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School of Urban and Regional Planning

School of Urban and Regional Planning

Since 1970, our rigorous and well-focused two-year Master of Planning (M.PL.) program allows our students to develop the knowledge and skills they require to become leaders in the planning field and to meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving urban environment.



Master of Planning Program: Program of Study

There are two components to the program: course work and a report/thesis, augmented by a summer term of professional/research experience. This two-year multidisciplinary program provides two options: 12 courses plus a thesis, and 14 courses plus a report. The course arrays are as follows: seven compulsory core courses (SURP 800, 812, 815, 817, 818, 819 and one of the compulsory project courses), three constrained elective courses in a designated area of concentration (including one methodological course, which is typically comprised of two independent skills modules), and two or four unconstrained electives depending on whether it is the thesis or report option. The summer between the first and second year is used in acquiring professional/research experience. The School has a rigorous internship program, with placements at all three levels of government and in the civil society sector and the private sector, as well as internationally. The final requirement is a Master's report or thesis, which is an in-depth research on a planning topic.

MASTER'S IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING CURRICULUM
Total = 16 Courses
Option 1: 14 Courses + Report (Equivalent of 2 courses.)
Option 2: 12 Courses + Thesis (Equivalent of 4 courses.)
CORE
(6 Courses + SURP-800 Module [Shown Below])
(All Required)

    SURP-812 Qualitative Methods in Planning
    SURP-815 Legal and Governmental Processes
    SURP-817 An Intellectual History of Urban and Regional Planning
    SURP-818 Physical Planning
    SURP-819 Quantitative Methods
    SURP-823, 824, 825, 826 or 827 Planning Projects. A project course related to area of concentration

METHODOLOGICAL COURSES +
(3 Modules = 1 Course)
(Minimum Three Modules Required)
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION +
(Foundation Course ++ and at least two courses in the designated area.)

Land Use and Real Estate
Development

SURP-840 Land Use Planning ++
SURP-841 Real Estate Decision Making
SURP-842 Economics of Land Development and Planning
SURP-844 Real Estate Planning and Development
SURP-848 Community Design
SURP-849 Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Redevelopment
SURP-866 Urban Transporation Policy

Health and Social Planning

SURP-861 Healthy Community Planning
SURP-865 Urban Transportation and Health
SURP-870 Program Development for Human Services ++
SURP-871 Social Planning
SURP-874 Housing Policy
SURP-875 Community Practicum in Service Delivery

Environmental Services

SURP-851 Environmental Policy
SURP-853 Environmental Services ++
SURP-855 Environmental Planning and Management
SURP-856 Environmental Assessment
ELECTIVES +
(2 or 4 to be chosen from the following or from outside the School (as approved by advisor).)

SURP-816 Land Use Law♦
SURP-858 Heritage Conservation
SURP-881 GIS in Urban Planning
SURP-882 Land Development and Planning Using Computer Aided Design Software
SURP-883 Planning Practices in the Third World: Lessons for North America ♦
SURP-884, 886, 887 Functional Planning*
SURP-888 Advanced Social Planning and Programming*
SURP-889 Advanced Seminar in Regional Policy Analysis
SURP-890 Topics in Research Methods
SURP-891, 892 Directed Study in Advanced Aspects of Urban and Regional Planning*
SURP-893 Internship

SURP-898 Master's Report (= 2 Courses) or SURP-899 Master's Thesis (= 4 Courses)
LEGEND
+ Course offerings will vary from year to year.
* Offered typically as self-study/reading course.
+ + Foundation course in area of concentration.
♦ Not likely to be offered in the near future.

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