University of Saskatchewan
Regional and Urban Planning Program (RUP)
To acquaint students with the theory and practice of planning, and to provide them with professional planning education. Addresses major community planning issues in Canadian urban and rural environments. RUP encompasses the relationship of urban design with trends in social thought and cultural patterns and employs data and statistical information in tackling planning problems.
An interdisciplinary program of study combining components of geography, agriculture, economics, civil engineering, sociology and political studies. There are four parent disciplines: geography, sociology, political studies and economics.
The built environment, landscaping, natural and built heritage conservation, and urban and rural community issues
Acting Chair: Professor Joe Garcea, Department of Political Studies
Professors: Joe Garcea (Political Studies), Ryan Walker (Geography and Planning), Avi Akkerman (Geography and Planning), Michael Gertler (Sociology), Rose Olfert (Agricultural Economics), Glen Grismer (Geography and Planning)
Fields of research: affordable housing in urban regions; household patterns and populations; Aboriginal housing; planning the urban Aboriginal community; economic structure of rural communities; housing for newcomers
Bachelor of Arts 4 Year with a major in Regional & Urban Planning or Bachelor of Arts Honours with a major in Regional & Urban
Association of Professional Community Planners of Saskatchewan (APCPS); Canadian Institute of Planners; Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
Contact information
9 Campus Drive #265 Arts Bldg
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A5
9 Campus Drive #265 Arts Bldg
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A5
Kristal Miller, Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Programs
kristal.miller@artsandscience.usask.ca
