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University of Johannesburg Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Johannesburg

Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning

Johannesburg, South Africa

3 Years

English

Full time, Part time

31 Oct 2025*

Feb 2026

ZAR 48,689 / per year **

On-Campus

* by noon

** fees for the complete programme amount to between R48689,00 and R60191,00. Fees may vary depending on the composition of a particular qualification

Key Summary

    About: The Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning equips students with the skills to design and manage urban spaces. It focuses on sustainability, community engagement, and effective policy-making. Coursework includes urban design, environmental planning, and economic development, providing a comprehensive understanding of urban systems and challenges.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers as urban planners, regional development officers, or environmental consultants. Other potential pathways include roles in government agencies, non-profits, and private sector firms focused on urban development and sustainability initiatives.

Introduction

The purpose of the program is to provide students with advanced planning education covering all aspects of human settlement planning and sustainable development of the Built Environment that are needed by the professional Town Planner. The program is designed for those who intend to become professional town planners and who possess a good matric foundation or qualification. The program will ensure that graduates are well-equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary for them to compete with their colleagues in the profession and in allied professions as they work in tandem toward shaping the growth and development of the built environment.

Reasons for studying at UJ

  • UJ offers not only a special program called the First Year Experience to help orientate students throughout the first year but we also offer a Senior Student Experience that gears students toward the workplace!
  • Grab the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports and train alongside Olympians and Paralympians on state-of-the-art pitches, tracks, and fields, or just keep fit by joining one of the gyms on each of our 4 campuses.
  • Be part of a young, vibrant, and agile university that reflects and adapts easily to our country’s aspirations, while maintaining global relevance through numerous international partnerships.
  • 178 Internationally respected and accepted qualifications.
  • Join a university that cares enough to have raised over R300 million since the start of 2016 in order to support the Missing Middle Campaign. UJ also ensures that more than 6 000 needy students have two healthy meals per day.
  • Study in the vibrant City of Gold – the economic hub of South Africa. Join a vibrant, cosmopolitan, progressive group of students and academics on their way to re-imagining the future!
  • UJ offers an amazing on-campus experience whether you live in one of UJ’s residences, belong to a day house, or whether you just want to socialize at the Student Centres on all campuses.
  • We ensure the health, safety, and security of all our students through our own on-campus health services and UJ Protection Services.
  • Did you know that during the first five years of UJ’s existence it doubled its targeted research output and to this day, continues to break records!

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