courses in Architecture from the School of Built Environment. Civil engineers create and manage the infrastructure of our built environment, including bridges, roads and highways, tunnels, dams, ports and harbours, railways, water supply and sewerage schemes, irrigation systems and many other structures.

The degree will lead to a professionally accredited Engineering qualification with a foundation in architectural principles and an understanding of both the architect's role in structural design and the connection between architects and engineers. It aims to inspire students to become conceptual thinkers with an appreciation for architectural beauty and the mathematical insight to challenge traditional boundaries of structural design.