The Department started in the 2008/2009 academic year with the Bachelor of Arts (BA), Integrated Community Development Programme.
Established in 2009, the Department of Planning is one of the Pioneer Departments of the Faculty of Planning and Land Management
The Department of Real Estate is one of three departments created in the 2021/2022 academic year; having emerged from the former Department of Real Estate and Land Management.
The Department of Urban Design and Infrastructure Studies (DUDIS) is one of the six Departments of the Faculty of Planning and Land Management. The Department came into existence in the 2021/2022 academic year.
The Department of Construction Studies has its roots from the Department of Planning, Land Economy, and Rural Development (DPLERD), in the Faculty of Integrated Development Studies of the then Wa Campus of the University for Development Studies.