Urban and Regional Planning (BURPl) at Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme overview

The program is designed to prepare students with substantive knowledge about cities and regions and with critical thinking and problem-solving skills for career flexibility and lifelong learning. Our graduates become leaders who contribute to the community and the profession.

Faculty: Faculty of Community Services | Department: School of Urban and Regional Planning | Duration: Full-time, 4-year; Full-time, 5-year co-op; Full-time, 2-year Post-Baccalaureate; Full-time, 2-year Degree Completion | Study mode: full-time; co-op option | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

The School is actively engaged in advancing anti-racism and anti-discrimination work in planning education, including centering equity and racial justice in our undergraduate curriculum. The program curriculum features a strong grounding in the land-based planning process as applied in cities and regions.

Career pathways

A planning education leads to varied employment.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Full-Time, Four-Year Program O.S.S.D. with six Grade 12 U/M courses including Grade 12 U English. Notes: ENG4U/EAE4U is the preferred English. The grade required in the subject prerequisite (normally in the 70 percent range) will be determined subject to competition. Students are encouraged to include Grade 12 U or M courses in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (HFA4M, HHS4M, HHG4M, HSB4M, HZT4U) and/or Economics (CIA4U) and U courses in Canadian or World Studies (CGW4U, CGU4U, CHI4U, CHY4U, CLN4U, CPW4U), Science (SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U, SES4U) and/or Mathematics (MHF4U, MCV4U, MDM4U) in their secondary school studies.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate admission is for the Fall term (Fall 2027 admission is open for applications). Some undergraduate programmes accept international applicants for winter admission (January start), subject to space availability.

Fall 2027 admission: the guaranteed consideration date for applications to all programmes is February 1; complete applications and amendments received by this date receive equal consideration, and many programmes continue to accept applications afterwards. The OUAC application deadline is in January. Grades-Plus programmes have programme-specific deadlines for non-academic requirements, submitted through the ChooseTMU Applicant Portal.

Apply through the official page: https://www.torontomu.ca/admissions/undergraduate/apply/

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