Graduate Diploma in Planning

This course is tailored for professionals in design, planning, and property sectors seeking to pivot their careers. It offers a comprehensive understanding of planning issues, negotiation skills, and creative problem-solving abilities.

Choose this course for its unique perspective on planning as a critical, community-connecting task rather than a mere approval process. It fosters a collaborative learning environment where property development and planning students share a foundational year, promoting a balanced approach to urban development.

The course stands out for its multidisciplinary approach, integrating knowledge from various fields such as urban design, economics, and law, to shape sustainable urban environments. A strong focus on sustainability and the property development cycle is central to the curriculum.

You will gain technical skills for land market analysis, feasibility studies, and evidence-based forecasting. The course also covers large-scale structure planning and the design of master-planned communities.

Learning is interactive and applied, featuring peer-led teamwork, case studies, and field trips, with international travel opportunities to enhance your global perspective.

Upon completion, you will be well-equipped for a career transition, with opportunities in both public and private sectors. Graduates find roles in government, consulting, strategic and sub-regional planning, and property development, where they can influence major projects and master planning with financial analysis.

This is an exit-only course. There is no direct admission to it. Current UTS students may be able to submit an Internal Course Transfer (Graduating) application to exit with this course. See the Course transfer page for further details.

Whereas planning has often been seen as an approval process, UTS approaches the discipline as a critical task, one that connects communities with governments, institutions and developers.

Property development and planning students study a common first year, which develops a mutual understanding of how to balance private and public interests in urban development.