Lincoln University's BEPP(Hons) - a professionally accredited degree - is the ideal choice for students seeking meaningful careers with opportunities to specialise in urban or regional policy and planning. The degree blends theory and practice, giving the skills and knowledge needed to effectively address local opportunities and global challenges.
You will attain a sound understanding of complex relationships between the environment, economics, culture, society, issues of equity and sustainability, and the implications these have for policy and planning. You will also be able to make evidence-based decisions in multi-disciplinary contexts, and make a real contribution to processes that lead to sustainable outcomes.
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ECON 113Economies and Markets
LINC 101Land, People and Economies
MAST 104Te Tiriti O Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi)
SOCI 116Society, Culture and Environment
SOCI 117Introduction to New Zealand Government and Public Policy
One of:
ECOL 103Ecology I: New Zealand Ecology and Conservation
ENGN 106Land Surfaces, Water and Structures
PHSC 101Chemistry IA
PHSC 107Introduction to Earth and Ecological Sciences
SOSC 106Soil Science I
VAPM 101Introduction to Property .
Plus
ERST 201Environmental Analysis
ERST 203Environmental Monitoring and Resource Assessment
ERST 205Principles of Urban and Regional Planning
LINC 201Sustainable Futures
SOCI 204Research Methods
One of:
ECOL 202Biological Diversity
ECON 211Land Economics
ERST 202Environmental Analysis with Geographic Information Systems
LASC 218Landscape and Culture
PHSC 211Land, Water and Atmosphere
MAST 206Whakatakoto Kaupapa (Māori Planning & Development)
SOCI 214The Living City
SOSC 223Physical landscapes: formation and function
WATR 201Freshwater Resources
WATR 202Water on Land: Quality and Quantity
Plus:
ERST 302Environmental Policy
ERST 330Risk and Resilience
ERST 340Environmental Planning
MAST 319Te Kaitiakitaka (Māori Environmental Management)
SOCI 314Professional Practice
ERST 604Advanced Urban, Regional and Resource Planning
ERST 621Principles of Environmental Impact Assessment
ERST 630Environmental Policy and Planning
ERST 635Group Case Study
LWST 602Advanced Resource Management and Planning Law
One of:
ERST698
or
ERST699
Professional planners are in high demand, whether it be in urban, environmental or policy planning. As a graduate planner with an accredited degree, you will have a wide range of employment opportunities in planning at city/district, regional and central government levels, and the private sector.
