undergraduate

urban & regional planning
Start your career journey with an ECU Urban and Regional
Planning Degree and you’ll be able to help create communities
that people will love to live in.
Ever looked at a street, a community business district or the
layout of a shopping complex and thought it could have been
planned better Then consider an ECU Planning Degree.
Planners forecast the future residential, commercial and
recreational needs of communities, and develop policies
and plans for the best use of land and resources to create
sustainable living environments.
With ECU Urban and Regional Planning courses, the road is
open to a wide range of career choices within government and
private industry.
YOUR FUTURE‘S IN GOOD HANDS WITH A PIA
ACCREDITED DEGREE
ECU’s Bachelor of Planning degree is accredited by the
Planning Institute of Australia (PIA), meaning ECU Planning
students acquire the right skills and knowledge, through
a balance of theory and practice, to be job-ready when
they graduate.
STUDENTS LINK ACADEMIA WITH THE
REAL WORLD
Field trips and live projects are key elements of student
learning and assessment, to ensure you have the
necessary real-world experience to complement
your studies. In 2010 students visited the Midland
redevelopment authority area to observe how land
is being developed into a healthy lifestyle city, where
urban structure is balanced with natural landscape, and
cycling, transit and walking are promoted as the dominant
transport forms.
HELPING TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
In cities like Perth, we can no longer assume that the water
resources we currently have will be the same in future years.
Suburbs will need to be designed around the availability of water,
and transport systems developed to reduce our reliance on
energy intensive transportation.
The City of Wanneroo, in partnership with property developer,
Cedar Woods, has constructed their EcoVision Demonstration
Home project. This project offers the community practical and
innovative ideas to help reduce the cost of living, and minimise
our impact on the environment.
ECU’s Centre for Planning has been involved in the project since
its inception and ECU’s Faculty of Business and Law is a proud
supporter of the City of Wanneroo and a Gold Sponsor of the
EcoVision project.
ECU PLANNING LECTURER HELPS STUDENTS OBTAIN
WORK PLACEMENTS
Through senior lecturer Dr Edward Andre’s support and industry
links, ECU Graduate Diploma of Planning student, Matt Robinson
and Bachelor of Planning student, Daniel Bouwer, have been
fortunate in gaining workplace experience to complement
their studies.
Matt has recently completed work experience over the summer
holidays with the City of Wanneroo and Daniel will complete a
four-week placement with the WA Young Planners in the East
Pilbara region during the 2011 semester break.
The WA Young Planners work placement is a new initiative
designed to interest young planners in working in regional areas.
Dr Andre said, “It’s important to encourage our students to
assist with creating socially cohesive, liveable and sustainable
communities. It helps them take theory out of the classroom
and apply it in the real-world. It also provides an opportunity to
explore the different aspects of the planning industry and identify
their area of interest.”
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