Master of Planning Program: Program of Study
This two-year multidisciplinary program requires 48 credit units (16 courses).There are three paths to the degree (after 2014):
Coursework Option: Core + 24 credit units
Report Option: Core + 18 credit units+ report (equivalent of 6 credit units)
Thesis Option: Core + 12 credit unit + thesis (equivalent of 12 credit units)
They are augmented by a summer term of professional/research experience.
The course arrays are as follows: seven compulsory core courses (SURP 812, 814, 815, 817, 818, 819 and one of the compulsory project courses), two constrained elective courses in a designated area of concentration (including one methodological course, which is typically comprised of two independent skills modules), and other unconstrained electives. 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. A Master's report or thesis, which is an in-depth research on a planning topic, is available in second year.
(7 Courses; All Required)
SURP-812 Qualitative Methods in Planning (3.0 credit units)
SURP-814 Current Approaches to Planning (3.0 )
SURP-815 Legal and Governmental Processes (3.0)
SURP-817 An Intellectual History of Urban and Regional Planning (3.0)
SURP-818 Physical Planning (3.0)
SURP-819 Quantitative Methods (3.0)
SURP-823, 824, 825, 826 or 827 Planning Projects. A project course related to area of concentration (6.0 cu)
(3 Modules = 1 Course) (Minimum Three Modules Required)
SURP-800 Master's Research Proposal (1.0 cu; Required for thesis or report)
SURP-801 Survey Research Methods (1.0 Credit Unit)
SURP-802 Indigenous Peoples and Planning (1.0 Credit Unit)
SURP-803 Employment Analysis (1.0 Credit Unit)
SURP-804 Implementation (1.0 Credit Unit)
SURP-805 Negotiation (1.0 Credit Unit)
SURP-806 Population Forecasting (1.0 Credit Unit)
SURP-807, 808, 809, 810 Special Topic (1.0 Credit Unit)
SURP-830 Affordable Housing (1.0 Credit Unit)
SURP-831 International Urban Planning (1.0 Credit Unit)
(Project Course and at least two courses in the designated area.)
Land Use and Real Estate Development
SURP-840 Land Use Planning (3.0 credit units)
SURP-841 Real Estate Decision Making (3.0)
SURP-842 Urban Economics for Planners (3.0)
SURP-844 Real Estate Planning and Development (3.0)
SURP-848 Community Design (3.0)
SURP-849 Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Redevelopment (3.0)
SURP-865 Urban Transportation and Health (3.0)
SURP-866 Urban Transportation Policy (3.0)
Health and Social Planning
SURP-861 Healthy Community Planning (3.0)
SURP-865 Urban Transportation and Health (3.0)
SURP-870 Human Services Planning (3.0)
SURP-871 Social Planning (3.0)
SURP-874 Housing Policy (3.0)
SURP-875 Community Practicum in Service Delivery (3.0)
Environmental Services
SURP-851 Environmental Policy (3.0)
SURP-853 Environmental Services (3.0)
SURP-855 Environmental Planning and Management (3.0)
SURP-856 Environmental Assessment (3.0)
SURP-865 Urban Transportation and Health (3.0)
Electives
(2 or 4 to be chosen from the following or from outside the School (as approved by advisor).)
SURP-816 Land Use Law♦ (3.0 credit units)
SURP-858 Heritage Conservation (3.0)
SURP-881 GIS in Urban Planning (3.0)
SURP-882 Land Development and Planning Using Computer Aided Design Software (3.0)
SURP-883 Planning Practices in the Third World: Lessons for North America ♦ (3.0)
SURP-884 Functional Planning (3.0)
SURP-885 Planning for Demographic Change (3.0)
SURP-886 Functional Planning* (3.0)
SURP-887 Functional Planning* (3.0)
SURP-888 Advanced Social Planning and Programming* (3.0)
SURP-889 Advanced Seminar in Regional Policy Analysis (3.0)
SURP-890 Topics in Research Methods (3.0)
SURP-891, 892 Directed Study in Advanced Aspects of Urban and Regional Planning* (3.0)
SURP-893 Internship (non-credit)
SURP-898 Master's Report (6 cu = 2 courses)
SURP-899 Master's Thesis (12 cu = 4 Courses)
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+ 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.