Regional Development

Select your programme to find out which courses you will need to take. Make sure you choose the correct courses as outlined in the Enrolment Guides. This is crucial for completing your programme on time and avoiding complications like extra courses, unnecessary fees, missing graduation with your cohort.

Programme list

To find out more course information, please visit Digital Course Overview by searching your Course Code. Please visit here for the guidelines on thesis and research portfolio enrollment.

Postgraduate Certificate in Regional Development

Full-time study in this programme is only available in Semester 1.  Make sure you choose the correct courses as outlined in the Enrolment Guides. This is crucial for completing your programme on time and avoiding complications like extra courses, unnecessary fees, missing graduation with your cohort.

** This course is offered in both Semesters.

FULL-TIME

Semester 1    
 Compulsory  
Course Code Course Name  
REGDEV 701 Regional Futures  
REGDEV 702 Regional Regeneration and Wellbeing
Choose 30 points from the Electives  
EDUC 716 Education and Diversity  
ENVMGT 746 Collaborative Environmental Management  
LAWENVIR 723 Climate Change Law  
MAORIHTH 701** Foundations of Māori Health  
URBPLAN 703 Urban Planning and the Environment
DISMGT 701 Disaster Risk Management  
GEOG 725  

PART-TIME

Semester 1    
 Compulsory  
Course Code Course Name  
REGDEV 701 Regional Futures  
REGDEV 702 Regional Regeneration and Wellbeing  
Semester 2    
Choose 30 points from the Electives  
CIVIL 771 Planning and Managing Transport  
DEVELOP 701 Development Praxis
DEVELOP 710 Development Policies and Institutions
ECON 771 Economics of Development
EDUC 705 Education and Global Policymaking
EDUC 766 Education and International Development  
ENVMGT 741 Social Change for Sustainability  
ENVMGT 744 Resource Management  
GEOG 737 Geographies of Public Policy  
INDIGEN 711 Indigenous Environmental Politics  
LAWENVIR 737 Special Topic: Global Environmental Law  
MAORIHTH 701** Foundations of Māori Health  
POPLHLTH 718 Health and Public Policy  
URBPLAN 706 Māori Planning Issues  

EDUC 732*

*Late year

Culturally Sustaining Leadership  

Master in Regional Development (120-point)

Make sure you choose the correct courses as outlined in the Enrolment  Guides. This is crucial for completing your programme on time and  avoiding complications like extra courses, unnecessary fees, missing  graduation with your cohort. If you intend to study part-time, please  choose your courses carefully. Not all courses are offered in both semesters.

For detailed course information, including delivery mode, please visit the Digital Course Overview here

** This course is offered in both Semesters.

Semester 1  
 Compulsory  
Course Code Course Name  
REGDEV 701 Regional Futures  
REGDEV 702 Regional Regeneration and Wellbeing  
DEVELOP 712 Research Methods in Development
Choose 15 points from the Electives  
EDUC 716 Education and Diversity  
ENVMGT 746 Collaborative Environmental Management  
LAWENVIR 723 Climate Change Law
MAORIHTH 701** Foundations of Māori Health  
URBPLAN 703 Urban Planning and the Environment
DISMGT 701 Disaster Risk Management
GEOG 725  
Semester 2    
Course Code Course Name
Compulsory  
SOCCLEAD 707 Programme Evaluation
Choose 30 points from the Electives  
CIVIL 771 Planning and Managing Transport
DEVELOP 701 Development Praxis  
DEVELOP 710 Development Policies and Institutions
ECON 771 Economics of Development  
EDUC 705 Education and Global Policymaking
EDUC 766 Education and International Development  
ENVMGT 741 Social Change for Sustainability  
ENVMGT 744 Resource Management  
GEOG 737 Geographies of Public Policy  
INDIGEN 711 Indigenous Environmental Politics  
LAWENVIR 737 Special Topic: Global Environmental Law  
MAORIHTH 701** Foundations of Māori Health  
POPLHLTH 718 Health and Public Policy  
URBPLAN 706 Māori Planning Issues  

