A/ProfPernille Christensen

Pernille previously taught in the Master of City and Regional Planning, Master of Real Estate Development, Architecture and Landscape Architecture programs at Clemson University before moving to Sydney in January 2013 to join the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at UTS. She was the Course Director for the Bachelor of Property Economics program from 2014-2018, and returned to that role agai in 2022 (-current). In this role, she has been instrumental in driving the consultation and design of the forthcoming revised Course curriculum which included assessing the previous Course design, industry partner and alumni engagement, external accreditation, developing and implementing the current Course curriculum roll-out, and developing new subjects.

In addition, she has developed and taught the undergraduate Capstone Project - Valuing Development Projects subject and two subjects in the Planning sub-major (Resilient Development and Property Development Process), as well as the postgraduate Sustainable Urban Development and Property Development Process subjects - both core subjects in the postgraduate Property Development and Planning courses - and the Research Methods series for School of Built Environment Doctoral and HDR students. See the full list of subjects developed and taught below.

Most recently, she has participated in the design and delivery of the Participatory Action Research Collaborative, a transdisciplinary program for doctoral students engaged in participatory research, which is co-taught with staff from the TD School and FASS.

HDR Subjects:

15462 Introduction to Research Methods, PhD candidates

15463 The Research Process, PhD candidates

PG Subjects:

15142 Property Development Process, postgraduate Property Development and Planning programs

15146 Sustainable Urban Development, postgraduate Property Development and Planning programs

UG Subjects:

16005 Introduction to the Property Development Process (BPE planning sub-major / elective)

16006 Introduction to Resilient Urban Planning and Development (BPE planning sub-major / elective)

16216 Introduction to Property and the Built Environment (BPE core Year 1 subject) 

16658 Capstone Project: Property Development Analysis (BPE core Year 3 subject)

16680 Special Topics in Property - I will consider independent research projects from students interested in sustainability in the built environment.