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.

The PIA course accreditation process establishes and maintains national standards for the educational attainments of entrants into the planning profession. Courses considered for accreditation by a Visiting Board including a member of the profession, a representative of PIA, and a delegate from another university planning school, and accredited courses are reviewed every five years by the same system. PIA coordinates visiting boards to universities upon request, to accredit and review planning courses.  You can download the PIA Education Policy here.  

The following list sets out the courses are accredited by PIA, and from which graduates are eligible for membership of the Urban and Regional Planning Chapter of the Institute. This list has been prepared for people who wish to train as planners, and for qualified planners seeking membership of PIA in the Urban and Regional Planning Chapter. It describes the accredited courses that are currently on offer in each of the States and Territories, as well as those that are no longer offered, with contact details for further information.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA

Contact:   
Professor Barbara Norman
Foundation Chair, Professor of Urban Planning
Faculty of Business and Government
The University of Canberra
E-mail: barbara.norman@canberra.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 62015644
Web: www.canberra.edu.au

Course: 

• Bachelor of Planning

Accreditation:  to 2012

NEW SOUTH WALES

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Contact :Peter Williams
Discipline Head for Planning and Urban Development Program
Ph: 02 9385 5295 Fax: 02 9385 5207
Email: p.williams@unsw.edu.au

Faculty of the Built Environment
University of New South Wales
NSW 2052
Web:www.fbe.unsw.edu.au

Current Courses:

• Bachelor of Planning 
• Master of Planning
• Master of Urban Development & Design

Accreditation: To 2009 

Previous Awards with Accreditation:

• Master of Town Planning – course accredited prior to 1997 only (no longer offered). 
• Bachelor of Town Planning – course accredited prior to 2007 (no longer offered)

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

Contact: Associate Professor Martin Payne
Coordinator, Urban and Regional Planning Program
Faculty of Architecture
University of Sydney
Sydney NSW 2006

Ph: 02 9351 3153  Fax: 02-9351 3855
Email: martin@arch.usyd.edu.au Web: www.usyd.edu.au

Current Courses:

• Master of Urban and Regional Planning 
• Master of Urban Design (Urban Design and Planning)
• Master of Transport Management/Master of Urban and Regional Planning

Accreditation: To 2010

Previous Awards with Accreditation:

• Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning – course accredited prior to 2000 only (no longer offered)

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY

Dr. Heather MacDonald
Course Director, Planning
School of the Built Environment
Design, Architecture and Building
University of Technology Sydney

(02) 9514 8722 (voice)
email: heather.macdonald@uts.edu.au

Current Courses: 

• Master of Planning

Accreditation: To 2009

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY

Contact:

Bachelor of Planning

Associate Professor Robyn Dowling
Director, Bachelor of Planning
Department of Environment and Geography
Macquarie University NSW 2109

Phone: +61 (0)2 9850 7477
Fax: +61 (0)2 9850 6052

rdowling@els.mq.edu.au
http://www.es.mq.edu.au/humgeog/

Master of Environmental Planning

Dr Marco Amati
Program Director Environmental Planning
Graduate School of the Environment
Department of Environment and Geography
Faculty of Science
Macquarie University
Sydney NSW 2109 Australia

marco.amati@mq.edu.au
http://www.gse.mq.edu.au/

Tel. +61 (0)2 9850 6975
Fax. +61 (0)2 9850 7972

Courses:  

• Master of Environmental Planning
  Accreditation to 2014
• Bachelor of Planning
  Accreditation:  to 2012

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND

Contact: Ms Carol Barnden
Administration Assistant, Urban and Regional Planning
School of Human and Environmental Studies
University of New England
Armidale NSW 2351

Ph: 02-6773 2614 Fax:02-6773 3030
Email: carol.barnden@une.edu.au   Web:www.une.edu.au

Current Courses: 

• Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning  
• Graduate Diploma of Urban & Regional Planning 
• Master of Urban & Regional Planning (Hons)

Accreditation: To 2014

CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY

Contact:
Charles Sturt University
Panorama Avenue
Bathurst NSW 2795

Previous Awards with Accreditation: 

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Planning) – course accredited prior to 1990 only (no longer offered).

