Urban Planning

Studying Urban Planning at Melbourne

Urban planning is the art of making places.  It’s a collaborative process that shapes the physical setting for life in urban areas.

Urban planners explore the design and planning of public spaces, taking into consideration social, economic, aesthetic and environmental factors.  Urban planners and designers are actively engaged with some of the most pressing issues of our time, including increased urbanisation, climate change and sustainable resourcing.

The University of Melbourne offers a major in Urban Planning through the Bachelor of Design, and students are taught how to develop a broad knowledge of the history, theory, leading concepts and principles of urban planning and design.  Students get to understand the role of planners in influencing environmental sustainability, economic resilience and social equity in cities and towns, and be able to identify the main trends and factors shaping the development of local, national, regional and global communities. 

Find out more by browsing Urban Planning at Melbourne.  The undergraduate major in Urban Planning is a pre-professional course designed to provide the basic skills and theoretical knowledge to undertake an accredited professional program such as the Master of Urban Planning.