Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Environmental Planning (BEP)
- The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in these regulations.
Admission
- 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
- The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Degree is four years.
- Candidates must enrol in the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences and follow an approved programme of study.
- 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.
- Candidates must complete the requirements of the specified programme in Environmental Planning Subject Regulations.
- Candidates must also complete the requirements of a planning stream, as prescribed for that stream in the relevant subject entry in the Subject Regulations.
Conjoint component requirements
- 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.
- Candidates must complete the requirements of the specified programme in Environmental Planning, as specified in section 6.
- Candidates must also complete the requirements of a planning stream, as specified in section 7.
Variations
- 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
and one of
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