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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.

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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 or 826 Planning Projects: Studies of Practical Issues. A project course related to area of concentration
METHODOLOGICAL COURSES + (3 Modules = 1 Course) (Minimum Three Modules Required)
SURP-800 Research Proposal (Required Core) SURP-801 Survey Research Methods SURP-802 Advanced Qualitative Methods SURP-803 Employment Analysis SURP-804 Implementation SURP-805 Negotiation SURP-806 Population Forecasting SURP-807, 808, 809, 810 Special Topic
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION + (At least two courses in the designated area.)
Land Use and Real Estate Development SURP-840 Land Use Planning ++ SURP-842 Economics of Land Development and Planning SURP-844 Real Estate Planning and Development SURP-848 Community Design	Housing and Human Services SURP-870 Program Development for Human Services ++ SURP-871 Social Planning SURP-872 Community Approaches to Economic Development 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-841 Real Estate Decision Making SURP-849 Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Redevelopment SURP-850 Housing Markets 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-885 Feminist Approaches to Planning 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.