1. — Future Proof Careers: Planning
Dr Joe Hurley
Deputy Dean (Acting)
Sustainability and Urban Planning

2. What do planners do? Planners: Create and manage urban environments
Make cities more efficient, sustainable, lively, attractive and liveable
Protect our historic buildings and natural areas
Prevent farmland and ecologically sensitive landscapes from becoming degraded
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3. Population growth Population growth drives the expansion of our cities
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4. Decline in natural values
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5. Traffic congestion
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6. Planning
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7. Specialist program 4-year, Honours level degree
Accredited by Planning Institute of Australia
Expert staff
Understand society and communities
Develop the confidence to take action
Tackle complex real-world problems
Develop practical solutions
Extensive work-integrated learning
Graduates are highly regarded in the industry and many have the opportunity to work abroad
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8. Our graduates Are highly regarded in the industry
Have skills that transfer to international contexts
Employed by:
Local and State governments
consultancies and Developers
Industry peak bodies
Non-government and not-for-profit sector
Create liveable, equitable and sustainable cities
Are engaged, intelligent and motivated individuals like you
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9. Graduate quotes “Each day I face a range of
issues, and I think the most
important thing that RMIT
taught me is how to assess
those issues in a considered and critical fashion.”
“Those issues can be very
complex, involve a range of
different stakeholders, and
at times can be politically
sensitive.”
“… RMIT really gave me a set of tools, if you like, to be able to really break down those issues, and come up with a meaningful solution.”
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10. International settings
Study a semester overseas at RMIT partner universities in:
Canada
Finland
The Netherlands
The Philippines
Sweden
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11. Connect with industry Gain industry experience through work placement
“The work experience component of the course was invaluable…that hands-on experience was most beneficial in terms of demonstrating to a potential employer that you have an understanding of, in my case, of how planning at a local government level worked, and what that involved.”
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12. Course structure
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