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Environmental Planning is an interdisciplinary subject that provides the knowledge and skills necessary for sustainable management of the environment. Environmental Planning encompasses an integrated approach to decisions about people's use of the environment that incorporates environmental, cultural, technological, social and economic dimensions to gain insight into environmental problems and help us manage our resources more effectively.
Environmental Planning is available as a specified programme for the BEP, or as a major for the BSc, BSc(Tech) and BSocSc. Environmental Planning may also be taken as a second major or as a supporting subject within other undergraduate degrees, subject to academic approval of the Faculty or School of Studies in which the student is enrolled.
To complete the specified programme in Environmental Planning for the BEP, students must complete the compulsory papers listed in the appendix to the regulations for the degree as well as the requirements of a planning stream. To complete a planning stream, students must complete 130 points, of which at least 100 points must be above 100 level, including 60 points above 200 level. The planning streams are organised into two pathways.
The Environmental Science and Resource Planning pathway has a stronger science focus and has three planning streams:
Coastal and Marine Environments: BIOL102, BIOL212, ERTH242, BIOL314, ENVP408, 15 points chosen from ENVS101, ERTH103, ERTH104 or GEOG103, and 20 points chosen from ERTH343 or ERTH344.
Freshwater Environments: BIOL102, BIOL212, BIOL313, ERTH384, ENVP408, 15 points chosen from ENVS101, ERTH103, ERTH104 or GEOG103, and 30 points chosen from ERTH245, ERTH246, ERTH345 or ERTH346.
Terrestrial Environments: BIOL102, BIOL212, BIOL312, ERTH384, ENVP408, and 15 points chosen from ENVS101, ERTH103, ERTH104 or GEOG103, and 30 points chosen from ERTH233, ERTH234, ERTH251, ERTH333, ERTH334 or ERTH352.
The Socio-Economic Policy and Planning pathway will appeal most to those interested in more policy-oriented positions and also has three planning streams:
Environmental Economics: ECON100, ECON110, ECON217/ECON317, ECON315, ENVP408, and 40 points chosen from ECON200, ECON202, ECON204, AGRI301, ECON304 or ECON339.
Public Policy and the Environment: POLS212, ENVP408, 15 points chosen from GEOG103, POLS100 or SOCP102, 15 points chosen from ECON100, ECON110 or GEOG103, and 60 points chosen from ECON202, ECON217/ECON317, POLS211, SOCP206, ECON315, GEOG309, POLS318, POLS328 or SOCP302.
Society, Politics and the Environment: ENVP408, 30 points chosen from GEOG101, GEOG103, POLS100, POLS105 or SOCP102, 40 points chosen from GEOG209, GEOG210, GEOG224, POPS201, POLS212 or SOCP206 and 40 points chosen from GEOG301, GEOG306, GEOG309, GEOG323, GEOG328, POLS318, POLS328 or SOCP302 or TOST306.
To complete a major in Environmental Planning for the BSc and BSc(Tech), students must gain 120 points above 100 level in Environmental Planning, including BIOL212, ENVP206, 20 points at 200 level from the Earth Sciences papers listed below, ENVP306, 20 points from the 300 level Biological Sciences papers listed below and 20 points from the 300 level Earth Sciences papers listed below. It is recommended that students intending to major in Environmental Planning take BIOL102, ERTH103 and either ENVP106 or GEOG103 in the first year of their programme of study in order to meet prerequisites for study at 200 level.
