Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Environmental Planning (BEP)

  1. The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in these regulations.

Admission

  1. Candidates for the Degree must have qualified for admission to the University of Waikato and met any criteria set out in the Criteria for Admission to Particular Qualifications.

Requirements for the Degree

  1. The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Degree is four years.
  2. Candidates must enrol in the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences and follow an approved programme of study.
  3. Candidates must gain 480 points at 100, 200, 300, and 400 levels, including at least 360 points above 100 level, 240 points above 200 level and 120 points above 300 level.
  4. Candidates must complete the requirements of the specified programme in Environmental Planning as prescribed in the relevant subject entry in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers.
  5. Candidates must also complete the requirements of a planning stream, as prescribed for that stream in the relevant subject entry in the University of Waikato Catalogue of Papers.

Conjoint component requirements

  1. Candidates must gain 465 points at 100, 200, 300 and 400 levels, including at least 345 points above 100 level, 225 points above 200 level and 105 points above 300 level.
  2. Candidates must complete the requirements of the specified programme in Environmental Planning, as specified in section 6.
  3. Candidates must also complete the requirements of a planning stream, as specified in section 7.

Variations

  1. The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Division or delegated authority may vary or waive these regulations in individual cases.

Appendix

Compulsory Papers

100 Level

ENVPL100 Introduction to Environmental Planning

ENVPL101 Future Cities

MAORI102 He Hīnātore ki te Ao Māori: Introducing the Māori World
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ARTSC101 Indigenous Social Science Research

ARTSC103 Rights and Reasons

ARTSC105 Language in Context

ARTSC106 Critical Social Science Research: The Crisis of Climate Change

ENSLA103 English as an Additional Language: Effective Academic Writing

200 Level

ENVPL201 Introduction to Resource Management

ENVPL203 Urban Development in Aotearoa New Zealand

GEOGY209 Health, People, Place

GEOGY219 Māori Lands and Communities

GEOGY228 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems and Big Data

300 Level

ENVPL300 Planning in Aotearoa New Zealand

ENVPL302 Māori Resource Management

ENVPL303 Environmental Assessment and Policy

ENVPL306 Planning for a Changing Environment

ENVPL309 Urban Spatial Analysis

400 Level

ENVPL401 Planning Theory

ENVPL40 Plans and Consents

ENVPL404 Plan Making

ENVPL406 Planning Law

ENVPL407 Professional Planning Skills

ENVPL490 Directed Study (30 points)

BEP List

BIOEB102 Introduction to Ecology and Biodiversity - Mātai Hauropi a Kanorau Koiora

EARTH101 Introduction to Earth System Sciences - Pūtaiao Pūnaha Whenua

EARTH102 Discovering Planet Earth - Tūhuratia Papatūānuku

ECONS101 Economics for Business and Management

ECONS102 Economics and Society

ENVSC101 Environmental Science

GEOGY102 A Planet Under Pressure

MAORI111 Te Reo Māori: Introductory 1

POLSC102 New Zealand Politics and Policy