Official Approval for New Name

Planning Program is now the School of Urban and Regional Planning!

10 October 2018

The University of Alberta's GFC Academic Planning Committee has officially approved the use of our new name, School of Urban and Regional Planning, at their Oct 10th meeting. Administratively, we remain part of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and the Faculty of Science. The creation of the School is a natural next step in our maturity, and an important milestone. The School helps us bring all of our various planning degree programs and streams - BA/BSc/MSc/PhD - together under one umbrella. By doing so, it also allows us to create a cohesive identity and branding we were looking for.