Urban Development (MPI)

Master

In Toronto (Canada)

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Toronto (Canada)

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This fully accredited program combines holistic examination and analysis of economic, socio-cultural, political, ecological and spatial elements in reimagining our communities structured around the intertwined dimensions of urban culture and nature. Students explicitly address the principles of inclusivity and sustainability in designing for development.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Toronto (Canada)
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Start date

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About this course

Completion of a four-year undergraduate (or equivalent) degree from an accredited institution
Minimum GPA or equivalent of 3.00/4.33 (B) in the last two years of study
Statement of interest
Resumé/CV
Transcripts
Two letters of recommendation
English language proficiency requirement

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Subjects

  • Governance
  • Design
  • Public
  • Planning
  • Research
  • Fundamentals
  • Project
  • Methods
  • Finance
  • Context

Course programme

Curriculum

Master of Planning (MPl) two-year stream
  • Major Research Paper or Project
  • Physical Planning Design Fundamentals
  • Diversity and Inclusive Planning
  • Inst Legal Context of Planning
  • Finance and Local Governance
  • Advanced Research Methods
  • Planning for Sustainability
  • Prof Practice and Ethics
  • Planning Internship
  • Adv Theories of Planning
  • Planning Studio
  • Adv Planning Studio
Three elective credits

Master of Planning (MPl) accelerated one-year stream
  • Major Research Paper or Project
  • Diversity and Inclusive Planning
  • Advanced Research Methods
  • Planning for Sustainability
  • Adv Theories of Planning
  • Planning Studio
  • Adv Planning Studio
Two elective credits

Electives

Urban Development
  • Planning, Design Creative City
  • Landscape Urbanism
  • Retrofitting Suburbs
  • Housing and Redevelopment
  • Contemporary Urban Design
  • Heritage/Cultural Regeneration
  • Ecological Design
  • Social Justice in Planning
  • Urban Investments
  • Waterfront Cities
  • Directed Study
  • Spec Topics I: Urban Planning
  • Nature as a Cultural Construct
  • Spec Topics II: Urban Planning
  • Transportation Planning
  • Site Planning
  • Environmental Planning
  • Advanced Site Planning
  • Brownfields and Sustainable Development
The following electives from other graduate programs require Graduate Program Director approval; spaces are limited.

Architecture
  • Architecture in Public Policy
  • The Architecture of Urban Housing
  • Heritage Conservation Theory and Practice
Communication and Culture
  • Culture and the Environment
  • Communication, Culture and the City
  • Political Commun. & Env. Issues
  • New Social Movements
Environmental Applied Science and Management
  • Facility Siting and Environmental Risk Assessment
  • Energy and the Environment
  • GIS for Environmental Management
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Decision Making/Strategic Planning in Mgt.
  • Environmental Economics
  • Risk Assessment in Environmental Mgt.
Immigration and Settlement Studies
  • Changing Multicultural Mosaic of the GTA
  • Global Migration & Population Movements
  • Women, Immigration, and Settlement
Public Policy and Administration
  • Citizen Oriented Governance & Globalization
  • Urban Governance
  • Public Sector Financial Management
Social Sciences
  • Statistical Analysis for Social Science Data
  • Advanced Qualitative Methods
  • Urban Policy

Urban Development (MPI)

Price on request