To complete a major in Environmental Planning for the BSocSc, students must gain 120 points in Environmental Planning comprising ENVP206, ENVP217, ENVP306, GEOG219, and 40 points from ENVP305, ENVP307 or ENVP308. It is recommended that students intending to major in Environmental Planning include ENVP106 and GEOG103 in the first year of their programme of study in order to meet prerequisites at 200 and 300 levels.
| 100 level | 200 level | 300 level | 400 level | Prescriptions for the GradCert(EnvPlan) and GradDip(EnvPlan) | Prescriptions for the PGCert(EnvPlan) and PGDip(EnvPlan) and MEP | Prescriptions for the BSocSc(Hons) |
100 level |
| BIOL102 - 13A (SEC) & 13A (HAM) - The Biology of Organisms |
| ECON100 - 13A (SEC), 13A (NET), 13A (HAM) & 13B (HAM) - Business Economics and the New Zealand Economy |
| ECON110 - 13B (SEC), 13B (NET) & 13B (HAM) - Economics and Society |
| ENVP106 - 13A (HAM) - Introduction to Environmental Planning |
| ENVS101 - 13B (HAM) - Environmental Science |
| ERTH103 - 13B (HAM) - Discovering Planet Earth |
| ERTH104 - 13A (HAM) - Earth and Ocean Environments |
| GEOG103 - 13A (HAM) - Resources and Environmental Sustainability |
| POLS100 - 13A (HAM) - Playing Politics: Conflict, Co-operation and Choice |
| SOCP102 - 13A (TGA) & 13A (HAM) - Introduction to Social Policy |
| TTWA150 - 13A (TGA) & 13B (HAM) - Te Tiriti o Waitangi: An Introduction to the Treaty of Waitangi |
200 level |
| BIOL212 - 13A (HAM) - Ecology |
| ECON200 - 13A (TGA), 13A (HAM), 13B (WIT), 13B (TGA), 13B (HAM) & 13T (HAM) - Macroeconomics and the Global Economy |
| ECON202 - 13A (HAM) - Microeconomics and Business Economics |
| ECON204 - 13B (TGA), 13B (HAM) & 13S (HAM) - Quantitative Methods for Economics and Finance |
| ECON217 - Economics, Law and Policy |
| ENVP206 - 13B (HAM) - Principles of Environmental Planning |
| ENVP207 - 13A (HAM) - Spatial Analysis |
| ENVP217 - 13S (NET) - Environmental Ethics for Planners |
| ERTH221 - 13B (HAM) - Earth Materials and Processes |
| ERTH222 - 13A (HAM) - Stratigraphy, Structure and Field Methods |
| ERTH233 - 13A (HAM) - Soils in the Landscape |
| ERTH234 - 13A (HAM) - Soil Properties and their Management |
| ERTH242 - 13B (HAM) - Oceanography |
| ERTH245 - 13A (HAM) - Weather and Climate |
| ERTH251 - 13B (HAM) - Engineering Geomorphology |
| ERTH284 - 13B (HAM) - Introduction to Environmental Monitoring |
| GEOG219 - 13A (HAM) - Maori Lands and Communities |
| GEOG228 - 13A (HAM) - Information Technology and Cartography |
| HIST210 - 13B (HAM) - Clean and Green? Environmental Histories of Aotearoa New Zealand |
| POLS211 - 13B (HAM) - Political Systems Around the World |
| POLS212 - 13A (HAM) - Policy Issues: International Perspectives |
| SOCP206 - 13A (TGA) & 13B (HAM) - Social Policy and Social Issues |
300 level |
| ECON304 - 13A (HAM) - Econometrics |
| ECON315 - 13B (HAM) - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics |
| ECON317 - Economics, Law and Policy |
| ECON339 - 13A (HAM) - Urban and Regional Economics |
| ENVP305 - 13A (HAM) - Maori Planning and Resource Management |
| ENVP306 - 13A (HAM) - Planning in Aotearoa/New Zealand |
| ENVP307 - 13B (HAM) - Planning for Sustainability |
| ENVP308 - 13B (HAM) - Planning Methods and Environmental Appraisal |
| ENVP390 - 13A (HAM), 13B (HAM) & 13S (HAM) - Directed Study |
| ERTH322 - 13B (HAM) - Sedimentary and Petroleum Geology |
| ERTH333 - 13A (HAM) - Pedology and Land Evaluation |
| ERTH334 - 13B (HAM) - Soil and Land Management |
