Description
The Bachelor of Town and Regional Planning is designed to enable students to pursue a career as Planning Technicians in the field of town and regional planning. As an academic and professional discipline, planning is the study of the way societies plan, design, manage and regulate change in the built and natural environment. The programme, therefore, includes the study of why and how (and with what consequences) societies intervene, shape, organise and change natural and built environments, in order to secure an agreed range of social, economic and environmental objectives.
The programme will enable students to acquire cognitive/intellectual skills, practical skills and key transferable skills in relation to the various aspects and interdisciplinary nature of town and regional 2 planning at all levels. The programme also intends to provide a diverse range of skills and competencies that are both discipline specific and job related and facilitate the development of generic cognitive and intellectual skills, enabling a graduate to adapt to a continuously changing environment. In addition, the programme fosters an understanding of how learnt competencies affect development of the human living environment taking into consideration international best practices and standards. The programme includes Project Based Learning in which students are expected to take part in a community based project having relevance to a real life situation.
Admission Requirements
Candidates may be admitted to the Bachelor of Town and Regional Planning, if they meet the General Admission Requirements
of the Namibia University of Science and Technology and comply with the additional requirements below:
- A minimum of 12 points on the NUST Admission Point Score for English and Mathematics, using a combination of NSSCAS/ NSSCH and/or NSSCO, provided that no symbol lower than a “C” on NSSCO will be accepted.
- A minimum of 18 points on the NUST Admission Point Score for three (3) other subjects, excluding second languages,
using a combination of NSSCAS/NSSCH and/or NSSCO, provided that no symbol lower than a “D” on NSSCO will be
accepted.
At the discretion of the Department, a more in‐depth selection process could be followed which may include either a test or an
interview. Candidates who meet the Mature Age Entry Requirements of the University may be considered for admission, but will
be required to have a minimum of 3 years work experience in the field of town and regional planning completed under
appropriate supervision.
Candidates who hold the National Diploma in Land Use Planning may be considered for admission, if they have passed the
courses Land Use Planning 3, Natural Resource Management 3 and Legal and Institutional Framework with a combined
minimum of at least 60%. Credit Recognition will be granted for courses completed under the National Diploma in Land Use
Planning.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this programme will be qualified to serve as Planning Officers/Land Use Planning Officers in both the Public (Central-, Regional- and Local Governments) and Private Sectors (Planning Consultancies), as well as Non-Governmental Organisations (e.g. Namibia Housing Action Group, Shack Dwellers Federation, etc.), dealing with integrated sustainable human settlement development.