Kickstart or formalise your urban planning career

Looking for a way to kick-start a future in urban planning? With a degree from another discipline or work experience in related professions, you can enrol in the UTS Graduate Certificate in Planning. This course is designed to equip you with the foundational knowledge you need to continue your academic journey and provides you with a direct pathway into the UTS Master of Planning.   

Whether you're starting a new path or looking to accelerate your career in urban planning, this program will help you develop a foundational understanding of the role urban planners play in shaping our vibrant urban environments, preparing you for further learning and an exciting future where you'll create the groundbreaking places and spaces of tomorrow. 

Graduate Certificate in Planning

CODE

UTS: C11270 (version 3)

CRICOS: 096458E

DURATION

0.5 years full time
1 year part time

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Autumn Session 2025
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Autumn Session 2026
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COURSE FEES

Indicative total tuition fee for domestic students
$15,235

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LOCATION

City campus

What you’ll study

The UTS Graduate Certificate of Planning is a postgraduate degree designed to be completed over six months of full-time study or one year part-time. This program is designed to give you a foundational and up-to-date understanding of core competencies, approaches and perspectives within the world of urban planning in preparation for further postgraduate study.  

You'll study development, laws and regulations and choose to build further insight into community engagement or design. You'll also establish in-demand soft skills, such as teamwork, cross-cultural collaboration, communication, problem-solving, and strategic thinking. 

Subjects at a glance

  • Core subjects

    Subject Code Subject Name
    15142
    Property Development Process
    17700
    Planning and Environmental Law
    15146
    Sustainable Urban Development

Typical course program

The outline below shows an example program for the Graduate Certificate in Planning based on a full-time study load. Please note that your exact program may differ based on your unique circumstances, such as your commencement date, subject selections and recognition of prior learning.

  1. 3
    Planning foundation core subjects
  2. 1
    Planning foundation options subjects
  1. First six months

    Throughout this six-month course, you'll complete core subjects to build your urban planning capabilities. You'll study property development, sustainability and design, attaining a solid working knowledge of the relevant planning and environmental laws and regulations.

Course highlights

In this degree we teach capabilities covering topics like development feasibility analyses, legislative considerations, and economic, environmental, and social sustainability. The program aims to shape you into an informed, competent urban planning student ready to undertake further learning in the UTS Master of Planning. 

Admissions information

Admissions information

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Entry schemes and pathways

At UTS, we understand the dedication it takes to reach your current position – forging a path through prior study, work, and diverse learning experiences.

If you're Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, Jumbunna is an alternative application process for our courses that emphasises diverse pathways to success.

You can apply for our courses using your previous study. You may even be eligible for recognition of prior learning, so you won’t need to repeat subjects.

Careers

Your future career

As a graduate, you'll have an excellent fundamental understanding of urban planning as a discipline, possessing insight into urban and property development, sustainability and regulation. Together, this will ensure you have the thorough knowledge of planning fundamentals to succeed in your further studies through the UTS Master of Planning. 

From there, you'll have everything you need to launch a thrilling and rewarding career in the ever-changing world of planning, where you'll get hands-on experience to shape the urban landscapes and places of our future. 

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Where you’ll study

Our world-class facilities support your future-focused learning and high-impact research. They enable effective partnerships with industry and provide services to our community.

Why UTS?

Why study Design, Architecture and Building at UTS

With a Design, Architecture and Building degree from UTS, you'll build connections with industry from the moment you start your studies, and learn the skills to respond to social, cultural, environmental and economic challenges.

Study in purpose-built facilities and access the latest technologies shaping your field, from 3D printing to AI, drones and seamless knitting machines. Our commitment to hands-on practice and professional accreditation means our courses are highly respected by the industry – and our students are too.

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