| ERTH344 - 13A (HAM) - Coastal Oceanography and Engineering |
| ERTH345 - 13A (HAM) - Catchment Hydrology |
| ERTH346 - 13B (HAM) - Groundwater and Hydrological Analysis |
| ERTH352 - 13A (HAM) - Engineering Geology |
| ERTH384 - 13B (HAM) - Advanced Environmental Monitoring |
| GEOG301 - 13B (HAM) - Research in Geography, Tourism and Environmental Planning |
| GEOG306 - 13B (HAM) - Disasters and Development |
| GEOG309 - 13A (HAM) - Gender, Place and Culture |
| GEOG328 - 13A (TGA), 13A (HAM) & 13B (TGA) - Geographic Information Systems |
| POLS318 - Global Environmental Politics and Policy |
| POLS328 - New Zealand Government and Politics |
| SOCP302 - 13B (HAM) - Social Policy |
400 level |
| ENVP403 - 13A (HAM) - Legal Principles and Processes for Planners |
| ENVP404 - 13B (HAM) - Strategic Spatial Planning |
| ENVP405 - 13A (HAM) - Professional Skills |
| ENVP406 - 13B (HAM) - Advanced Planning Theory |
| ENVP408 - 13C (BLK) - Plan Interpretation and Consent Processing |
Prescriptions for the GradCert(EnvPlan) and GradDip(EnvPlan) A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included Environmental Planning at an advanced level in their first degree. To complete the GradDip(EnvPlan) students must complete 120 points at 100 level or above, including ENVP206, ENVP306, and a further 80 points from ENVP papers listed for Environmental Planning, of which 60 points must be at 300 level or above. |
Prescriptions for the PGCert(EnvPlan) and PGDip(EnvPlan) and MEP To be eligible to be considered for enrolment in graduate Environmental Planning papers, a student should normally have at least a B average in either the best three of their 300 level Environmental Planning papers or all their undergraduate Environmental Planning papers. |
| ECON539 - 13A (HAM) - Environmental and Resource Economics |
| ENVP501 - 13C (HAM) - Environmental Planning: Practicum 1 |
| ENVP502 - 13C (HAM) - Environmental Planning: Practicum 2 |
| ENVP503 - 13A (HAM) - Legal Principles and Processes for Planners |
| ENVP504 - 13B (HAM) - Strategic Spatial Planning |
| ENVP505 - 13A (HAM) - Maori Planning and Resource Management |
| ENVP508 - 13C (BLK) - Plan Interpretation and Consent Processing |
| ENVP510 - 13B (HAM) - Advanced Planning Theory |
| ENVP590 - 13A (HAM) & 13B (HAM) - Directed Study |
| ENVP591 - 13A (HAM), 13B (HAM) & 13C (HAM) - Dissertation |
| ENVP592 - 13C (HAM) - Dissertation |
| ENVP593 - 13C (HAM) - Environmental Planning Thesis |
| ENVS524 - 13A (HAM) - Environmental Evaluation |
| GEOG518 - 13B (HAM) - Advanced Cartographic Theory and Practice |
| GEOG520 - 13B (HAM) - Human Dimensions of Environmental Change |
| GEOG538 - 13A (HAM) - Automated Spatial Analysis using Geographic Information Systems |
| GEOG548 - 13B (HAM) - Advanced Geographic Information Systems Modelling |
| GEOG558 - 13A (HAM) - Applied Geographic Information Systems for Research and Planning |
| GEOG568 - 13A (HAM) - Applications of Geographic Information Systems |
| POLS537 - 13B (HAM) - Environmental Politics and Public Policy |
Prescriptions for the BSocSc(Hons) Resources and Environmental Planning is available as a subject for the BSocSc(Hons). Completion of the BSocSc(Hons) in this subject provides entry to the Masters in Environmental Planning (MEP). |
| ENVP510 - 13B (HAM) - Advanced Planning Theory |
| ENVP591 - 13A (HAM), 13B (HAM) & 13C (HAM) - Dissertation |
| ENVS524 - 13A (HAM) - Environmental Evaluation |
Current information as of 22 May 2013 3:17pm
