Honours courses
2025
Students who commenced their BUrbPlan(Hons) studies prior to 2021 must have successfully completed Part I, II, and III before enrolling in Part IV:
- Semester One
- URBPLAN 711, 716, 735
- Semester Two
- URBPLAN 714, 734, 757
URBPLAN 711 - Urban Planning Theory
- Course Prescription: A comparative exploration of urban planning theories and ethics.
- Semester availability: Semester One
- Prerequisite: URBPLAN 301-305, 310, 311, or URBPLAN 307, 321, 323, 325, 326, or URBPLAN 701
- Points: 15
URBPLAN 714 - Urban Planning Methods and Plan Making Studio
- Course Prescription: Urban planning methods and plan making implication and evaluation. Project management.
- Semester availability: Semester Two
- Prerequisite: URBPLAN 301-305, 310, 311, or URBPLAN 307, 321, 323, 325, 326, or URBPLAN 702
- Points: 15
URBPLAN 716 - Contemporary Wicked Problem Studio
- Course Prescription: An advanced, in-depth exploration of sustainable urban planning concepts, focusing on environmental resilience, green infrastructure, and community involvement, through hands-on projects and strategic planning, enabling students to develop skills essential for innovative, sustainable urban development in diverse spatial contexts.
- Semester availability: Semester One
- Prerequisite: URBPLAN 307, 321, 323, 325, 326 or URBPLAN 701
- Restriction: URBPLAN 703, 705
- Points: 30
URBPLAN 734 - Smart City Planning
- Course prescription: Smart technologies like AI, Urban Digital Twinning, and Internet of Things are reshaping urban planning, design, and decision-making processes. Explores their potential and limitations in tackling urban challenges, improving efficiency, and aligning with Sustainability Development Goals while critically examining ethical concerns surrounding their implementation in cities.
- Semester availability: Semester Two
- Prerequisite: URBPLAN 301-305, 310, 311, or URBPLAN 307, 321, 323, 325, 326, or URBPLAN 704
- Points: 15
URBPLAN 735 - Resource Consents and Implementation, Evaluation
- Course Prescription: The critical skills and judgments required in the urban planning implementation process, including Assessment of Environmental Effects/Social Impact Assessment development.
- Semester availability: Semester One
- Prerequisite: URBPLAN 301-305, 310, 311, or URBPLAN 307, 321, 323, 325, 326
- Points: 15
URBPLAN 757 - Research Project
- Course Prescription: An in-depth, self-guided research investigation relevant to urban planning with an advanced examination and application of critical quantitative and/or qualitative research skills for urban planning.
- Semester availability: Semester Two
- Programme restriction: BUrbPlan(Hons)
- Prerequisite: URBPLAN 301-311 or 321, 326
- Points: 30