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The Planning program is a concentration within the Resource and Environmental Management Major which leads to the professional designation of Registered Professional Planner through the Planning Institute of British Columbia. Planning areas include urban sustainability planning, Indigenous planning, and environmental and natural resource planning.
Career possibilities
The world is changing rapidly and so is the full range of career opportunities that await. Armed with the necessary knowledge and skills, graduates pursue careers in jobs such as:
Common job titles:
Analyst, mass transit services
Analyst, transportation route planning
Officer, zoning - land use
Planner, city land use / regional
Planner, environmental
Planner, land use - long-range / heritage
Planner, municipal park / neighbourhood
Planner, site
Planner, transportation
Planning analyst - land use
Specialist, land use
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
January 2025
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby Campus,
8888 University Drive West,
BURNABY,
British Columbia (BC),
V5A 1S6, Canada
If you've completed, or are about to complete, your grade 12 or senior year in a Canadian, American, or international high school.
English Language minimum requirement:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS - Academic): Overall 6.5 with no part less than 6.0
Cambridge English Qualifications: Overall score 176 with no part less than 169
B2 First
C1 Advanced
C2 Proficiency
Test of English as a Foreign Language internet based test (TOEFL iBT): Overall score 88 with no part less than 20
Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL): Overall score of 70, with no part less than 60
Pearson Test of English (PTE): Overall score of 65, and a minimum score of 60 in the Communicative Skills, including: Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Duolingo English Test (DET): Overall score of 125
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
SFU has established itself as a leading research university over 60 years, consistently ranking in the top 1-2 percent of universities worldwide.
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