The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro | Ogun State

 Department of Urban & Regional Planning

TPL A.L. Lasisi B.Sc. (URP), M.Sc (URP), MNITP, RTP,  Ag.Head of Department

Other members of academic staff

TPL F.A. Babalola Dip. (TRP), BA (Hons) Urban & Regional Planning, M.A. (Population Studies), MRTPI, MNITP, RTP, Chief Lecturer

Mr. J.O. Scott B.A (Econs.), M.Sc. (City Planning), MNES, MNITP, Chief Lecturer

TPL S.O. Oyesile HND (TRP), M.Sc. (Transportation Studies), MNITP, RTP, Senior Lecturer

Mr. O.G. Elesin, B.Sc. [URP], Asst. Lecturer

Mr. O.O. Ojo, HND [TRP], B.Sc. [Geog & Reg. Planning], Asst. LecturerMr. O.O. Olapeju, B.Tech [URP], NIM, Asst. Lecturer 

Mr. S.O. Ajayi HND (TRP), PGD (URP), Principal Instructor II

Mr. O.O. Sodiya HND (TRP), PGD (URP), Principal  Instructor II

Mr. A. Farotimi, WAEC, NITP, Technologist

National Diploma Urban & Regional Planning, ND (TRP)

Mode of Study: Full-time

Timetable: Day

Duration: 4 Semesters

Higher National Diploma Urban & Regional Planning, HND (TRP)

Mode of Study: Full-time

Timetable: Day

Duration: 4 Semesters

Course Objectives:

The National Diploma programme is designed to produce technical personnel that would be capable of assisting the professional town planners in their duties. 

Specifically, trainees will be able:

To understand the nature and the purpose of physical planning at the local, state, regional and national levels

To understand the origins, spatial patterns and forms of urban and rural settlements, and the factors that determine and shape their structure

To understand the concepts, theories and techniques that can be adopted to plan or re-plan urban and rural settlements

To understand the laws that guide the arrangement of land uses, Town Planning Profession and Practice

To understand the technique of preparing Environmental Impact Assessment Reports on the location of major physical developments.

On completion of the Higher National Diploma programme in Urban and Regional Planning, the graduates should be able to:

Understand the nature and purpose of physical planning at the national, regional, state and local levels

Understand the role of physical planning in economic development

Understand the general social, economic, political and legal basis of physical planning in Nigeria;

iIentify and analyse physical planning problems and other solutions to them

Assist in the preparation structure/master plans

Prepare technical reports of various types and on various planning issues

Advise planning policy and decision makers.