Graduate Diploma in City Planning

The Graduate Diploma in City Planning at UNSW is a three-term postgraduate program that allows you to build on previous study or professional experience to upskill or progress into a career related to urban and regional planning.

City planning is an exciting, varied and progressive profession that plays a pivotal role shaping the future of cities. Through a career in urban and regional planning, you’ll improve lives by designing cities that are sustainable, equitable, healthy and inspiring.

As part of the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture you’ll join a uniquely interdisciplinary and supportive community. You’ll work alongside students and professionals from across the built environment, just as you would in the workplace. You’ll benefit from UNSW’s strong ties to industry and world-leading research in city planning, as you explore diverse subjects including city renewal, city analytics, housing policy and healthy sustainable communities.

If you’d like to gain professional accreditation, you can progress into the Master of City Planning and gain credit points for courses studied.

• Connect with Australia’s leading urban research centre, the City Futures Research Centre
• Adobe Creative Cloud subscription included from the day you for the duration of your studies
• Study in and learn from one of the world’s great cities. Sydney will be your classroom.
• Establish networks through our strong industry links and partnerships
• Progress into the Master of City Planning to gain professional accreditation
• Study at a Built Environment School that ranks #4 in Australia and #35 in the world (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024)
• Prioritise career success - UNSW won the Australian Financial Review's Most Employable Students Award in 2024
• Be supported by our diverse, open and inclusive Arts, Design & Architecture community
• Access world-class alumni connections
• Join a global top 20 university (QS World University Rankings, 2024)
• Join a community that’s part of the prestigious Group of Eight (Go8) universities

A Bachelor degree with a credit average or above (WAM 65+). Advanced standing may also be granted for completed or partially completed postgraduate awards from UNSW or from another institution.

Students who do not meet these requirements may be eligible to commence their postgraduate planning studies through taking the Graduate Certificate in City Planning.