BA/BS in Planning (BPlan)(Hons)

Bachelor of Planning (Honours) is a four-year, entry-to-practice professional program in urban and regional planning, delivered on campus at Dalhousie's Sexton Campus in Halifax with a September start. The curriculum combines studio coursework, applied research, and community-based projects covering housing, transportation, land use, urban design, environmental planning, climate adaptation, and social justice. Students complete a research project and a work-integrated learning placement in their final year, preparing them for professional planning careers in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. The program is described as the only accredited, professional undergraduate planning program in Atlantic Canada, and it offers combined degree, internship, major, minor, and study abroad options. Admission requires completion of Grade 12 with a minimum overall average of 70 percent, including Grade 12 English, Grade 12 Math or an academic science subject, and three further academic subjects; admission is competitive and meeting the minimum average does not guarantee a place.