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US6581002 - Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (Honours)

  • OVERVIEW

    Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning is a professional programme which accredited by the Board of Town Planners Malaysia. The programme aims to produce skilled and trained graduates who meet industry requirements. Subjects offered in this programme cover theories, technical and practical aspects related to physical, social, economic, and environmental planning.

    Lectures will be mainly delivered in English
    Examination: Bilingual (Bahasa Malaysia & English)

    This programme requires candidate to attend an interview

    School of Housing, Building and Planning,
    Universiti Sains Malaysia,
    11800 Penang Malaysia
    http://hbp.usm.my 

    Duration : 4 Years / 8 Semester
    Medium Instruction : English Language
    Semester Offered : Semester 1 (October)

  • REQUIREMENTS

    • MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
      MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

      ACADEMIC 

      • Completed 12 years of Primary and High School Education and
      • Obtained High School Certificate (eg. A‐Level, HSC, SMU, & Matayom Suksa 6 (Thailand), International Baccalaureate ) or
      • Diploma in related field 

      ENGLISH 

      • IELTS/IELTS Online minimum Band 5.0 or
      • TOEFL iBT minimum score of 40 or
      • TOEFL Essentials Online minimum score of 5 or
      • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Linguaskill Online minimum score of 154 or
      • PTE Academic / PTE Academic (Online) minimum score of 47 or
      • ELS Certified Intensive English Programme Level (CIEP Level) 107 or
      • Malaysian University English Test minimum Band 3.5
      • Candidate from an institution in which the medium of instruction is English 

      Without any of the above English proficiency certificates, accepted students will be issued with a conditional offer letter to fulfill the English language requirements. 

      INTERVIEW

      Passed evaluation interview (the candidate should have moderate communication skills in English) 

      Note: Free from colour blindness (general requirement stated in Accreditation Manual for Urban and Regional Planning Programme by LPBM)

    • HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATESDIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS
      HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES:

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or       its equivalent with minimum entry qualification of CGPA 3.00 

      And 

      Minimum grade B in any 2 subjects below:

      • Mathematics
      • Chemistry
      • Biology
      • Physics
      • Geography
      • History
      • Economics
      • Visual Arts
      • Business Studies
      • Accounting 

      Note: Grading system is referred to each country academics qualifications
      DIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS:

      Obtained Diploma in related fields with minimum CGPA of 3.00 

      And 

      Provided the course is not less than 5 semesters or 2 ½ years in the same accredited institution. 

      And 

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualification of CGPA 3.00 and minimum grade B in any 2 subjects below:

      • Mathematics
      • Chemistry
      • Biology
      • Physics
      • Geography
      • History
      • Economics
      • Visual Arts
      • Business Studies
      • Accounting 

      ‘A’ LEVEL CANDIDATES

      (AQA, Brunei, Cambridge, Edexcel, London, Maldives)

      • ‘O’ Level and ‘A’ Level result slip and certificates
      • Passed ‘A’ Level with minimum score of 10 and minimum grade B in 2 subjects below:
        • Chemistry
        • Mathematics
        • Physics
        • Biology
        • Economics
        • Law
        • Computing
        • Business Studies
        • Arts & Design 

      AUSTRALIAN HIGH SCHOOL CANDIDATES

      Passed SAM / AUSMAT with minimum aggregate of 68 and the equivalent of C in any 2 subjects below:

      • Mathematics
      • Biology
      • Chemistry
      • Physics
      • Information Technology Studies
      • Economics
      • Computer Science 

      INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) DIPLOMA CANDIDATES 

      • Passed IB diploma with 28 points
      • Minimum of 4 score at High Level (HL) or Standard Level (SL) in any 2 subjects below:
        • Biology
        • Chemistry
        • Physics
        • Mathematics
        • Design Technology
        • Information Technology in a Global Societies
        • Visual Arts
        • History
        • Geography

  • FEES

    • TYPE of feesAmount (USD)
      TYPE of fees: Total Tuition Fees
      Amount (USD):

      18,000.00
      TYPE of fees: Per semester
      Amount (USD):

      2,250.00
      TYPE of fees: Per year
      Amount (USD):

      4,500.00
      TYPE of fees: Recurrent Fee (Payable every semester)
      Amount (USD):

      112.50
      TYPE of fees: Non-Recurrent Fee (Payable upon registration)
      Amount (USD):

      1,325.00
      TYPE of fees: ** Fees are subject to change

  • LIST OF COURSE

    • Integrated and design studios, principles of planning, environmental science, built environment and human settlement, planning and environmental conservation, method of planning analysis, English and Bahasa Melayu.

      • Planning studios, landscape planning, geomatics technology, sustainable development planning, GIS and CAD for planning, tourism planning and development, urban design.

      • Planning studios, theory and philosophy of planning, traffic and transportation planning, urban and regional economics, methodology and techniques of research, planning law, social aspects in planning, land administration

      • Industrial trainning, planning studio, regional and rural planning, professional practice in urban planning and research project.

    • CAREER PROSPECTS

      Position

      • Town planner
      • Project manager
      • Urban designer
      • Transport planner
      • Data analyst
      • Local government officer
      • Research offic

      Related Industries

        • Local authorities
        • Government agencies
        • Construction
        • Landscape
        • Housing
        • Real estate
        • Tourism

      Undergraduate

      Student Admission Unit
      Academic Management Division, Registry, Level 2, Chancellory Building
      Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia.
      Tel : 1 300 888 876 / +604-6533196
      Fax : +604 653 3328

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