Planning - Master of Planning (MPlan) (Online)

Environment 3

Environment 3 (EV3) Building located on Waterloo's Campus, across from Laurel Creek.

Delve into the complexities of contemporary urban planning with the Master of Planning program.

 Designed for professionals with prior experience in planning or a planning-adjacent field, you’ll gain a practice-oriented and conceptually rigorous education from one of Canada’s leading universities to take your career to the next level.

 
This online, part-time coursework-based program is designed to be taken over 3.3 years (10 terms part-time) to fit your busy schedule and offers unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Program highlights

  •     Be part of Canada’s largest and one of the longest-established Planning Schools in the country.  
  •     Enable your career goals with a strong practical dimension.
  •     Count your courses toward your continuous professional learning requirements.
  •     Flexibility of a part-time, online workload so that you can cater your degree to your needs. 

Program overview

Department/School: School of Planning
Faculty: Faculty of Environment
Admit term(s): Fall (September - December), Winter (January - April), Spring (May - August)
Delivery mode: Online
Program type: Master's, Professional
Length of program: 36 months
Registration option(s): Part-time
Study option(s): Coursework

Application deadlines

  • May 1 (for admission in September)
  • June 1 (for admission in January of the following year)
  • October 1 (for admission in May of the following year)

Key contacts

For program-specific inquiries: Tracey Beirness, env-plan@uwaterloo.ca
For application support: gradapply@uwaterloo.ca

Admission requirements

  • A four-year honours Bachelor's degree with an overall average of 78%
  • Two years of planning or planning-related work experience

Degree requirements

  • Review the degree requirements on the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar, including the courses that you can anticipate taking as part of completing the degree.

Application materials

  • Resume/Curriculum vitae
  • Supplementary information form (SIF)
    The SIF contains questions specific to your program, typically about why you want to enrol and your experience in that field. Review the application documents web page for more information about this requirement

    If a statement or letter is required by your program, review the writing your personal statement resources for helpful tips and tricks on completion
  • Transcript(s)
    Two official academic transcripts from each post-secondary institution
  • Writing sample
    At least one substantial example of work completed during the last two years of academic study. Students with professional experience may submit a professional report of which they were sole or senior author
  • References
    Three references are required. References can be academic, professional, or a combination of the two. Professional referees need to have been the student's direct supervisor in a paid or volunteer position, at least one in a planning related field. Academic referees should normally have taught the student in a senior undergraduate class or acted as a supervisor for a major research paper/thesis
  • Proof of English language proficiency, if applicable
    TOEFL 100 (writing 26, speaking 26), IELTS 7.5 (writing 7.0, speaking 7.0)

Tution and fees