Master of Urban ManagementApproved Abbreviation: MUrbMgt
Western Sydney University Course Code: 1641.1
CRICOS Code: 057965J
This course will be replaced by 1674 Master of Urban Management and Planning from Autumn, 2010.
The Master of Urban Management is designed to increase the understanding of, and capacity to undertake, the strategic management of urban areas, to bring scholarly rigour to the business of urban management and to provide structured and systematic opportunities for intellectual engagement with urban management practice. The field of urban management has undergone rapid changes in the last twenty years. In order to manage this rapid growth it is moving from top-down prescriptive form of management to a more flexible approach that builds productive and livable urban communities. This course will introduce students to the most recent developments in urban management.
Study Mode
One year full-time or two years part-time.
Admission
Applications for the course must be made through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Further information on postgraduate courses is available on the Local Admissions section of the UWS website.
Candidates must have a relevant Bachelors degree or equivalent demonstrating their capacity to perform consistently at credit level or above (such as in the field of planning, geography, social science, environmental studies, architecture and landscape studies, urban and regional studies, and public policy), and/or relevant professional work experience.
For international students a TOEFL score of 550+ or an IELTS score of 6.5+ is required for students where English is not their first language.
Course Structure
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 120 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.
Recommended Sequence
Full-time
Year 1
1H session
| 101310 | Metropolitan Structures: Cities in Transformation |
| 101311 | Urban Challenges: Developing Sustainable Places |
| 101312 | Project Research Design Seminar 1 |
| 101313 | Urban Management Placement Project |
And two Pool units from the Environmental Management, Tourism Planning or Property Development pools below, or two other Level 7 units with the approval of the Head of Program.
2H session
| 101314 | Urban Management Practice: Governance and Power in the City |
| 101315 | Financing Cities in the Global Economy |
| 101316 | Project Research Design Seminar 2 |
| 101317 | Urban Management Placement Thesis |
And two Pool units from the Environmental Management, Tourism Planning or Property Development pools below, or two other Level 7 units with the approval of the Head of Program.
Tourism Planning Pool Units
| 300346 | Social Impacts of Tourism |
| 300345 | Tourism Planning and Development 1 |
| 300348 | Tourism Planning and Development 2 |
| 400366 | Tourism and Recreation Planning Information Systems |
Environmental Management Pool Units
| EH830A | Environmental Assessment |
| EH829A | Environmental Management Systems |
| 300400 | Managing for Sustainable Development |
| 300397 | Perspectives of Sustainable Development |
Property and Investment Pool Units
| 200695 | Income Property Appraisal |
| CO810A | Property Portfolio Analysis |
| MCB617 | Property Development (V2) |
The course includes an Industry Placement of unspecified duration (80-300 hours) for completion of the Urban Management Placement Project. Subject to approval of Course Advisor other research requirements may be substituted for this placement.