Bachelor of Resource and Environmental Planning – BRP

This course introduces students to critically informed, ethically responsible analytical practice in contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand.

An introduction to urban planning, which introduces the historical, contemporary and futuristic dynamics of professional urban planning as conceived and practised in Aotearoa/New Zealand and internationally. Students are encouraged to analyse existing cities in the context of a sustainable and decolonised future.

A critical, Māori-centred introduction to environmental planning that emphasises protecting the environment for future generations.

A holistic and critical introduction to the concept of "the Anthropocene", its key narratives, and the role of planning in shaping hopeful, decolonised, and sustainable futures in times of uncertainty and rapid change.

This course provides students with foundational knowledge of planning, the profession (including ethics), and planning processes/planning practice (including plan and policy development, and development control) as mandated under relevant legislation, and applies this knowledge in practice-like settings using emerging/topical planning issue(s).

Prerequisites: 132111, 132112

An introduction to the role of planning in building sustainable and hazard- and climate-resilient communities that have flourishing futures in the face of disruptive change.

An exploration of techniques for the collection, interpretation, analysis and representation of social and environmental geographic data using geographic information systems (GIS).

Restrictions: 132106

A study of the Treaty of Waitangi background, texts, principles, and application to contemporary New Zealand. There is a particular focus on land, legislation, court decisions, social policies, the environment, constitutional matters, claims to the Waitangi Tribunal and Treaty settlements. Differing perspectives of hapū/iwi/Māori and the Crown, as well as opportunities for resolution, are explored.

Restrictions: 269274

A critical study of politics and political power in Aotearoa New Zealand, with an emphasis on political institutions, the formal and informal exercise of power by political actors, and the interplay between politics and economics in policy development.

This course introduces students to the Māori Planning world. Students will learn and apply Māori concepts, processes and practices, and critically explore the relationship between Māori and settler-coloniser planning to equip themselves to work competently with Māori communities on Planning issues.

Prerequisites: 150201

An interdisciplinary approach to the cultural, philosophical, legal, institutional and practical issues involved in the strategic planning and management of New Zealand's natural heritage, including analysis of appropriate New Zealand and international case-studies.

This course explores the evolving and challenging dynamics between urban planning, public health, and wellbeing for healthier futures for people, places, and the planet. It recognises the vital role that planners and the profession have in designing and delivering healthy places and relationships that connect and strengthen communities in everyday and extraordinary contexts.

A critical study of the philosophical and theoretical foundations of planning in Aotearoa New Zealand.

An introduction to Aotearoa New Zealand's Environmental Planning law with a specific focus on the Resource Management Act 1991. We consider the interactions between environmental state law (statutes and common law) and tikanga, as well as the administration of Aotearoa's legal system. The place of law in the sustainability debate, property rights and legal aspects of Te Tiriti o Waitangi are also covered.

Advanced study of collaborative community planning, with critical reflection on theories and practices of public participation and conflict resolution.

This course explores Mauri Ora/Flourishing as a set of embodied values and practices that students can apply in relation to themselves and in partnership with tangata whenua to make a positive contribution to Planning in a grounded context.

The Planning Project is a sustained, focused individual research inquiry, which identifies a planning problem and researches the extent, cause and potential solutions through design and implementation of an appropriate methodology.

This course provides students with an understanding of the planning profession, planning ethics, and planning processes/planning practice (including plan and policy development, plan evaluation, development control, and/or strategic/spatial planning) and applies this knowledge in practice-like settings using emerging/topical planning issue(s).

This course introduces professional practices in urban planning and design. The course applies a broad understanding of the principles, policies and practices of urban planning in analysing development proposals for sustainable urban transformation. The course encourages students to analyse and visualise low-carbon and inclusive urban development in decolonised cities.

The Professional Practice Studio is designed to mobilise the student's prior learning and professional practice capacities in the context of evolving rationalities, crises and prospects of contemporary planning practice. The studio activities blend scholarship, employability, and being Te Tiriti-led with current and comparative planning debates and the role of planning to explore a selected studio theme. Independent projects are evolved through exchanging ideas, exploring possibilities, and evolving a shared responsibility for championing change within a community of practice.

An introduction to the diversity of human geography focusing on themes such as state and economy; geography of consumption; identity and exclusion; agrifood; migration; geographies of the lifecourse.

An analysis of Māori knowledge, custom and economic foundations. Customary lifestyles will be examined within a context of ritual, philosophy, technology, economic principles, and social organisation in order to understand Māori culture.

A foundation course in Sociology covering the key substantive aspects of contemporary society e.g. individual and social processes, globalisation and social inequalities.

The course provides students with a basic understanding of economic policy at industry, national and international levels.

An introduction to the study and nature of politics, including political theory, political parties, electoral systems, public policy and international relations.

Understanding and working with the news media combining practical skills with critical and ethical perspectives on media use. Skills include media strategy, writing media releases, broadcast interviewing and running a media conference.

This course examines formations of identity and belonging in relation to concepts of place and turangawaewae (‘standing place’). The multiple factors shaping identity formation, citizenship and public engagement will be explored, and students will develop awareness of and reflect on diverse perspectives regarding identity and citizenship, and apply this understanding to analyse issues in contemporary New Zealand society.

This course introduces students to cultures of writing and inquiry in the Humanities and Social Sciences. It is designed to help students write effectively at undergraduate level by practising a variety of writing tasks, including analytical, persuasive, and research-based writing and argumentation. Students will learn practices of writing, research, peer-review and revision that have application in the university and broader contexts.

Restrictions: 230100, 119155, 119177, 237130, 247155, 250100, 247177

This course develops students’ foundational analytical and critical thinking skills. It is designed to provide students in any discipline with the ability to describe, evaluate, and generate reasoning / arguments effectively, appropriately, and sympathetically, alongside an understanding of the hidden complexities inherent in this approach and its limits when employed as a form of persuasion.

Restrictions: 134103

An introduction to elementary Māori language structures, Māori terminology and the correct pronunciation of the Māori language.

Ko tēnei whakaakoranga reo Māori hei mahinga mā te tauira kua tīmata kē ki te ako i te reo Māori. Ko tōna tino kaupapa, ka whakamahia te reo hei reo whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro, hei reo kōrerorero i waenganui i te tangata. This course extends listening, speaking and writing competency to enable students to express themselves in Te Reo on a wide range of topics at an introductory level. Emphasis is on spoken and written Māori as a language of communication and interaction.