Bachelor of Urban Planning

This future-focused program will equip you with the practical skills, theory and hands-on experience needed for a meaningful career in planning and sustainable development. Preparing you for a dynamic professional environment, UQ’s Bachelor of Urban Planning supports you to apply planning theory and develop your design skills by working on real-life planning projects with industry partners, in every year of the program. You’ll gain the practical skills required to plan cities and regional towns and learn to balance urban and infrastructure development with creation of healthy and connected communities and preservation of the natural environment. Study land-use planning, urban design, climate resilience, transport and infrastructure planning, use and extension of information technology, heritage and conservation, and more. You can also focus your planning qualification through your choice of specialised electives. You'll graduate with a qualification recognised by the Planning Institute of Australia and be prepared for a variety of interesting roles in the public, private and civil society sectors. For more information, visit Bachelor of Urban Planning at UQ.