The student is required to complete a year-long, individual project relating to a planning issue. When possible, the student works with an outside agency. In the past, these have included Parks Canada, private developers, municipal planning agencies, provincial departments, recreation departments, transit authorities, forestry associations, and environmental groups. The nature of the report may vary, depending on whether the student is analysing a site for a particular land use, or is applying computer analysis to a specific issue. Students having previous academic experience in a related field are expected to undertake a more advanced project.
Computer use is required.
Site Engineering Students are trained to solve a number of municipal and environmental engineering problems related to the location and servicing of land developments. Emphasis is based on problem solving. CAD is explored as a engineering design tool and for facility management. Environmental Design Site planning is the art of arranging man-made developments in an existing physical environment. The scope is varied, often involving small interrelationships between buildings and their surroundings up to large regional projects with correspondingly wide effects.