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2023-2024

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Environment Academic Plans

Planning

Honours Planning

Advisors: See Faculty of Environment undergraduate advising.

Honours Planning is available in the co-operative system of study only.

Continuing in Honours Planning requires a minimum cumulative overall average of 65% (all courses) and a minimum cumulative major average of 70% (all ENVS and PLAN courses).

Recommended course sequencing is available on the School of Planning website.

Successful completion requires:

  1. 20.0 units distributed as follows:
    • ENVS 178 Environmental Applications of Data Management and Statistics
    • ENVS 195 Introduction to Environmental Studies
    • ENVS 200 Field Ecology
    • ENVS 201 Introduction to Canadian Environmental Law
    • ENVS 278 Applied Statistics for Environmental Research
    • PLAN 100 The Evolution of Planning
    • PLAN 102 Professional Communication
    • PLAN 103 Planning, Administration, and Finance
    • PLAN 104 Perspectives on Planning
    • PLAN 105 Introduction to Planning Analysis
    • PLAN 110 Visual Approaches to Design and Communication
    • PLAN 203 Transportation Planning and Analysis
    • PLAN 210 Community Design Fundamentals for Planners
    • PLAN 233 People and Plans
    • PLAN 261 Urban and Metropolitan Planning and Development
    • PLAN 281/GEOG 281 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
    • PLAN 300 Planning Theory
    • One of:
    • PLAN 346 Advanced Tools for Planning: Public Participation and Mediation
    • PLAN 350 Research Methods for Planners
    • PLAN 341/GEOG 368 Conservation/Resource Management of the Built Environment
    • PLAN 401 Planners and Planning Tribunals
    • PLAN 403 Professional Practice, Public and Private Administration
    • PLAN 405 Integrated Planning Project
    • PLAN 471 Planning Law
    • PLAN 483 Land Development Planning
    • 1.0 unit: Elective at the 100-level
    • 1.5 units: Elective at the 200-level
    • 4.5 units: Elective at the 300- or 400-level
  2. Co-operative program requirements.

Additional conditions:

  1. If a minimum grade of 65% is achieved in the required course, PLAN 102, the Undergraduate Communication Requirement (UCR) milestone will be granted. If the minimum grade is not met, review the Overview of Academic Plan Requirements page and contact the Planning undergraduate academic advisor.
  2. The Environment Academic Regulations section of this Calendar contains information, regulations, and requirements pertaining to undergraduate studies within the Faculty. It is students' responsibility to familiarize themselves with the content of this section.
  3. Planning students are required to have at least 15.0 units at or above 200-level to meet Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) degree requirements.

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