Students, please be sure to review the correct Academic Calendar (the year you entered) to understand the specialization requirements that your cohort needs to follow.
Social Planning and Community Development
This specialization will strengthen students' understanding of the relationship between built form, and social and community well-being. Students will acquire advanced knowledge of municipal policies, plans and programs that influence social equity, inclusion, capital and foster community building, cohesion and justice. Students completing this specialization will be well suited for a range of planning positions where social issues and community development are a priority.
Environmental Planning
The environmental planning specialization strengthens students' understanding of community sustainability, environmental policy and regulation, the social, economic and environmental outcomes of different land use options, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and biodiversity conservation. Students completing this specialization will acquire skills in systems thinking, impact assessment, nature-based solutions, and sustainable development. They will be well suited for jobs in community sustainability planning, conservation planning, and environmental assessment.
Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure Planning
This specialization strengthens students' understanding of the relationship between land use and transportation. Students completing this specialization will develop strong skills in systems thinking, and physical planning at a regional scale. Graduates with this specialization will be ready to work in the transportation sector, land development industry, municipal planning, or private planning practice.
Urban Design
Urban design prepares students to think about the physical/built form of cities and to develop creative solutions that make our communities and neighbourhoods more livable, socially and environmentally sustainable, and aesthetically appealing. Through a combination of studios, seminars and lecture-based learning methods, students are given a foundation in urban design theories and case studies, graphic communication and visualization techniques, spatial analysis and planning methods, and sustainable design principles.
Please note there is limited space in the urban design specialization. Students must apply for PLAN 211, one of the required courses, in second year. More information will be communicated when students take PLAN 210.
Students are required to complete and submit a Plan Modification Form to their Academic Advisor to add a specialization to their program. For more information, contact your Undergraduate Advisor.