BSc. City and Regional Planning-UET Lahore

Course name: BSc. City and Regional Planning

Course overview: The curriculum for the B.Sc. course in City & Regional Planning is designed to bring into being the professionals who can serve as development managers of the human settlements encircling hamlets, villages, towns, cities, Megalopolises and Global cities sketching out a network of human built environment. The degree offered by the department has a well established and time-honored recognition by the academic and professional institutes of highest ranking all over the world.

The profession of City and Regional Planning is an established field in Pakistan and the graduates of this department hold key portfolios in Government, Semi-Government, Non-Governmental Organizations, and the Private Sector alike. The key recruiting agencies in the government sector includes; Planning Commission of Pakistan, Ministries of Housing, Environment and Urban Affairs, Planning and Development Research Institutes, Provincial Housing and Physical Planning Departments, The Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency, Provincial Local Government and Rural Development Departments, Development Authorities, Improvement Trusts, and Tehsil Municipal Administrations to name few, and that’s the reason the City & Regional Planning is a well-recognized profession at the local, provincial, and national governments levels. Furthermore, there also remain tremendous employment opportunities in the local, national, international NGO’s and the semi-government/privates planning consulting firms.

The courses of study in the B.Sc. program in City & Regional Planning covers an intensive coverage of theoretical understanding of planning concepts and practical experience of planning projects. Planning is an interdisciplinary field which deals with the social, economic, and physical aspects of human built environment. Therefore, the graduates of this department are trained not only in the basic physical sciences but also in the humanities and social sciences fields.

The broad areas of knowledge covered under this degree course includes; Mathematics, Engineering Sciences, Geography, Sociology, Statistics, Economics, Mapping, Community and Social Work, Management and Administrative Sciences, Applied Computer Sciences, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS).

The core planning courses offered in this program includes; Housing, Land use Planning, Urban Renewal, Rural Planning, Regional Planning, New Towns Planning, Urban Design, Building and Development Control, Transportation Planning, Local Government System, Human Settlements Planning, National/Provincial/Local Level Plans, Programs and Projects, Outline Development Plans, Regional Plans, and Master Plans of Towns and Cities.

No. of semesters: 8

Requirements:

General Eligibility Requirements for B.Sc (Hons) or B.Sc. Engineering Degree programs:
 
An applicant for admission to BSc. City and Regional Planning (Hons.) must fulfill the following eligibility requirements:-

1. He should have obtained at least 60% marks in F.Sc. / ICS/ DAE/ B.Sc. / B.Tech. (Pass) Examination (excluding Sports and Hafiz-e-Quran marks)
2. He should have appeared in the entry test arranged by this University for that particular Academic Session in which he seeks admission.
3. He should have at least 60% adjusted admission marks determined as per clause 3 of the prospectus.
4. He should be a bona fide resident of the area from where he seeks admission
5. He should meet standards of physique and eye sight laid down in the medical certificate.
6. He should have passed the Intermediate from a Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education of Pakistan or an equivalent examination recognized by the University.

Course duration: 4 years

How to apply:

1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
   1. Members of the University staff will be available for personal consultation during admission period.
      
   2. Try to submit the application along with the required documents as early as possible. Do not wait for the last date.
      
   3. As soon as the process of selection is complete, the merit list will be notified showing the percentage aggregate marks of the applicants admitted in different disciplines against different categories.
      
   4. All documents to be attached with the application Form F-I should be attested by a Class-I gazetted officer of the government or Class-A officer of this University.
2. EQUIVALENT EXAMINATIONS

   The University recognizes the following examinations as equivalent to the Intermediate (Pre-Engineering) examination with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry of the Pakistani Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education:
   

   1. Intermediate (Pre-Engineering) Examination of the Board of Intermediate &Secondary Education, Azad Kashmir.
   2. Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
   3. British General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
   4. F.Sc. (Pre-Medical) with Mathematics as an additional subject.
   5. American High School Graduation Diploma (12th Grade) or equivalent.
   6. Equivalence of Certificates Up to Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC)I Intermediate Level

      The determination of equivalence and issuance of equivalent marks certificate up to HSSC level for certificates other than those issued by Pakistan’s Boards is the jurisdiction of the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) as per decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Such applicants are required to attach an equivalence certificate showing marks with the application for admission issued by the IBCC. The following are the addresses of the IBCC offices:
      

• IBCC at FB ISE Building, H-814, Islamabad

• IBCC Regional Office at BISE Building, 86 Mozang Road, Lahore

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