Accredited by the New Zealand Planning Institute.

Massey’s Bachelor of Resource and Environmental Planning is a unique professional planning degree that combines urban and natural resource planning.

Resource and environmental planning is a creative interdisciplinary process that deals with the natural and human dimensions of the world around us. It is concerned with the diversity of our communities, productivity of our economy, and vitality of our natural systems.

You’ll study core planning courses, and take a minor in a related subject that meets your particular interests and aspirations.

Graduate with honours

If you achieve high enough grades in the compulsory second-, third- and fourth-year planning courses, you’ll graduate with honours.

Study by distance

Massey’s BRP is the first undergraduate professional planning degree in New Zealand and Australia that you can study by distance.

Build your career skills

Massey’s BRP has a strong focus on creating sustainable and resilient communities.

You’ll develop interpersonal, communication, ethical and conflict resolution skills essential for working in teams of diverse professionals and interacting with people from diverse cultures, communities and backgrounds. This will prepare you for a variety of roles shaping the places in which we live, work and play.

Enjoy an established environment of excellence

For 35 years, the Bachelor of Resource and Environmental Planning has been led by our faculty of passionate staff, and includes a vibrant social scene connecting current students with graduates. Massey is renowned for providing an excellent, practical planning education. This programme has consistently maintained accreditation with the New Zealand Planning Institute for 35 years.

Get connected to industry

Through our professional practice courses and active engagement with local and central government and private sector employers, you’ll gain experience that is in demand locally and globally across both public and private sectors.

You will:

• Apply your skills to real-world projects
• Create links and network with industry practitioners
• Engage in field and studio work, workshops, role-play and case studies
• Have close interaction with lecturers and leading practitioners
• Be in demand for graduate positions 

Bachelor of Resource and Environmental Planning graduates find jobs quickly, and on average earn around $50,000 in their first year of employment. While rooted in the New Zealand context, the Bachelor of Resource and Environmental Planning draws on international experience and planning approaches. Graduates can therefore apply their training locally or overseas in a variety of professional and applied environments such as those listed below:

• City/district councils
• Regional councils
• Central government (eg, Ministry for the Environment, Department of Conservation, New Zealand Transport Agency, Environmental Protection Authority)
• Private consulting firms and corporates (such as Fonterra)
• Environmental and other non-governmental organisations

Bachelor of Resource and Environmental Planning graduates can take on a variety of roles such as:

• Resource consent planners/ officers
• Urban planners
• Environmental planners
• Transport planners
• Urban designers
• Policy analysts