James Cook University brings together a team of academic and associate staff across multiple disciplines. Nationally-recognised leader in geoscience major research centres including the Centre for Tropical Urban and Regional Planning internationally-acclaimed academic teaching staff strong collaboration with industry and research organisations, both locally and internationally.

The course has been designed in consultation with the Planning Institute of Australia, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, Australian Institute of Architects, and state and commonwealth departments and organisations. The Master of Applied Science is professionally accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia. Our graduates find careers as planners, policy makers, consultants, researchers, and impact assessors for government agencies at federal, state and local levels, environmental planning firms, environmental assessment consultants, property development companies, regional development organisations, and non-government agencies (for example, overseas aid organisations).