Welcome
March 13, 2011
Planning is concerned with the interrelationships between humans, nature and built form, and the intersections of social, economic, political and physical environments. Making choices involves planning and organizing activities
Land-use sketches developed in a design charrette with local residents during the Bioregional Workshop.
to achieve future objectives and avoid past mistakes. Planning involves a purposeful process for making decisions for future actions and allocating “resources” in a changing world. It is about our visions of the good life. Planning processes engage a range of actors and seek to mediate diverse interests.
FES has the largest graduate planning program in Canada. Within the MES program, FES offers students a wide array of courses related to planning. Each student has an academic advisor who works closely with the student to develop a customized program of study. The FES planning program meets the requirements of Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) and Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) for a professionally recognized program. Students seeking professional accreditation choose the Planning Program option.
The FES Planning Program is distinguished from other planning programs by its unique approach to pedagogy—the student-centred plan of study. This offers opportunities to study new and emerging areas of planning and to approach established fields of planning in innovative ways.
Each student in the Planning Program develops a program of academic study in close consultation with a faculty advisor. This Plan of Study is an academic planning process. The student defines learning objectives for the two year program and the learning strategies—courses, independent studies, field experience/internships, independent research, major paper/project or thesis work that will meet the objectives. Read more about Our Teaching Philosophy.
The Planning Program offers students a large and diverse faculty, a wide array of courses, field experience/internships, and planning-oriented workshops. Learn more about these features of the program.
Recently students have completed internships at the Canadian Urban Institute, Environmental Canada, City of Toronto, Metrolinx, R. E. Milward & Associates, and Toronto Renewable Energy. For a full list click here.
A native of Uruguay, Alejandra Perdomo studied International Development as an undergraduate, focusing her studies on sustainable agricultural practices of the indigenous communities of the Andes region.
After finishing her degree she moved to Toronto and entered the planning program in York’s Faculty of Environmental Studies with a desire to focus on local issues, specifically how sustainable community development initiatives can be implemented through local grassroots movements.
Read more in our Testimonials.