PGDip in Planification territoriale et développement local

This 30-credit Diplome d'etudes superieures specialisees (DESS) trains professionals specializing in territorial planning and local development, framed by a humanist and sustainable development approach. The program introduces the human dimension of development practice alongside personal growth, and equips students with approaches and methods for working with public, parapublic, and community organizations, including conducting diagnostics and formulating strategic action plans. Full-time students complete the program in three trimesters; part-time study runs approximately two years. Admission is offered for the fall and winter trimesters, with courses given during the day and evening at Universite du Quebec a Montreal's Montreal campus. The program suits graduates in geography, urban studies, sociology, economics, or related fields, as well as experienced practitioners from territorial planning or local development organizations.