BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PLANNING (HONOURS) - B.PLAN. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PLANNING (HONOURS) -

B.PLAN. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.246

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

PLANNING (HONOURS) - B.PLAN. (HONS) -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF

ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING

25th January, 2005

LEGAL NOTICE 17 of 2005.

(1) The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws for the

Degree of Bachelor of Planning (Honours) - B.Plan. (Hons) - under

the auspices of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Architecture and

Civil Engineering;

"the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies for the course

appointed by Senate, which shall include academic members from

the Faculty and from the International Environment Institute;

"the course" means the course programme leading to the Degree

of Bachelor of Planning (Honours) - B.Plan. (Hons);

" t h e D eg r e e " m ea n s t h e D e g r e e o f B a c h e l o r o f P l a n n i n g

(Honours) - B.Plan. (Hons); and

"the Faculty" means the Faculty of Architecture and Civil

Engineering.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2003 or later.

(1) To be registered as regular students in the course,

applicants shall satisfy the general requirements for admission as

specified in the Admission Regulations.

(2) To be registered as regular students in the course from

October 2005 onwards, applicants shall, apart from satisfying the

general requirements for admission as specified in the Admission

Regulations, be in possession of the special course requirements

listed hereunder

(a) two passes, one at Advanced Matriculation Level and

one at Intermediate Matriculation Level, in Geography

and in either Economics or Sociology, both at Grade C

or better; and

(b) a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level at Grade C

or better in Environmental Science.

The course shall extend over a period of four academic

years of full-time study, or the equivalent in part-time study.

The course shall consist of two parts, namely Part One and

Part Two.

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PLANNING (HONOURS) -

B.PLAN. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING

(1) Part One shall extend over a period of three years and

consists of a number of study-units to which a total of 180 credits

shall be assigned including project study-units to which a minimum

of 20 credits shall be assigned.

(2) Students shall be entitled to the award of the degree of

Bachelor of Planning following the successful completion of Part

One, unless they are eligible and opt to proceed to Part Two.

(3) Students who obtain an average mark of 65% in Part One of

the course shall be eligible to proceed to Part Two.

(4) Students who proceed to Part Two, but fail to qualify for the

degree of Bachelor of Planning (Honours) shall be eligible for the

Bachelor of Planning degree.

Part Two shall extend over a period of one year and

consists of a number of study-units to which a total of 60 credits

shall be assigned, including a supervised dissertation on an

approved topic to which 20 credits shall be assigned.

(1) For the purpose of the award of the Bachelor of

Planning (Honours) degree, the final weighted average mark shall

be based on the results obtained in the four years of the course,

which shall be weighted as follows

First Year Average Mark

20%

Second Year Average Mark

25%

Third Year Average Mark

25%

Fourth Year Average Mark

30%.

(2) For the purpose of the award of the Bachelor of Planning

degree, the final weighted average mark shall be based on the

results obtained in the three years of the course, which shall be

weighted as follows

First Year Average Mark

30%

Second Year Average Mark

35%

Third Year Average Mark

35%.