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Overview

SCARP's Research Masters degree is a thesis-based research program of study, intended for any of the following:

  • Those interested in progressing to Doctoral research
  • Mid-career professionals not prepared to undertake a PhD
  • Those building a professional platform of high-level planning and public-policy work
  • Researchers seeking in-depth insights in the field of Planning

MAP and MScP represent the same degree program. Graduates are conferred a Master of Arts in Planning (MAP) if having entered the program with a Bachelor of Arts degree, or a Master of Science in Planning (MScP) if having entered the program with a Bachelor of Science degree.

What makes the program unique?

  • With the freedom to undertake a regimen of SCARP and other UBC courses, students can build their degree based on their envisioned research inquiries and from a truly transdisciplinary position. 
  • Working under the guidance of a SCARP Faculty Supervisor, students benefit from some of the most extraordinary academic minds in the Planning world, from a diverse array of sub-specialties and lenses.
  • Accepting those with undergraduate degrees from either an Arts program or a Science program solidifies the transdisciplinary nature Planning enjoys when at its best, creating scholars and professionals with the diverse array of perspectives needed to address the challenges of the field. 

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