Community Planning And Development (Graduate Diploma)
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Graduate Diploma in Community Planning and Development
Length
1 year full-time or part-time equivalent.
Campuses
Bendigo
Course description
Community planning and development is about shaping and working with cities, towns and rural areas to improve them as places to live physically, socially and economically.
This course is designed specifically to provide training in the discipline from sub-professional to post-professional level, creating a pathway for those without formal planning qualifications. It emphasises contemporary issues such as change facilitation, sustainable development, climate change, Indigenous communities and water management within the context of a changing society in both urban and rural areas.
Course structure
Subjects in the Graduate Diploma include: Research Methods for Planners, Strategic Planning Theory and Practice, Negotiation, Mediation and Community Consultation, Community Development or Statutory and Environmental Planning, Project Management and Professional Ethics Development, and Climate Futures: Planning for risk and uncertainty.
Contact hours
Learning utilises both external study and conventional class-based delivery in block mode with a series of two and three-day weekend lectures, workshops and tutorials to assist students who are in full-time employment to undertake the course.
Subject details
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see
www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange
for more information
Application
Apply directly to the university by 11 February. Visit our postgraduate website to download an application form.
Fee type
Fees (Fee-Help available)
Annual (or Total) Tuition Fee (AUD)
Indicative (2012): $12,520 per 120 credit points.
Scholarships
A variety of scholarships and prizes are available for postgraduate students at La Trobe. Visit the postgraduate scholarships webpage for details http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/postgraduatesPrerequisites
Approved Australian Bachelor's degree or approved international equivalent.
Semester starts
Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)
Additional information
Mid-year entry (July intake) is also available.
Career opportunities
Graduates may find employment with governments including local governments, non-government organisations, research organisations and advocacy bodies. Private-sector roles can be in areas such as community development and management, advocacy, research, public policy development, social and community planning and urban, rural and environmental planning. Graduates should be skilled to work in multidisciplinary teams in social and economic development projects in developed and developing countries.
The course is also designed to provide a pathway for gaining appropriate education, and training for employees without formal qualifications who work in planning offices; and/or employees with qualifications in closely allied fields who wish to change or enhance their career paths or upgrade their skills.
Course URL
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/planning/