Urban and Regional Planning (BURPI)
Inaugural grant supports how urban planning can centre Black voices
School of Urban and Regional Planning professor, Magdalena Ugarte, together with the Black Planning Project, has received a grant through SSHRC’s first Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative funding competition for the partnership project, Black Experiences with Planning in Canada: Building a Framework for Community-Based, Black-Centred, Black-Informed Planning Practices.
Mural: "Remember Hogan’s Alley” by artist Ejiwa “Edge” Ebenebe
Photo by: Magdalena Ugarte
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Is It for You?
Urban and regional planners employ land-use concepts and strategies to develop and enhance regional, urban, suburban and rural communities. You’ll develop applied research and analysis skills through drafting in studio practice, consult in teams, travel on week- long field trips and can choose to pursue an international exchange program. Upon graduation, you’ll understand communities’ needs, structures and rules, and be ready to advise on planning decisions related to social, economic, environmental, cultural, land development and transportation issues.
Faculty
Faculty of Community Services
Program Format(s)
Full Time: Four Year; Two-Year Post-Baccalaureate; Two-Year Degree Completion
Degree Earned
Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning
Minimum Grade Range
80-86%+*
Non-Academic Requirements
None
Experiential Learning
Optional field placement
Recognized by the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) and the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI). Accredited by the Professional Standards Board (PSB).
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*Actual minimum grade ranges required for fall 2023 admission/wait list consideration will be determined based on grades and qualifications presented by the applicant pool as they become available. Required grade ranges may fluctuate from year to year (up or down) as a result of competition. Applicants not educated in Ontario may present the equivalent of the Ontario requirements. TMU reserves the right to determine equivalency at its sole discretion.
Tuition and Fees 2022/2023
Domestic Ontario Students Fees Range: $7,095 - $7,587
Domestic Out-of-Province Students Fees Range: $7,601 - $8,133
International Students Fees Range: $31,749 - $33,086
For detailed fees information visit Tuition and Fees by Program.
Requirements for Full-Time, Four-Year Program
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with a minimum of six Grade 12 U or M courses including the following program specific requirements.
Typically, a minimum overall average of 70% establishes eligibility for admission consideration; subject to competition individual programs may require higher prerequisite grades and/or higher overall averages:
- English/anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
- Recommended: Grade 12 U or M courses in social sciences and the humanities (HFA4M, HHS4M, HHG4M, HSB4M, HZT4U) and/or economics (CIA4U) and U courses in Canadian and world studies (CGW4U, CGU4U, CHI4U, CHY4U, CLN4U, CPW4U), science (SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U, SES4U) and/or mathematics (MHF4U, MCV4U, MDM4U)
- Note: the minimum grade required in the subject prerequisite (normally in the 70% range) will be determined subject to competition
Academic admission requirements for all other applicants are available at: Admission Requirements.
Requirements for Two-Year Post Baccalaureate Program (Full-Time)
- Completion of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited English language university including a minimum of six liberal studies (liberal arts and sciences) courses.
- Qualified applicants must successfully complete a 75 hour, three week Spring/Summer intensive block course (CVUP 100) which is offered through The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education. (opens in new window) Students must complete CVUP 100 prior to their entry into the program.
Requirements for Two-Year Degree Completion Program (Full-Time)
- Completion of the Urban and Regional Planning Technician - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Diploma from Mohawk College or the GIS and Urban Planning Diploma from Fanshawe College with a minimum ‘B’ overall average.
- Qualified applicants must successfully complete a 75 hour, three week Spring/Summer intensive block course (CVUP 100) which is offered through The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education. (opens in new window) Students must complete CVUP 100 prior to their entry into the program.
After Graduation
You will be prepared to address the complex needs, structures and rules of communities through progressive opportunities in municipal or provincial government; private real estate development, finance or retail; community social service or volunteer agencies; law firms. You may work as an urban planner, urban design technologist, consultant, technical analyst, program and policy developer, strategy planner, development researcher or project manager. You may also choose to pursue a master of planning in Urban Development at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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