Applied Community Planning

This course is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills for writing professional, impactful, and concise text. Learners examine and edit various texts suited to a specific audience and purpose. Topics include summarizing complex ideas effectively. As part of this post-graduate program and course, learners are expected to arrive with a strong understanding of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and sentence and paragraph structure.

This course equips learners with the essential writing skills tailored to the field of professional planning. With an emphasis on clarity, structure, and conciseness, this course focuses on synthesizing and summarizing complex information. Learners craft well-structured documents integrating evidence, logical reasoning, and professional tone, culminating in effective communication and planning recommendations.

This course provides learners with the essential software skills and knowledge for effective communication in community planning practice. Learners gain practical experience with online desktop publishing tools, enabling the use of templates relevant to community planning and creating a print-based poster. In addition, learners develop proficiency in presentation software to deliver professional and engaging presentations. This course focuses on clear, concise communication, equipping learners to support decision-makers in planning applications and the broader professional planning process.

This course equips learners with the knowledge, strategies, and skills to effectively navigate and manage conflicts within community planning. This course explores the sources of conflict that commonly arise in professional planning practice. Learners develop practical skills and techniques to address various conflict situations, disputes, and complaints typically encountered in community planning roles.

This course presents the ethical aspects of community planning, focusing on the concept of public interest, the distinctions between professions and occupations, and the application of a professional code of conduct. This course provides a solid foundation for learners as they prepare for the ethics and professionalism assessment required for certification through the Professional Standards Board (PSB) for the Planning Profession in Canada.

This course is designed to provide learners with the foundational knowledge and principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software. Through practical GIS exercises learners will gain knowledge and skills of the capabilities of GIS software in the development of maps.

This course examines the history of planned communities and the planning profession on Turtle Island / in Canada. By learning about the profession's history and colonial origin, learners relate present-day planning issues and challenges to the historical roots of planning and explain what it means to decolonize the profession.

This course provides a critical foundation for understanding the legal and procedural requirements that underpin community planning and decision-making. Key topics include enabling provincial legislation such as the Community Planning Act and enabling First Nations laws and federal legislation such as the Framework Agreement on First Nations Land Management Act, Land Code, and Indian Act. This course also explores the division of powers among decision-makers and their roles in considering various planning application types including development permits, variances, conditional uses, non-conforming uses, temporary uses and developments, and amendments to plans and zoning regulations. Learners also differentiate between remedies such as planning appeals and judicial reviews, understanding their specific applications.

This course provides an introduction to the meaning of community service.  Students learn how community service can enhance a student’s educational experience, personal growth, employability, and civic responsibility. Students participate in one day of volunteering to enhance their understanding of civic responsibility and to help the New Brunswick Community College realize its vision of transforming lives and communities.

This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate a project within a team environment. Focus is placed on effective project management techniques to monitor all work activities and ensure a quality product while remaining within all project requirements.

This course is designed to advance the learner’s knowledge and skills to implement a research plan. Learners conduct thorough, independent research on a planning topic of their choice, using qualitative and quantitative research methods to collect, analyze, and synthesize data. Learners then draft a comprehensive research report and present a concise summary of the findings.

Prerequisites:

• COMM1291A

A safe and healthy workplace is the responsibility of the employer and the employee. This course introduces students to the importance of working safely and addresses how employers and employees can control the hazards and risks associated with the workplace. Students will also learn about the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders including WorkSafeNB, the employer and the employee in ensuring workplaces are safe.

This course is designed to explore areas and issues of local, regional, and national importance to the Indigenous peoples of Canada. Learners are introduced to Indigenous history and culture, including the past and present consequences of colonialism. This includes matters related to identity, land, governance, and community. This course will focus on building allyship through understanding, critical thinking, reflection, and reconciliation.

This course provides a critical foundation for the as-of-right development application process in planning, which does not require additional planning applications. Learners navigate the general steps from application intake to issuing a development permit. Emphasis is placed on applying municipal planning by-laws including conducting a detailed review of development application plans for legal compliance.

This course provides a critical foundation for planning applications framed by provincial planning legislation and implemented at the local government level. Learners distinguish between the various types of planning applications and their general processes, coordinate an inter-departmental and inter-organizational review, and identify key factors to support a recommendation.

Prerequisites:

• URBN1008A

This course provides a critical foundation for community engagement and public participation in the planning process. Learners examine the distinctions between the public, community stakeholder groups, and Indigenous Rightsholders in the planning process. Key topics include conventional, new, and emerging engagement strategies, along with assessments of the benefits and drawbacks of each.

This course provides a critical foundation for the subdivision application process. Learners navigate the general steps from application intake to registration. Emphasis is placed on applying Part F – Subdivision By-laws of the Community Planning Act, local subdivision by-laws, and the Provincial Subdivision Regulation.

This course provides an overview of essential community planning topics in both urban and rural settings. Topics covered include the structure, roles, and responsibilities of various local governments, as well as the same aspects—types, structures, and functions—in the context of Regional Service Commissions (RSCs). Learners delve into relevant planning areas such as transportation, the environment, housing, and infrastructure, highlighting how these issues vary between urban and rural settings.

This course provides a critical foundation for the plan making process. Learners gain knowledge of the general structures and components of various legal plans and zoning frameworks in New Brunswick. Additionally, learners develop practical skills in drafting visions, goals, objectives, policies, and regulations.

Prerequisites:

• PROJ1103A
• RSCH1005A

This course is the capstone of the Applied Community Planning graduate certificate program, designed to integrate and apply the skills and knowledge acquired in previous courses. Learners demonstrate the plan-making process by selecting a real-world planning issue or topic, outlining its scope, developing a work plan, and creating a concise plan incorporating core planning elements. Additionally, learners present a summary of their plan, showcasing their ability to synthesize and communicate their work effectively.

Prerequisites:

• URBN1013A