Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning

Recognized by Professional Institute:	Bangladesh Institute of Planners
Course Duration:	4 (yrs)
Starting date of Academic Year:	Normally July/August
No of Local Students Intake Every Year:	30
No. of Foreign Students Intake Every Year:	Not yet started
Entry Requirement:	Higher School Certificate (10+2)
Language of Instruction:	English
Course Objectives:	To educate and train students to be professional planners

Course Requirements

(assessment modes, no. of modules/courses to be taken):

• • Total credit hour requirement: 158
    No. of theory courses: 37
    No of sessional courses: 16
    Terminal projects/thesis: 1
    No. of courses from URP Department: 46
    No. of Courses from Humanities Department: 7
    No. of courses from Architecture Department: 6
    No. of courses from C.E. Department: 4
    No. of courses from Mathematics Department: 2
    No. of courses from Chemistry Department: 1
    Total number of Courses: 66

    The grading system: The total performance of a student in a given course is based on a scheme of continuos assessment. For theory courses this continuous assessment is made through a set of quizzes/in class evaluation, class participation, homework assignments, and a term final examination. The assessment in laboratory sessional courses is made through observation of the student at work in class, viva during laboratory hours, and quizzes. For architecture students, assessments in design sessions would be done through evaluation of a number of projects assigned throughout the term. As discussed earlier, each course has a certain number of credits which describe its weightage. A letter grade with a specified number of grade points is awarded in each course for which a student is registered. A student's performance is measured by the number of credits that he/she has completed satisfactorily and the weighted average of the grade points average is required to be maintained for satisfactory progress. Also a minimum number of earned credits should be acquired in order to qualify for the degree as prescribed under article, "Minimum Earned Credit and GPA Requirements for Obtaining Degree"

Letter Grades and the corresponding Grade Points will be awarded in accordance with the provisions shown below:

Numerical grade	Letter Grade	Grading point
80% or above	A+ (A Plus)	4.0
75% to less than 80%	A (A regular)	3.75
70% to less than 75%	A- (A minus)	3.5
65% to less than 70%	B+ (B plus)	3.25
60% to less than 65%	B (B regular)	3.0
55% to less than 60%	B- (B minus)	2.75
50% to less than 55%	C+ (C plus)	2.5
45% to less than 50%	C (C regular)	2.25
40% to less than 45%	D	2.0
less than 40%	F	0.0
Continuation for project & thesis/design courses	X	-

Note: All C^- (C minus) grades awarded to students of First Year classes during the last academic year (1990-91) will be considered and recorded as C (C regular) grades with a grade point of 2.25 and D grades will be considered and recorded to have grade point of 2.00.

• • Distribution of Marks: Thirty percent (30%) of marks shall be allotted for continuous assessment i.e., quizzes and homework assignments, in class evaluation and class participation. The remainder of the marks will be allotted to term final examination which will be conducted centrally by the University. There will be internal and external examiners for each course in the term final examination of 3 hour duration. The distribution of marks for a given course will be as follows:

(i) Class participation 10%
(ii) Homework Assignment and Quizzes 20%
(iii) Final Examination (3 hours) 70%
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Total 100%  

Special Features:	The students are trained to handle development projects independently as well as to work in a group for large projects.
Employment of Graduates:	The graduates will be absorbed in different Government and semi-Government organizations and also in NGOs

2) Postgraduate Planning Degree:

Master of Urban and Regional Planning

Recognized by Professional Institute:	Bangladesh Institute of Planners
Course Duration:	2 (yrs)
Starting date of Academic Year:	Normally July/August
No of Local Students Intake Every Year:	30-40
No. of Foreign Students Intake Every Year:	Not yet started
Entry Requirement:	Bachelor in Urban & Regional Planning, Engineering, Architecture and Master in Geography, Economics, Sociology, Social Works, Public Administration
Language of Instruction:	English
Course objectives:	To educate and train students to be professional planners and also to do research in planning
Course requirements (assessment modes, no. of modules/courses to be taken):	For M.URP degree 48 credit hours are required out of which 18 credits are for Thesis and rest 30 credits are for Courses

• • Master's and Ph.D. degrees are offered at the graduate level. The students are trained to specialise in such fields as urban planning, rural development planning, regional planning, transportation planning, municipal and local level planning and development, disaster management planning and housing policy.

    The graduate students of the Department come from various background such as engineering, architecture, economics, agricultural economics, geography, sociology, social welfare, statistics, mathematics and public administration. The graduates are trained in planning tools and techniques such as research methodology, evaluation, policy formulation, project and programme formulation and analysis, and computer applications.

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    Rules relating to conduct of examinations for postgraduate courses in M.Sc. Eng. M. Arch. M.URP, M. Phil, and Ph.D.

    • • • • • • Conduct of i) For Masters and M.Phil degrees:

                • Examination For all postgraduate degrees in Engineering, Architecture, Urban & Regional Planning and Physics and Chemistry, in addition to test, assignments and/or examinations during the semester as may be given by the teacher (s) concerned, there shall be a written examination and/or other test for each of the subjects offered in a semester at the end of that semester. The dates of which shall be announced by the Dean of the respective faculties at least two weeks before the commencement of the examination. The final grade in a subject shall be based on the performance in all test, assignments and/or examinations.

            • • Final grades for courses shall be recorded as follows:

            Grading System:

• • • • • • * Subject in which the student gets F grades shall not be counted towards credit hour requirements and for the calculation of Grade Point Average (G.P.A.).

            ** Given only when a student is unable to complete the course because of circumstances beyond his control, it must be made up by the close of next two semesters or the incomplete grade becomes a failure. He may, however, be allowed to register without further payment of tuition fees for that course.

  Qualifying Requirements: The qualifying requirement for graduation is that a student must earn the minimum grade point of 2.65 based on the weighted averaged in his course work.

  The C grades, up to a maximum of two subjects may be ignored for calculation of grade point average (GPA) at the written request of the student, provided the student has completed the total credit hour requirement with a minimum weighted GPA of 2.65 in the remaining subjects. No subject shall be repeated unless it is a compulsory requirement for the degree as determined by the Board of Postgraduate Studies. Performance in all the subjects shall be reflected in the transcript. If the cumulative number of F grades obtained by the students is three or more he shall not be allowed to continue in the programme.

3) Other Types of Planning Degrees :

• Offered a joint degree (M.URP) in association with Sheffield University for three batches.
• Offered joint degree ( Diploma in Urban & Regional Planning) in association with AIT.