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY

Contact: Awais Piracha
Course Advisor, School of Social Sciences
University of Western Sydney, Penrith Campus
Locked Bay 1797
Penrith South NSW 1797

Ph: 02-4736 0049  Fax: 02-4736 0150
Email: a.piracha@uws.edu.au 
Web: http://www.uws.edu.au/social_sciences/soss/courses/urban_planning@uws

Course: 

• Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc) (GUS)/Master of Urban Management and Planning (MUMP)

Accreditation:  to 2013

Courses with previous accreditation: ­ Bachelor of Planning (no longer offered)

NORTHERN TERRITORY

NORTHERN TERRITORY UNIVERSITY

Contact:
Associate Dean School of Built Environment
Faculty of Technology
Northern Territory University
Darwin NT 0909

Previous Awards with Accreditation:

• Graduate Diploma in Regional & Urban Planning – course accredited prior to 1999 only (no longer offered)

QUEENSLAND

THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

Contact: Associate Professor John Minnery
Program Director, Planning Property & Management
School of Geography Planning & Architecture
University of Queensland
QLD 4072

Ph: 07-3365 6455
Email: j.minnery@uq.edu.au  Web: www.gpa.uq.edu.au

Current Courses: 

• Bachelor of Regional & Town Planning 
• Master of Urban & Regional Planning

Accreditation: To 2009 

GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

Contact: Dr Neil Sipe
School of Environmental Planning
Griffith University
Nathan QLD 4111

Ph: 07-3875 7645 Fax: 07-3875 6684
Email: n.sipe@griffith.edu.au  Web: www.gu.edu.au

Current Courses:

• Bachelor of Environmental Planning (4 yr)
• Bachelor of Environmental Planning / Bachelor of Science 
• Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Environmental Planning 
• Graduate Diploma in Environmental Planning 
• Masters in Urban and  Environmental Planning

Accreditation: To 2010

QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Contact:
Professor Douglas Baker
School of Urban Development
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane QLD 4001

Ph: 07-3138 2505
Email: d2.baker@qut.edu.au Web: www.qut.edu.au

Current Courses: 

Bachelor of Urban Development (Urban and Regional Planning) 
Accreditation: to 2014

Postgraduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning
Accreditation: to 2010

Integrated Graduate Certificate/Master of Urban Development (Urban and Regional Planning Planning) Program
Accreditation: to 2014

JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY

Contact:   
Associate Professor David King
Centre for Tropical Urban & Regional Planning, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science & Engineering James Cook University Townsville

E-mail: david.king@jcu.edu.au
Phone: 07 4781 4430

Phone: +61 2 62015644

Web: www.jcu.edu.au

Courses:  

• Bachelor of Planning
• Masters in Applied Science in Urban and Regional Planning

Accreditation:  to 2014

 Previous Course with Accreditation:

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Environmental & Urban Planning)

Course previously accredited to 2009:

• Graduate Diploma (Tropical Urban and Regional Planning)

UNIVERSITY OF SUNSHINE COAST

Contact:
Dr Johanna Rosier
Associate Professor in Regional and Urban Planning
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
University of the Sunshine Coast
Maroochydore DC Qld 4558

Ph: + 61 7 54594877 Fax:+ 61 7 54302883
Email: Jrosier@usc.edu.au Web: www.usc.edu.au

Current Course:

• Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning

Accreditation: To 2010

BOND UNIVERSITY

Contact:
Dr Daniel O’Hare
Associate Professor of Urban Planning
Faculty of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development
Bond University QLD 4229

Ph: (07) 5595 2221
Email:  dohare@bond.edu.au  Web: www.bond.edu.au

Current Courses: 

• Master of Urban Planning
• Bachelor of Urban Design & Planning PLUS Master of Urban Planning (8 semesters)

Accreditation:  to 2011

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

Contact:   
Dr Jennifer Bonham
Geographical & Environmental Studies
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Adelaide

E-mail: jennifer.bonham@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 8 8303 4655

Web: www.adelaide.edu.au

Courses:  

• Master of Planning 
• Master of Planning (Urban Design)

Accreditation:  to 2011

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

TASMANIA

UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA

Contact:
Dr Michael Lockwood
School of Geography and Environmental Studies
University of Tasmania
Hobart

