Zhejiang University
Urban and Rural Planning
BachelorTraining Targets
This scheme aims to train advanced talents provided with keen and broad visual field, concerned for human habitation environment and social integrated benefit, provided with solid theoretical knowledge and basic special skills for planning, with importance given to enhancement of integrated quality for practice and innovation, provided with good professional ethics and team awareness, for rural and urban construction, planning research, planning design, and planning management.
Training Requirements
The students will mainly learn the basic theories and basic knowledge about urban planning, urban traffic & transportation engineering planning, urban landscape and garden planning, regional planning, and other aspects, to exercise mastery over the theories and methods of urban planning, urban design, and urban planning management, and will be provided with the basic abilities for taking part in urban and rural planning and design, urban landscape and garden planning, transportation and municipal engineering planning, as well as economic and social development planning, and other special planning work.
The graduates shall acquire the knowledge and abilities in the following aspects:
1. Mastery over the basic theories and basic knowledge about urban and rural planning g
2. Provided with the abilities for urban planning compilation and urban design
3. Mastery over the knowledge related to urban planning discipline
4. Familiar with the national guidelines, policies, and statutes related to urban and rural planning, and provided with the basic ability for urban planning administration
5. Provided with the abilities for investigation, public interaction, and integrated analysis and coordination for solving the urban issues
6. Understanding the theoretical front edges and development trends on urban planning discipline, and provided with certain ability for scientific research
7. Provided with the abilities for application of computer-aided planning design, as well as analysis and expression
Special Core Courses
Urban Overall Planning, Urban Detail Planning, Regional Planning, Urban Planning Management and Statutes, Urban Road and Traffic/Transportation Planning, Urban Municipal Engineering Systematic Planning, Urban Economics, and Urban Geography
Featured Course(s): Urban Overall Planning and/or Regional Planning
Bilingual Teaching Course: Chinese History of Urban Development and Layout
Practice Course: Planning Integrated Practice
Research-Type Courses: Analysis of Urban Sociology and Urban Planning Policies, and Urban Geography
Engineering Design Courses: Urban Overall Planning II and Urban Design
Planned Length of Schooling: 5 Years Minimum Graduation Credits:200+5.5+4
Awarded Degree: Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Type of Discipline and Specialty: Civil Engineering Dependent Core Discipline: Urban Planning and Design
The Major Course Structure for Urban and Rural Planning (see here)
General Qualifications
- Possess a High School Diploma or equivalent qualification.
- Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens holding a valid foreign passport and must comply with the relevant regulations stipulated in "Document No. 12 (2020) of the Ministry of Education of the PRC."
- Must be in good physical and mental health.
- Applicants who will be under 18 years of age (as of September) must provide a notarized Letter of Guarantee from their designated guardian in China.
General Application Documents
- Scanned Copy of Passport: Including the photo page and the endorsement page (page 3 or 4, if there has been an addition or change of name). (bit.ly/ContohPassport) (bit.ly/ContohEndorsement)
- Recent Passport-Sized Photograph, formatted as follows: A recent full-faced photo (head must occupy 70% of the photo size); aspect ratio 4:3; white background without borders; size 100-500KB (*.jpg, *.jpeg). (bit.ly/ContohPhoto)
- Language Proficiency Certificates:
- English Taught: IELTS with an overall score of 5.5/6.0 or TOEFL iBT 85 (requirements vary by university).
- Chinese Taught: HSK 4–6 (levels and minimum scores vary by major and university).
- Academic Diplomas: High School Diploma (for Bachelor's Degree applicants) or Bachelor's/Master's Diploma (for Master's/Doctoral Degree applicants). Applicants who have not yet graduated must submit an official Pre-Graduation Statement from their high school or university. (bit.ly/PreGraduationLetter)
- Academic Transcripts: High School Transcripts (for Bachelor's Degree) or University Transcripts (for Master's/Doctoral Degrees), compiled into a single file. Please ensure the transcripts are provided as a comprehensive 'one-sheet' document, if available from the issuing institution. (bit.ly/ContohOnePageTranscript)
- Two (2) Letters of Recommendation: Required from two high school teachers (for Bachelor's Degree) or two university professors/associate professors (for Master's/Doctoral Degrees). Letters must be issued on official letterhead, bear an official stamp from the institution, and include the recommender's email and phone number.
- Study Plan or Personal Statement: Approximately 800 words, written in English or Mandarin (corresponding to the chosen language of instruction). The statement must be clearly signed by the applicant. General guidance points are available here: (bit.ly/PoinPersonalStatement)
- Additional Requirements: Specific requirements vary by university. Examples include:
- Entrance Examination/Interview.
- Financial Statement (from Bank).
- Certificate of Non-Criminal Record (SKCK) issued by the local Indonesian Police. (bit.ly/ContohSKCK)
- Medical Check-Up Report. (bit.ly/SayaratPengisianForm) (bit.ly/PhysicalExaminationForm)
Note
- Documents 4 through 6 MUST be translated into English or Mandarin and officially legalized by the issuing institution. Alternatively, the services of a sworn translator may be utilized.
- Please neatly scan each document into PDF format. The file size for each document must not exceed 1 MB (the passport photograph must adhere to the specific requirements listed above). All documents must then be uploaded to the system at www.greatwall.co.id.