Applied Urban and Rural Planning Program
The Applied Urban and Rural Planning Program is currently undergoing a renewal. While many of the APPL courses will still be running for current students, we will not be accepting new applicants to the program until September 2013. For more information please contact Division Chair Gayleen Wren at gwren@langara.bc.ca or 604.323.5434.
The Applied Urban and Rural Planning Program (AURP) provides a practical, skills based training in urban planning. Graduates may work in planning offices or go on to complete a degree at univeristy. Our students mostly have degrees or other College education. They share an enthusism to contribute to planning for livable communities and a more sustainable environment.
The Diploma program features:
- Practical skills focus
- Project-based learning
- Study full-time, 4 terms (5 courses per term)
- Study part-time, as many courses as you can manage
- Planning courses are scheduled for the evenings
- Your existing credits may count towards your Diploma
- Three concentration areas: Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, Rural Planning
- Department Faculty are experienced, professional planners
- Accredited by the Canadian Association of Certified Planning Technicians
Courses offered by the Applied Planning Department are usually scheduled in the evening (starting at 6.00pm) to accommodate part-time students. Other courses, support courses and electives are offered in the afternoon.
Course Structure
Students must complete 20 courses (60 credits) although some of these credits may be transferred in from other Colleges and Universities in BC. Of the 20 courses, 11 are applied planning courses, 6 are support courses and the three remaining are electives.
The Applied Planning courses are as follows.
Term 1
Introduction to Planning (APPL 1110)
Introduction to Planning Methods (APPL 1130)
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (APPL 2320)
Term 2
Urban Planning (APPL 1210)
Planning Process and Law (APPL 2430)
Planning Applications of GIS (APPL 2420)
Term 3
Environmental Planning (APPL 2310)
Land Development (APPL 2330)
Advanced Planning Methods (APPL 2340)
Term 4
Rural and Small Town Planning (APPL 2410)
Planning Sustainable Cities (APPL 2440)
For the main AURP Program (with no concentration) there are six support courses are as follows.
Term 1
Statistical Methods I (STAT 1124)
Essay Writing and Short Prose Selections (ENGL 1127)
Term 2
Urban and Rural Economic Issues (ECON 1110)
History of Urban Growth in BC (HIST 2215)
Term 3
Introduction to Urban Politics (POLI 2229) www course
Modern Novel, Poetry and Drama (ENGL 1129)
