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The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in these regulations. |
| Admission |
| 2. |
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Candidates for the Degree must have |
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(a) |
qualified for the award of
the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours of the University
of Waikato in Resources and Environmental Planning or for a qualification
considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent, or |
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(b) |
qualified for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma
of the University of Waikato in Environmental Planning or for a
qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent,
or |
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(c) |
in exceptional circumstances, qualified for the award
of an approved qualification including, or together with, approved
graduate papers in planning law and planning theory, and evidence
of at least two years’ work experience in a field relevant to planning, |
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and |
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(d) |
satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in Environmental
Planning at levels considered appropriate by the Academic Board. |
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In exceptional circumstances, based on academic merit
and relevant experience, candidates who do not meet the requirements
of section 2 of these regulations may be considered for admission
subject to the completion of any qualifying papers the Academic
Board may prescribe which must be completed either prior to or concurrently. |
| Requirements for the Degree |
| 4. |
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The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion
of the Degree is one year. The requirements of the Degree must be
completed within five consecutive years of first enrolling for the
Degree. |
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Candidates must enrol in the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences and follow an approved programme of study. |
| 6. |
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Candidates must gain 120 points at 500 level or above,
including two Practicum papers equivalent to 30 points each and
a dissertation equivalent to 60 points, as prescribed for the Degree
in the Environmental Planning entry in the University of Waikato
Calendar. |
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Candidates must enrol for and undertake the requirements
of the Degree in accordance with the guidelines contained in the
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Graduate Handbook for the degree
of Master of Environmental Planning. |
| 8. |
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The procedures and criteria for assessing the personal
and professional competencies central to the satisfactory completion
of the Degree are prescribed in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Graduate Handbook for the degree of Master of Environmental Planning. |
| 9. |
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If a candidate fails a paper or papers (worth not more
than 30 points in total), he or she may repeat the paper or papers
or take an alternative paper or papers with the same total points
value on one occasion only. A candidate who fails a paper or papers
worth more than 30 points in total will not be permitted to proceed
with the Degree. |
| Award of Honours |
| 10. |
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The Degree may be awarded with Distinction. |
| 11. |
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Candidates who fail a paper will not be eligible for
the award of honours. |
| Variations |
| 12. |
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Candidates may replace the Practicum paper ENVP501 Environmental
Planning: Practicum 1 (30 points) with an approved elective. Papers
approved for the elective shall include any 500 level paper that,
at the discretion of the Chairperson of Department or programme
convenor, can be demonstrated to be relevant to planning. |
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The Dean or delegated authority may vary or waive these
regulations in individual cases. |
