plannerspace: November 2020

Saturday, November 28, 2020

SCHOOLS OFFERING ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING, URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING COURSES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Under section 18 (b) of the RA 10587 or the Environmental Planning Act of 2013, an applicant for environmental planning board exam must be a holder of any of the following degrees from schools, colleges or universities duly recognized and accredited by the CHED:

1. A graduate in environmental planning, urban/city and regional planning, or town and country planning or its equivalent;

2. A Post-Graduate Diploma in Environmental Planning, city and regional planning or its equivalent, and with at least one (1) year of on-the-job training as required herein;

3. A Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Planning, city planning or urban and regional planning, or town and country planning, or its equivalent, and with two (2) years of on-the-job training as required herein

Note: Graduates of related courses and incumbent planners as previously allowed since 2014 are no longer allowed to take.

The following are some universities offering environmental planning and urban and regional planning courses in the Philippines (this is not a complete list):

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES – SCHOOL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

Graduate Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning

Master of Arts (MA) In Urban and Regional Planning

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Urban and Regional Planning

Master of Science (MSC) in Regional Development Planning

https://www.surp.upd.edu.ph/offerings.html

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES OPEN UNIVERSITY

Diploma in Land Use Planning

https://fmds.upou.edu.ph/academics/post-bac/dlup/

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS

Diploma in Urban and Regional Management

https://www.upv.edu.ph/files/UPV-Catalogue-Academic-Programs.pdf