Master of Planning
Description
The Master of Planning (MPlan) and Graduate Diploma in Planning (GDip) are designed to fit into your busy schedule. Get a practice-oriented and conceptually-rigorous planning education from one of Canada's leading universities. If you're a professional with experience in planning, you can count your courses toward your continuous professional learning requirements (pdf program guide).
Program information
- Department/School: School of Planning
- Faculty: Faculty of Environment
- Admit term(s): Fall (September - December), Winter (January - April), Spring (May - August)
- Application and document submission deadline(s)
-May 1 (for admission in September) - -June 1 (for admission in January of the following year)
- -October 1 (for admission in May of the following year)
- Delivery mode: Online
- Program type: Master's, Professional
- Length of program: 36 months
- Registration option(s): Part-time
- Study option(s): Coursework
What does it take to get in?
Minimum admission requirements
- A four-year honours bachelor degree with a minimum overall average of 78%
- Two years of planning or planning-related work experience
Degree requirements
Coursework option:
- Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)
Courses
6 required one‐term PLAN courses for a total of 3.00 units:
6 required one‐term PLAN courses for a total of 3.00 units:
- PLAN 625 Methods of Social Investigation for Planners
- PLAN 700 Planning Paradigms and Theory
- PLAN 702 Critical Assessment of Theories, Methods and Practices of Planning
- PLAN 704 Methods of Planning Analysis
- PLAN 705 Design in Planning
- PLAN 706 Contemporary Issues in Planning
- 4 online elective one‐term graduate courses drawn from the School of Planning, or approved electives from other departments, for a total of 2.00 units.
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/ end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Methods of Social Investigation for Planners
- Climate Change and Community Planning
- Special Topics in Planning: Aggregate Res Plan, Dev & Mgmt
- Special Topics in Planning: Multiculturalism & Equity
- Planning Paradigms and Theory
- Critical Assessment of Theories, Methods and Practices of Planning
- Methods of Planning Analysis
- Design in Planning
- Contemporary Issues in Planning
Overview
- Institution: University of Waterloo
- Program type: Masters Degree
- Language: English
- Program Code: MPLAN
- Delivery Method: Fully Online/Distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.