Social Planning and Community Issues

Postgraduate | 2026

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Mode
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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
ARCH 6303
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Course ID
202225
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus West
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Arch and Built Env
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the drivers of social change and social cohesion and to critically examine local government social planning. Students will learn how the management of urbanism and urbanisation through planning policies and regulations is itself a social process subject to and informing ideological and cultural agendas.

Course learning outcomes

  • Utilise indicators such as those of community disadvantage and community strength to underpin local level social planning
  • Apply contemporary social theory to the social stratification dynamics in Australian society
  • Analyse social issues and social trends in the context of patterns of urbanisation in Australian
  • Critique social plans and social policy formation at national, state and local levels

Availability

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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
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Fri 13/03/2026
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Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
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Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus West

Class number
Class number 23154
Section
Section TU01
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 26
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
26 Feb - 16 Apr Thursday 11:10am - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH3-16
7 May - 4 Jun Thursday 11:10am - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Barbara Hanrahan, BH3-16

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed ARCHX302 Planning Governance, Stakeholders, Politics and Policy

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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