Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Master of Urban and Regional Planning
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2014 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Coursework Policy 2014, the Resolutions of the School, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended), the Academic Honesty in Coursework Policy 2015 and the Academic Honesty Procedures 2016. Up to date versions of all such documents are available from the Policy Register: http://sydney.edu.au/policies.
Course Resolutions
1 Course codes
|
Code |
Course and stream title |
|---|---|
|
GCURREPL-01 |
Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning |
|
GNURREPL-04 |
Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning |
|
MAURREPL-04 |
Master of Urban and Regional Planning |
|
MAURREPL-04 |
Master of Urban and Regional Planning (Heritage Conservation) |
2 Attendance pattern
3 Master's type
0.
The master's degree in these resolutions is a professional master's course, as defined by the Coursework Rule.
4 Embedded courses in this sequence
(2)
Providing candidates satisfy the admission requirements for each stage, a candidate may progress to the award of any of the courses in this sequence. Only the longest award completed will be conferred.
5 Streams
(1)
The Master of Urban and Regional Planning is available in the following stream - Heritage Conservation.
6 Admission to candidature
(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria.
(2)
Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning requires a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or an equivalent qualification.
(a)
a bachelor's degree in design, human geography or related field from the University of Sydney or an equivalent qualification with a credit average mark across all units; or
(5)
In exceptional circumstances the Head of School and Dean may admit applicants without these qualifications but whose evidence of experience and achievement is deemed by the Head of School and Dean to be equivalent.
7 Requirements for award
(2)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning, a candidate must complete 24 credit points, including:
(3)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning, a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including:
(4)
To qualify for the award of the Master of Urban and Regional Planning, a candidate must complete 72 credit points including:
(6)
Core units completed in excess of the minimum requirements may count as optional or elective units of study.
(7)
Optional units completed in excess of the minimum requirements may count as elective units of study.
8 Course transfer
0.
A candidate for the master's degree or graduate diploma may elect to discontinue study and graduate with a shorter award from this embedded sequence, with the approval of the Head of School and Dean, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.
9 Transitional provisions
(1)
These resolutions apply to students who commence their candidature after 1 January, 2017 and students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2017 who elect to proceed under these resolutions.
(2)
Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2017 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January, 2019. The School may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.