Honours Bachelor of Environmental Design and Planning at Fanshawe College

Create communities that work in harmony with the environment to create lasting and useful public spaces. If you see a future designing and planning vibrant landscapes that combine form and function, check out Fanshawe's Honours Bachelor of Environmental Design and Planning program.

This one-of-a-kind program combines the theory, knowledge and techniques of landscape architecture, urban design and physical planning with training in geographic information systems, computer-aided design, visualization and presentation technologies. You'll use industry-standard digital technologies and cutting-edge design and communication methods used in the real world of architectural and landscape design.

You'll also work on case studies and community-based projects with sustainability in mind. Through this bachelor of environmental design program, you will participate in three co-operative work placements, putting your skills to the test with real projects. In the final year of the program, you'll solve a real, site-specific environmental design problem to showcase all of your newly developed skills.

Graduate with an environmental planning degree 

Once graduated, you'll be able to enter the private sector with planning and GIS consultants, landscape architects and developers, or in the public sector with municipalities, conservation authorities and provincial ministries. The degree also prepares you for continued study at the graduate level.

This environmental planning degree will prepare you to leave a mark on the world around you.

Career Opportunities

Dynamic careers exist in environmental design and planning in both the private and public sectors including: urban design, planning, landscape architecture and geographic information systems/science.