SCARP teaches a world-renowned lens on planning at every post-secondary level.
Whether your journey is professional or academic, undergraduate graduate doctoral or postdoctoral, we have the resources and the paths you need, or the tools to forge your own path.
Each program page below has their own tab describing admissions.
Degree Programs
Master of Community and Regional Planning
Dual accredited, classified as a professional degree, and intended for students interested in professional planning and related professions. Intensive but generalist, involving immersive learning with real-world problems and partnerships.
Research Masters (MAP/MScP)
A research-based degree intended for practicing professionals wishing to strengthen their research skills, students with undergraduate planning degrees from accredited programs, and students intending to eventually pursue doctoral research.
PhD Program
An optimum environment to pursue interdisciplinary research at the intersections of planning theory and practice, and encourages critical thinking, inventive research, and effective communication of ideas.
Master of Engineering Leadership in Urban Systems
An intensive one-year degree program that equips you with the high-level technical skills needed to develop practical and sustainable solutions to meet the challenges associated with large urban infrastructure systems.
Bachelor of Urban Studies
An undergrad program jointly run with UBC Geography. Urban Studies investigates the forces that shape cities and how to redirect those forces. Become specialized in technical data analysis, development finance strategies, dialogue and engagement, and political/policy communication.
More offerings at SCARP
Vancouver Summer Program
A four-week academic program offered by UBC. No matter where in the world you study, UBC SCARP offers a variety of planning course packages that provide skills and knowledge in topics ranging from data analysis, GIS, and the art of negotiation to community engagement and the built environment.
"The Liveable City" UBC-NUS Summer Program
A unique and immersive learning experience designed for senior undergraduate students from the University of British Columbia and the National University of Singapore to explore and compare the concept of "liveability" through the lens of blue-green urbanism.
SCARP Courses
Many SCARP courses aren't just for those enrolled in SCARP programs. Planning connects all disciplines. Planning can help you be a better engineer, architect, politician, geographer, and so much more. Consider what these course offerings can do for you!