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Diploma of Applied Community Planning

New Brunswick Community College

  • Moncton, Canada
  • 1 year
  • English
  • Hybrid
  • Diploma

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New Brunswick Community College campus

About the program

One-year graduate certificate in rural and urban community planning.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (0 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Demonstrate applied knowledge and practical skills in Applied Community Planning. Apply concepts related to one year full-time in guided assignments and practical contexts. Communicate work appropriately and complete subject-relevant projects or assessments.

Career outcomes

  • Planning assistant
  • Transportation planner
  • Housing planner
  • Environmental or sustainability specialist
  • Government
  • Developers
  • Non-profits
  • Consulting

Curriculum

  • One year full-time
  • Blended delivery. Core: planning law
  • Development planning I-II
  • Community engagement and public participation
  • Subdivision planning
  • Urban and rural planning topics
  • Plan making I-II
  • Introduction to GIS
  • Planning ethics
  • Project management and a research project in community planning.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Post-secondary diploma or degree in a related field (Profile F) or equivalent education and work experience shown by an applicant-created portfolio. English: IELTS 6.0
  • TOEFL iBT 80
  • Duolingo 100
  • PTE Academic 65 or Cambridge 169
  • Grade/context: No minimum grade published
  • Admission is by programme admission profile (required courses)
  • No GPA or percentage cut-off stated.

Accepted academic background

Post-secondary diploma or degree in a related field (Profile F), Or an equivalent combination of education and work experience shown by an applicant-created portfolio, Subject area depends on programme (e.g. Business, IT, Engineering).

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.0
  • TOEFL iBT 80
  • Duolingo 100
  • PTE Academic 65
  • Cambridge 169

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Previous Qualification Certificate
  • English Test Results
  • Passport Copy.

How to apply

  1. Check the programme's admission profile and the English requirement. Create an account in the NBCC International Application Portal
  2. Choose up to two programmes and pay the 100 CAD non-refundable application fee. Upload the official post-secondary transcript or a Post-Graduate Applicant Portfolio
  3. Proof of English proficiency and
  4. For some countries
  5. WAEC/NECO results. After the Letter of Acceptance
  6. Pay the 1
  7. 500 CAD non-refundable confirmation deposit within 14 days
  8. Then the second payment. Apply for the study permit (a Provincial Attestation Letter may be needed) and upload proof by NBCC's deadline.

Other costs

Tuition per year$10,592 CAD
Application fee$100 CAD
Deposit$1,500 CAD

Program details

CampusMoncton campus
Faculty or school_
DepartmentApplied Community Planning
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value30
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay0 year
Scholarship noteNBCC publishes scholarships, Bursaries and awards, Including limited opportunities for international students after enrollment. Award availability, Program coverage and year-of-study requirements vary.

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1 year.