EDUC 732*

*Late year

Culturally Sustaining Leadership  

Master in Regional Development (180-point)

Make sure you choose the correct courses as  outlined in the Enrolment Guides. This is crucial for completing your  programme on time and avoiding complications like extra courses,  unnecessary fees, missing graduation with your cohort. NOTE: i. If you  intend to study part-time, please choose your courses carefully. Not all courses are offered in both semesters. ii. You will be able to enrol in the remaining 60 points of your 180-point programme from November 1  when next year's class timetables become available.

For detailed course information, including delivery mode, please visit the Digital Course Overview here.

** This course is offered in both Semesters.

Option one:

Year 1

Semester 1    
 Compulsory  
Course Code Course Name  
REGDEV 701 Regional Futures
REGDEV 702 Regional Regeneration and Wellbeing  
DEVELOP 712 Research Methods in Development
Choose 15 points from the Electives  
EDUC 716 Education and Diversity
ENVMGT 746 Collaborative Environmental Management  
LAWENVIR 723 Climate Change Law  
MAORIHTH 701** Foundations of Māori Health
URBPLAN 703 Urban Planning and the Environment
DISMGT 701 Disaster Risk Management  
GEOG 725  
Semester 2  
Course Code Course Name  
Compulsory  
SOCCLEAD 707 Programme Evaluation
Choose 30 points from the Electives  
CIVIL 771 Planning and Managing Transport  
DEVELOP 701 Development Praxis  
DEVELOP 710 Development Policies and Institutions  
ECON 771 Economics of Development  
EDUC 705 Education and Global Policymaking
EDUC 766 Education and International Development  
ENVMGT 741 Social Change for Sustainability  
ENVMGT 744 Resource Management  
GEOG 737 Geographies of Public Policy
INDIGEN 711 Indigenous Environmental Politics
LAWENVIR 737 Special Topic: Global Environmental Law  
MAORIHTH 701** Foundations of Māori Health
POPLHLTH 718 Health and Public Policy
URBPLAN 706 Māori Planning Issues  

EDUC 732*

*Late year

Culturally Sustaining Leadership

Year 2

 Semester 1
 A full list of course options in Semester 1 2025 will be available from early November 2024

Option two:

Year 1

Semester 1    
 Compulsory  
Course Code Course Name
REGDEV 701 Regional Futures  
REGDEV 702 Regional Regeneration and Wellbeing  
Choose 30 points from the Electives  
EDUC 716 Education and Diversity  
ENVMGT 746 Collaborative Environmental Management  
LAWENVIR 723 Climate Change Law  
MAORIHTH 701** Foundations of Māori Health
URBPLAN 703 Urban Planning and the Environment
DISMGT 701 Disaster Risk Management
GEOG 725  
Semester 2    
Course Code Course Name  
Compulsory  
SOCCLEAD 707 Programme Evaluation
Choose 30 points from the Electives  
CIVIL 771 Planning and Managing Transport
DEVELOP 701 Development Praxis  
DEVELOP 710 Development Policies and Institutions
ECON 771 Economics of Development
EDUC 705 Education and Global Policymaking
EDUC 766 Education and International Development  
ENVMGT 741 Social Change for Sustainability  
ENVMGT 744 Resource Management
GEOG 737 Geographies of Public Policy  
INDIGEN 711 Indigenous Environmental Politics  
LAWENVIR 737 Special Topic: Global Environmental Law  
MAORIHTH 701** Foundations of Māori Health
POPLHLTH 718 Health and Public Policy  
URBPLAN 706 Māori Planning Issues

EDUC 732*

*Late year

Culturally Sustaining Leadership  

Year 2

 Semester 1  
 Course Code  Course Name
DEVELOP 712 Research Methods in Development
Choose 45 points from the Electives  
The courses will be available in Nov 2024 for Semester 1 2025 enrolments  

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