UnitLevel 4Postgraduate

UPD4101 Applied professional practice: planning capabilities and competencies

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

UPD4101 Applied professional practice: planning capabilities and competencies is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 1
Caulfield

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before UPD4101

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After UPD4101

No unit lists UPD4101 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Enrolment in the Master of Urban Planning and Design.

Overview

This unit focuses on the capabilities and core competencies that contribute to the practice of a quality urban planning professional. This unit exposes you to issues around planners' professional abilities, conduct and values, and develops the capabilities to perform ethically and efficiently in addressing complex urban situations. You will develop communication and collaborative skills necessary to help shape inclusive places.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Reflect on and understand professional roles and responsibilities of the planner in shaping the built environment;

  2. 2

    Apply listening, synthesising, graphic, written and verbal communication skills that contribute to the practice of the urban planning professional;

  3. 3

    Participate in collaborative processes required for effective planning processes;

  4. 4

    Reflect on and understand the professional ethics required of planners;

  5. 5

    Understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.

Workload and teaching

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study, or equivalent.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Ms Suzanne Barker
Yvonne Meng
Chief Examiners
Professor Carl Grodach

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for UPD4101?

UPD4101 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is UPD4101 offered?

In 2020, UPD4101 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
4
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Architecture
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available