The Environmental Planning programme at Waikato is strongly interdisciplinary. Students are encouraged to see the links between human behaviour and environmental consequences through papers which combine social science and the natural sciences. The programme aims to provide students with knowledge and skills for careers in sustainable development of urban and rural communities and the management of resources.

Environmental Planning graduates work in a range of positions including resource management consultancies in New Zealand and abroad, working with local authorities as professional planners, working with local and national government agencies in policy analysis, iwi management planning and conservation and transport planning. With New Zealand having a skill shortage of planners, anyone with a keen interest in the environment will find the Bachelor of Environmental Planning the perfect choice.