E-mail: michael.lockwood@utas.edu.au

Phone: +61 3 6226 2834

Web: www.utas.edu.au

Course:  

• Master of Environmental Planning 
• Graduate Diploma in Environmental Planning

Accreditation:  to 2015

Previous Awards with Accreditation:

• Master of Town Planning – course accredited prior to 1998 only (no longer offered

VICTORIA

LA TROBE UNIVERSITY - Bendigo Campus

Contact:Trevor Budge
Head of Program Planning
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Sciences

Ph:  03-5444 7230  Fax:  03-5444 7970
Email:  t.budge@latrobe.edu.au     Web:  www.latrobe.edu.au

Current Course:  

• Master of Community Planning and Development (Urban and Rural Planning)

Accreditation: to 2011

RMIT UNIVERSITY 

Contact: Assoc Prof Ian Thomas, Acting Program Leader
Discipline Leader, Environment & Planning
School of Social Science & Planning
RMIT University
GPO Box 2476V
Melbourne VIC 3001

Ph: 03-9925 3441 Fax: 03-9925 1855
Email: ian.thomas@rmit.edu.au  Web: www.rmit.edu.au

Current Courses: 

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Planning) 
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Planning) (Hons) 
• Bachelor of Social Science (Planning) (Hons)
• Master of Social Science (Environment & Planning)  - planning stream only
• Master of Social Science (International Urban & Environmental Management) - agreed planning stream only [email for details]

Accreditation: To 2010 

UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

Contact:   
Professor Richard Tomlinson
Professor of Urban Planning
Faculty Architecture, Building and Planning
The University of Melbourne

E-mail: rht@unimelb.edu.au

Phone: +61 3 8344 6417

Web:  www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/graduate-school/master-of-urban-planning.html

Course: 

• Master of Urban Planning

Accreditation:  to 2014

Undergraduate Course:

• Bachelor of Environments (majoring in Urban Design & Planning)

Accreditation:  to 2010

Previous Awards with Accreditation:

• Bachelor of Urban Planning & Development 
• Bachelor of Urban Planning & Development / Bachelor of Planning & Design (property & Construction)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Planning
• Bachelor of Arts (Planning & Design)

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY

Contact:
Department of Social Inquiry & Community Studies
Po Box 14428
Melbourne MC VIC 8001

Previous Awards with Accreditation: 

• Bachelor of Arts Urban & Regional Planning + Graduate Diploma in Urban Planning – courses accredited to 2000 only (no longer offered)
• Bachelor of Arts Urban & Regional Planning + Graduate Diploma in Heritage Planning – courses accredited to 2000 only (no longer offered)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Contact:
Professor David Hedgcock
Dean, Faculty of Built Environment Art & Design
Faculty of Built Environment Art & Design
Curtin University of Technology
GPO Box U1987
Perth WA 6845

Ph: 08-9266 7258 Fax: 08-9266 2711
Email: d.hedgcock@curtin.edu.au  Web: www.curtin.edu.au

Current Courses: 

• Bachelor of Arts (Urban & Regional Planning )
• Bachelor of Arts (Urban & Regional Planning) (Hons) 
• Master of Urban & Regional Planning

Accreditation: To 2013

Previous Awards with Accreditation:

• Postgraduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning
• Master of Arts (Planning) – course accredited to 2002 only

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Contact:
Dr Paul Maginn
Program Coordinator, Urban and Regional Planning
School of Earth and Geographical Sciences
University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley WA 6009

Ph: 08-6488 2711 Fax: 08-6488 7995
Email: maginnpj@cyllene.uwa.edu.au  Web: www.fnas.uwa.edu.au

Current Courses:

• Bachelor of Science (Urban & Regional Planning)
• Master of Science (Urban & Regional Planning)

Accreditation: To 2010

Edith Cowan University

Contact:      
Tim Perkins
Program Director
Centre for Planning Faculty of Business and Law
Edith Cowan University
270 Joondalup Drive
Joondalup
WA 6027

Ph: (08)6304 5730 or (08)6304 5666
Email:  t.perkins@ecu.edu.au Web:  http://www.business.ecu.edu.au/schools/planning/index.htm

Current course:

• Bachelor of Planning

Accreditation:  to 2013