If you want to get into a career in planning, there are many great tertiary institutions in Australia that can get you there. Planning 4 Success' course guide offers a comprehensive listing of universities and degrees that you can study which will provide you with the right skills and training for the planning industry.
PIA ACCREDITATION
The Planning Institute of Australia aims to promote the study of planning and the improvement of the skills practising planners in Australia. To achieve these aims, PIA has for many years accredited tertiary education courses and recognised Australian qualifications that are considered to provide an adequate foundation of theory, skills, and knowledge to allow graduates to work as planners in the field of urban and regional planning. PIA Accredited courses are highlighted below.
Australian Capital Territory
There are no courses currently accredited
New South Wales
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
 |
- Bachelor of City Planning (Hons). Accredited until 2021
- Bachelor of City Planning (Hons)/Bachelor of Laws. Accredited until 2021
- Master of City Planning. Accredited until 2021
|
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Master of Urban and Regional Planning. Accredited until Dec 2025
- Master of Urbanism - Urban and Regional Planning Specialisation. Accredited until Dec 2025
|
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Master of Planning. Accredited until Dec 2021
|
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Master of Planning (previously known as Master of Environmental Planning). Accredited until Dec 2023
- Bachelor of Planning. Accredited until Dec 2023
|
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning. Accredited until Dec 2025
- Graduate Diploma of Urban & Regional Planning. Accredited until Dec 2025
- Master of Urban & Regional Planning. Accredited until Dec 2025
|
WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Bachelor of Planning + Master of Urban Management and Planning. Accredited until Dec 2023
- Master of Planning. Accredited until Dec 2023
- Master of Research (Planning). Accredited until Dec 2021
|
Northern Territory
There are no courses currently accredited
Queensland
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Bachelor of Regional & Town Planning. Accredited approved until 2021
- Master of Urban & Regional Planning. Accredited approved until 2021
|
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Bachelor of Urban & Environmental Planning. Accredited until Dec 2021
- Bachelor of Urban & Environmental Planning with Honours. Accredited until Dec 2021
- Bachelor of Urban & Environmental Planning / Bachelor of Science. Accredited until Dec 2021
- Bachelor of Urban & Environmental Planning (Honours)/ Bachelor of Science. Accredited until Dec 2021
- Master in Urban and Environmental Planning. Accredited until Dec 2021
|
QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Bachelor of Urban Development (Urban and Regional Planning) major (honours). Accredited until Dec 2024
- Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Urban & Regional Planning) / Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) [double-degree]. Accredited until Dec 2024
- Bachelor of Design (Landscape Architecture) / Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) Urban and Regional Planning [double-degree]. Accreditied until Dec 2024
|
JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Bachelor of Planning / Bachelor of Planning (Hons). Accredited until Dec 2024
- Masters of Planning and Urban design. Accredited until Dec 2021
|
UNIVERSITY OF SUNSHINE COAST
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Bachelor of Urban Design and Town Planning (Honours) (previously known as Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning (Honours)). Accredited until 2021
|
BOND UNIVERSITY
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Master of City Planning. Accredited until Dec 2021
- Master of City Planning (Professional). Accredited until Dec 2021
- (Double Degree) Master of City Planning + Master of Project Management. Accredited until Dec 2021
|
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning. Accredited until Dec 2022
|
South Australia
UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Master of Planning. Accredited until Jun 2022
- Master of Planning (Urban Design). Accredited until Jun 2022
|
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Master of Urban and Regional Planning DMUR. Accredited until December 2021
|
Tasmania
UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Master of Planning. Accredited until Jun 2021
|
Victoria
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY (Bendigo Campus)
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Bachelor of Urban, Rural & Environmental Planning. Accredited until 2021
- Masters of Community Planning and Development. Accredited until 2021 (previously known and accredited as Masters of Community Planning and Development (Urban and Regional Planning prior to 2016) or (Spatial Planning 2016 - 2019).
|
RMIT UNIVERSITY
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning (Honours)(BURP) BH108. Accredited until Dec 2022
- Master of Urban Planning and Environment (MUPE) MC221, (previously the Master of Social Science (Environment and Planning) MC072). Accredited until Dec 2022
|
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Master of Urban Planning. Accredited until Dec 2021
- Master of Urban Design. Accredited until Dec 2021
|
MONASH UNIVERSITY
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Master of Urban Planning & Design. Accredited until 31 December 2022
|
Western Australia
CURTIN UNIVERSITY
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Bachelor of Arts (Urban & Regional Planning). Accredited until end of 2021
- Bachelor of Arts (Urban & Regional Planning) (Hons). Accredited until end of 2021
- Master of Urban & Regional Planning. Accredited until end of 2021
|
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
| PIA ACCREDITED COURSES |
|
- Master of Urban and Regional Planning. Accredited until Dec 2021
|
