Arts & Humanities
BA African Studies
York University, Canada
- Degree
- Bachelor's
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- Fall, Winter, Summer
Arts & Humanities
The BES in Cities, Regions, Planning examines how cities and regions can be planned and governed in more just and sustainable ways. Students learn inclusive and sustainable planning interventions, consulting skills, governance procedures and activist tools to manage urban growth, provide infrastructure, integrate newcomers and reduce environmental impacts. It is offered at Keele Campus (OUAC code YHV), full-time or part-time.
Faculty: Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change | Intake: Fall, Winter and Summer (first and upper year) | Study mode: full-time, part-time, co-op | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Three thematic concentrations: Urban Worlds, Urban Planning and Politics, and Urban Political Ecology. Experiential components include field trips in Canada, co-op and degree-credit work placements, capstone courses, a senior honours thesis and study abroad at Las Nubes EcoCampus in Costa Rica.
Urban, social, economic, cultural or transportation planner; policy advisor and consultant; LEED technical coordinator; transit supervisor or manager; permits and approvals coordinator; environmental manager; planning and space assessor.
Ontario high school applicants: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U And five additional 4U or M courses Applicants with averages in the low-to-mid 70s or higher may be considered for admission. Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 68%. Requirements for other curricula are listed on the programme page.
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 classes begin in Winter (January), Summer (May) and Fall (September); Fall 2027 (September) is the main intake with the January 2027 and May 2027 starts also listed.
Application deadlines for most programmes: Winter 2027 (January) entry November 18, 2026; Summer 2027 (May) entry April 1, 2027; Fall 2027 (September) entry January 15, 2027 for Ontario high school students and March 24, 2027 for out-of-province high school, international and university/college transfer and mature applicants. Applications are accepted until each programme is full.
Exceptions: Direct Entry Nursing and Nursing Second Entry apply by February 1; Nursing Post-RN for Internationally Educated Nurses by June 1; Schulich BBA and Social Work (BSW) accept no applications after January 15. Supplementary application deadlines for Fall 2027: Schulich BBA February 1, 2027; Creative Writing February 5, 2027; AMPD BFA/BDes programmes February 5, 2027; Concurrent Education March 19, 2027; Glendon International Studies & Business Administration March 31, 2027; Social Work February 16, 2027.
Applications are made through OUAC, or through the York University application for mature, international and transfer applicants, visiting students and certificate applicants; the York University application fee is $140 (non-refundable, Visa, Visa Debit or MasterCard). AMPD BFA/BDes programmes require a $20 supplementary application fee within the OUAC application.
Apply through the official page: https://futurestudents.yorku.ca/requirements/apply
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
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