##  [SCARP Programs](/programs) 

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



![MCRP studio presentation](/sites/default/files/styles/card_focal_point_sm/public/card-images/2022-09/IMG_0382.JPG.webp?h=71976bb4&itok=BNo8V5Lq)### [Master of Community and Regional Planning](/mcrp)

This professional masters degree is accredited in both Canada and the USA. For students interested in professional planning and related professions. Intensive but generalist, involving immersive learning with real-world problems and partnerships.



![SCARP Student's Smart Cities Ideation challenge cropped](/sites/default/files/styles/card_focal_point_sm/public/card-images/2022-09/SCARP%20Student%27s%20Smart%20Cities%20Ideation%20challenge%20cropped%202.png.webp?h=c495d83e&itok=0YdDweCE)### [Research Masters (MAP/MScP)](/research-masters)

A research-based degree for either practicing professionals wishing to strengthen their research skills, students with undergraduate planning degrees from accredited programs, or students intending to eventually pursue doctoral research.



![Keisha Maloney, current PhD rep, presenting at conference](/sites/default/files/styles/card_focal_point_sm/public/card-images/2022-10/Keisha%20presenting%20at%20conference.jpg.webp?h=983e8cf6&itok=YEpUGTfg)### [PhD Program](/phd)

An optimum environment to pursue interdisciplinary research at the intersections of planning theory and practice, encouraging critical thinking, inventive research, and effective communication of ideas.



![Man in construction gear atop a Vancouver scaffold](/sites/default/files/styles/card_focal_point_sm/public/card-images/2022-09/graduate_MEL.jpg.webp?h=bb61ae20&itok=CTS5k1ZD)### [Master of Engineering Leadership in Urban Systems](/mel)

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.



![Four students showcasing their project poster](/sites/default/files/styles/card_focal_point_sm/public/card-images/2025-08/group-project.JPG.webp?h=e5aec6c8&itok=pj-zrwuH)### [Bachelor of Urban Studies](/urban)

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



![A group of students and a young instructor making a selfie at a seaside market](/sites/default/files/styles/card_focal_point_sm/public/card-images/2025-04/Granville%20Island%20selfie.jpg.webp?h=532a7065&itok=j6nqgmgd)### [Vancouver Summer Program](/vsp)

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.



![Several students writing planning-related terms on a whiteboard](/sites/default/files/styles/card_focal_point_sm/public/card-images/2025-04/Aaron%20Lao%27s%20class%202%20-%20reduced.jpg.webp?h=2f83cd36&itok=M4G85vSp)### [SCARP Courses](/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!







- [Future students](/roadmap-for-future-SCARP-students)
- [Student life](/students)