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Sustainable Urban & Transportation Planning (UBS)

Starts in January, September

Campus
Duration
2 Semesters (8 Months)
Credential Awarded
Ontario College Graduate Certificate
School
School of Environmental & Civil Engineering Technology

Program and course delivery

This program is offered in Seneca's flexible delivery format, with some courses delivered online. For courses offered in the flexible delivery format, professors use innovative learning spaces and technology to teach students in a classroom or lab and broadcast in real time to students attending remotely. In flexible courses, students have the choice of coming on campus or learning online.

Learn more: Seneca’s program delivery options and how courses in this program will be delivered each term.

International students: review Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility before choosing program and course delivery.

About the Program

This two-semester graduate certificate program will prepare you for planning roles that focus on ensuring urban areas are sustainable, inclusive and equitable. You will integrate economic, social-cultural, political and environmental considerations to imagine creative solutions for urban and transportation projects.

This program will enhance your understanding of land development, as well as environmental and social issues, through the analysis and review of case studies. You will learn about the legal basis for land use planning and explore legislation and current policies used to develop sustainable communities and enhance urban infrastructure and transportation facilities.

As a student in this program, you will also work with the most up-to-date technologies, including geographical information system (GIS), and learn the fundamentals of urban planning, planning policy frameworks and the structure of planning practices.

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The program offers an enhanced flexible delivery model which will allow working professionals to upgrade their skills in the sector. Students may also opt to work online, allowing for a flexible, remote learning environment while continuing to maintain other priorities or work full time.

Graduates of this program may be eligible to pursue the Registered Professional Planner (RPP) designation with the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) through the Professional Standards Board for the Planning Profession in Canada (PSB)’s Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) process, which opens opportunities for more senior positions, after five years of in-field work experience.

Skills

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

  • Create development plans for urban planning and transportation projects
  • Analyze environmental impact assessments
  • Interpret, analyze, and manage urban infrastructure assets using Geographic Information Systems
  • Conduct environmental assessments and environmental impact studies
  • Transportation and land planning for Indigenous communities
  • Spatial data acquisition and analysis
  • Stakeholder negotiation
  • Case study review and analysis
  • Urban projects management
  • Planning policy frameworks
  • Planning justification reports

Work Experience

This program will not offer a co-op; however, students will engage in experiential learning through the completion of a series of industry-related capstone projects. Examples of experiential learning methods could include studio-based projects, field trips and guest speakers.

Graduates of this program may be eligible to pursue the Registered Professional Planner (RPP) designation with the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) through the Professional Standards Board for the Planning Profession in Canada (PSB)’s Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) process, which opens opportunities for more senior positions after five years of in-field work experience.

Your Career

Graduates of the program can explore the following career options:

  • Urban planners
  • Transportation planners
  • Land-use planners
  • Environmental planners

Affiliations/Associations

  • Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI)

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