Bachelor of Urban Planning (Honours)

Bachelor of Urban Planning (Honours) is a Semester One – 1 March; Semester One – 28 February Bachelor program taught at University of Auckland, New Zealand. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (Full-time: 4 years) options.

The Bachelor of Urban Planning (Honours) explores how towns, cities, and public spaces affect people’s lives. You use critical analysis and creativity to address real-world issues and examine the implications of urban development, with learning that includes policy and legislation, land use principles, and urban planning studio work.

The programme is full-time and lasts 4 years. In the first year, you complete studio courses and study broad influences on urban planning, city structure, and policy and legislation. In the second and third years, you study sustainable urban development, Māori and Pacific planning priorities, urban design concepts, and the legal and economic aspects of urban planning, including studio courses tied to real-world cities.

Modules

• People, Place and Design Studio
• Environmental and Social Justice
• Media for Spatial Practices
• Waipapa Taumata Rau
• Introduction to Urban Planning
• Ecosystem, Sustainability and Environment
• Urban Planning Studio 1
• Urban Infrastructure and Transportation Planning
• People, Housing and Communities
• Urban Economics
• Planning Law and Applications
• Urban Planning Studio 2

The minimum requirements for admission in Bachelor of Urban Planning (Honours) at University of Auckland for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Auckland.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Auckland as pre-requiste for admission in Bachelor of Urban Planning (Honours).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

You must meet the University Entrance (UE) standard. You must also meet the rank score for this programme. If you are joining from secondary school, you must meet guaranteed rank score, subject and other requirements, including the score requirements below.

• NCEA: Score required 180
• CIE: Score required 190
• IB: Score required 27

If you are joining from a tertiary institution, you can transfer if you meet the guaranteed grade requirements for entry:

• GPA Grade Point Average: Grade required 3.0
• GPE Grade Point Equivalent: Grade required 3.0

Secondary school applicants must have one of the following: International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum total score of 24; General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level with a minimum of three A-Level subjects; Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) with a minimum of three A-level subjects. Minimum requirements are assessed individually and may require a higher grade to be offered a place.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/study-options/find-a-study-option/bachelor-of-urban-planning-honours-burbplanhons.html

14 fully funded scholarships are listed for New Zealand. See New Zealand scholarships.