About Us

Academics Curriculum and Duration of Programme

Program Duration
Through UTME – 5 years
Through Direct entry – 4 years

Undergraduate Programme (s) and Linkages

• BSc Urban and Regional Planning
• MSc Urban and Regional Planning
• M Phil Urban and Regional Planning
• Ph.D Urban and Regional Planning

Links

Students’ Research

Our students have successfully done several practical works including master plans of Agbeyangi and Jebba in Kwara state. They also prepared urban renewal plan, city centre design of a part of Ilorin metropolis. Landscape design and regional development design of Oro town.

Departmental Library

Room 7, 1st Floor, ARC & URP Building, University of Ilorin
e-Libraries: http://eresources.unilorin.edu.ng
http://eresources.unilorin.edu.ng/shelf/26

Opportunities

The programme offers training to equip graduates with career prospects in the following fields and industries

a. Public sector (Local)
i. Established Town Planning offices at the Federal, State and Local Government levels, including specialised Federal Commission, Town Planning Boards, Local Planning Authorities and the many departments in the Federal Capital Territory.
ii. Ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs)
iii. Academia and support services (Physical Planning Units and Works departments) in tertiary institutions
iv. Research Institutes, e.g. National Bureau of Statistics, NISER etc
v. Security, safety and intelligence units (Military, paramilitary, police and intelligence units)
vi. Environmental protection and emergency units

b. Public Sector (International)
i. United Nations and subsidiary agencies/bodies, e.g. UN-Habitat
ii. African Union and subsidiary agencies/bodies, e.g. Shelter-Afrique
iii. Tertiary institutions, e.g. foreign universities
iv. Research-based organisations

c. Private Sector
i. Consultancy services to:
• The Federal, State, and Local Governments
• Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government
• Corporate organisations
• Tertiary institutions
• Faith-based organisations
ii. Specialised services to the security and safety arms of the government
iii. Advisory services to:
• The Federal and State’s Environmental Protection Agencies
• National and State Emergency Management Agencies

iv. Teaching and research in private tertiary institutions
v. Researchers in institutions and upcoming private research outfits
vi. Advocates and community liaison officers
vii. GIS Analysts

Awards

a. Town Planners Registration Council of Nigeria (TOPREC) Institutional Award as the Best Planning School in the 2021 Accreditation Exercise across Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria
b. 5-year Full Accreditation by the National Universities Commission (NUC) – 2020/2021 to 2024/2025 session
c. 5-year Full Accreditation by the Town Planners Registration Council of Nigeria (TOPREC – 2020/2021 to 2024/2025 session

Students’ Association
Urban and Regional Planning Students’ Association (URPSAN)

International Students

The department benefits from international students enrolment through the Centre for International Education (CIE) of the University.
Alumni

There is a formidable alumni association operating through the unilorin alumni association as the parent body.

Contact

Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin. 240003. Email: hodurbanandregionalplang@unilorin.edu.ng