UPD5002 Planning project 4: Inclusive city
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
UPD5002 Planning project 4: Inclusive city is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2026 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs UPD5001.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before UPD5002
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After UPD5002
No unit lists UPD5002 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Master of Urban Planning and Design (F6004) or Master of Architecture (F6001).
Overview
Inclusive city focuses on issues pertinent to planning to address the challenge of creating people-centred cities. The unit expands and consolidates advanced concepts, knowledge and skills encompassing a range of complex issues relevant to practising urban planning and design. Through critical research, analysis and synthesis undertaken in real spatial settings, the unit develops concepts, creative approaches, processes and outcomes, and the skills to communicate.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | Flexible |
Assessment
- Inclusive City ProjectProject100%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of relevant concepts and principles associated with contemporary planning and design that strategically respond to complex community issues;
- 2
Develop effective and innovative planning and design responses and processes that strategically respond to complex community issues;
- 3
Integrate knowledge and synthesise insights from diverse sources to develop meaningful, inclusive, equitable and sustainable planning approaches;
- 4
Effectively communicate planning and design ideas, demonstrating a high level of competence in written, visual, design, graphic and verbal communication skills;
- 5
Critically reflect on and practice ethical approaches to planning with diverse communities, recognising the importance of resilience, inclusivity and sustainability;
- 6
Adapt to evolving community challenges, seek new knowledge, and engage in continuous self-directed learning.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities72 hours
- Teaching approachField trips
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
24 hours per week including 6 contact hours plus 18 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Liz Taylor
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Liz Taylor