Regional and Community Planning — bachelor's degree

FEATURES:

• Practicum provides work experience and industry contacts
• Integration of Indigenous Ways of Knowing
• Builds towards a registered planning status

This program will provide you with the skills, experiential learning opportunities, and valuable work experience needed to work as a planning professional in Canada or abroad or pursue graduate studies or another professional designation. Combining regional and global perspectives, the BRCP will prepare you to work both locally and internationally. You'll benefit from the courses that address current industry concepts, including human-centered design, sustainability, and smart cities — meaning you'll graduate ready to make a positive change in the communities and projects you serve.

The University of the Fraser Valley’s Bachelor of Regional and Community Planning (BRCP) is an interdisciplinary program that builds connections between environmental studies, policy and law, urban design, history,  art, natural sciences, and communications. The BRCP faculty bring diverse skills and knowledge to the program, both in teaching and planning practice. In addition, the BRCP program incorporates Indigenous ways of learning and knowing thanks to collaboration with the Stó:lō First Nation.

Courses you will take

View the program outline for the Bachelor of Regional & Community Planning in the Academic Calendar.

The new planning degree prepares you for a career as a Registered Professional Planner working with international organizations, First Nations Governments, and governments at all levels. Your degree also qualifies you to work with nonprofits, policymakers, private firms, and developers locally and globally to tackle challenges such as transportation, public spaces and parks, housing affordability, and food security.

Planning opens opportunities to explore various career pathways depending on your interest.

As a Bachelor of Regional and Community Planning graduate, you will be well equipped to work as Professional Planners in a variety of fields.

For example, you may find work with:

• Consulting firms
• Development Firms
• International Development Agencies
• UN-Habitat or C-40
• First Nation Governments
• Local/Provincial/Federal Governments
• Nonprofits and Nongovernmental Organizations

You may find employment as a:

• Community Planner
• Development Planner
• Emergency Planner
• Environmental Planner
• Heritage Planner
• Parks Planner
• Planning Consultant
• Social Planner
• Transportation Planner
• Rural Planner
• Urban Designer

View entrance requirements in the UFV Academic Calendar.

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