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Accredited Courses

There’s an art to making spaces. So it’s important that our planners are equipped with the right theory, knowledge and skills to work in urban and regional planning.

We accredit tertiary education courses to make sure they meet the national education standards for our profession.  Our Accreditation Policy was overhauled in 2026.

Download PIA's Accreditation Policy

We also provide guidance to help universities meet the Accreditation Policy's criteria for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander planning content. 

Download PIA's Indigenous Planning Content Guidance Note

Universities accredited under the previous policy remain accredited but must transition to the new policy no later than the time of reaccreditation. Transitional arrangements are available for reaccreditations due in 2026.

Download the previous Accreditation Policy

 

Courses accredited by PIA

Discover accredited courses designed for planning students and qualified planners looking to become a PIA member. 

Previously accredited courses

Can't find your course? It may have been accredited in the past but is no longer available or no longer accredited. Find out more below.

Explore past accredited courses

University of New South Wales

Location: Sydney, NSW

Contact: Dr Laura Crommelin MPIA, Senior Lecturer Director of City Planning
Phone: 02 9065 1713

Contact Website

Current Courses Accredited:

Bachelor of City Planning (Hons)
Accredited until Dec 2027

Bachelor of City Planning (Hons)/Bachelor of Laws
Accredited until Dec 2027

Master of City Planning
Accredited until Dec 2027

University of Sydney

Location: Sydney, NSW

Contact: Dr Catherine Gilbert, Program Director
Phone: 02 9351 6069

Email Website

Current Courses Accredited:

Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Accreditation until Dec 2026

Master of Urbanism – Urban and Regional Planning Specialisation
Accreditation until Dec 2026

University of Technology, Sydney

Location: Sydney, NSW

Contact: Shanaka Herath, PhD MPIA, Course Director for Master of Planning and Master of Property Development and Planning  (On Campus Postgraduate Program)
Mukesh Ray MPIA, Course Director for Master of Urban Planning and Master of Urban Design (Online Program)

Phone: 02 9514 8058

Email Website

Current Courses Accredited:

Master of Planning
Accreditation until Dec 2030

Master of Property Development and Planning
Accreditation until Dec 2030

Master of Urban Planning (online)
Accreditation until Dec 2030

Master of Urban Design (online)
Accreditation until Dec 2025

Macquarie University

Location: Sydney, NSW

Contact: Associate Professor Donna Houston, Discipline Chair of Geography and Planning
Phone: 02 9850 8322

Email Website

Current Courses Accredited:

Master of Planning (previously known as Master of Environmental Planning)
Accreditation until December 2028

Bachelor of Planning
Accreditation until December 2028

University of New England

Location: Armidale, NSW

Contact: Nicolette Larder MPIA, Course Co-ordinator - Urban & Regional Planning
Phone: 02 6773 5783

Email Website

Current Courses Accredited:

Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning
Accreditation until Dec 2030

Graduate Diploma of Urban & Regional Planning
Accreditation until Dec 2030

Master of Urban & Regional Planning
Accreditation until Dec 2030

Western Sydney University

Location: Sydney, NSW

Contact: Associate Professor Emma Power, Director of Academic Programs, Geography and Urban Planning

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Current Courses Accredited:

Bachelor of Planning + Master of Urban Management and Planning
Accreditation to 31 December 2028

Master of Planning
Accreditation to December 2028

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