Honours Bachelor of Environmental Design and Planning

Participate in building sustainable, harmonious, democratic communities through environmental design and planning. Engagement with people and place responsibly, respectfully and creatively is cultivated through the education and experience of Fanshawe’s Honours Bachelor of Environmental Design and Planning program. This pragmatic degree connects design thinking to learning and doing through case studies and community-based projects. In conjunction with co-op work semesters, you prepare for a rewarding career locally, provincially, nationally and internationally.The Honours Bachelor of Environmental Design and Planning (BEDP) degree offers learning within four integrated academic cores: environmental design, planning, geographic information systems (GIS), computer-aided design and communication. Emphasis is on the use of GIS for context analysis and computer-aided design visualization. The curriculum has artistic and scientific appeal. Students explore, analyze, conceptualize and present design and planning problems, opportunities, ideas and solutions.Sustainability is a program principle for action. It informs design and planning goals related to places’ ecological, economic, socio-cultural and aesthetic dimensions and is demonstrated through applied community projects.This four-year, honours degree combines the theory, knowledge and techniques of landscape architecture, urban design and planning with training in geographic information systems and computer-aided design. Become proficient in the application of industry-standard digital technologies and cutting-edge design and communication methods to real world problem-solving and presentation of ideas.Learning OutcomesThe graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:1. Identify the varied nature and characteristics of sites, neighbourhoods, communities and regions.2. Investigate and analyse complex environmental planning and design problems.3. Conceptualize and propose solutions to environmental planning and design problems.4. Evaluate proposed solutions to environmental planning and design problemsopportunities.Career InformationGraduates of Fanshawe’s Honours Bachelor of Environmental Design and Planning program are well prepared to pursue a range of dynamic design and planning careers in both the private and public sectors, including:urban designurban, rural and regional planninglandscape architecturegeographic information systemsscienceenvironment animationDid you know Fanshawe consistently ranks high in graduation employment rates among large colleges in OntarioHere are some examples of entry-level career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Honours Bachelor of Environmental Design and Planning program:Municipal Planning PositionReview development applications, prepare reports to council, assist senior staff with planning studies, conduct site reviews.Planning and Urban Design TechnicianResponsible for data management and analysis, the preparation of maps and report figures, and preparing conceptual site designs and layouts.Landscape Architectural InternParticipate in the full range of landscape architectural project work under the direction of a senior landscape architect.Planning and GIS TechnicianWork with the Geographic Information System to develop and maintain Web GIS applications, create and maintain spatial data, complete data analysis and produce mapping products.Solid Waste Planning Co-ordinatorResponsible for the preparation of recommendations and reports related to solid waste management including collecting and synthesizing information, undertake research, formulating practical solutions and strategies.The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects website notes employment opportunities for graduates.