In order to complete you degree, you will complete 48 credit units (16 courses) through a flexible structure that lets you tailor your experience to your goals. The breakdown of your courses will depend on the Program Pathway option you choose (Coursework, Report, Thesis)
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;
- Other unconstrained electives;
- The summer between the first and second year is used in acquiring professional/research experience.
Current Courses
For detailed course information, see the official Queen's Academic Calendar.
For details on course times and location please use SOLUS.
Core Courses
- SURP 814: Current Approaches to Planning
- SURP 817: An Intellectual History of Urban and Regional Planning
- SURP 818: Physical Planning
- SURP 826: Health and Social Project
- SURP 825: Environmental Service Project
- SURP 827: International Planning Project [India]
Modules
- SURP 800: Master's Research Proposal | Only for students in report/thesis degree pathway
- SURP 801: Survey Research Methods
- SURP 806: Population Forecasting
Electives
- SURP 848: Community Design
- SURP 855: Environmental Planning and Management
- SURP 856: Environmental Assessment
- SURP 866: Urban Transportation Policy
More Courses
The following courses are available contingent upon finding an appropriate supervisor
- SURP 891/892: Directed Study in Urban and Regional Planning
Core Courses
- SURP 811: Research Methods for Planning
- SURP 815: Legal and Governmental Processes
Modules
- SURP 805: Negotiation (PDF, 299 KB)
- SURP 807: Special Topic: Participation Techniques (PDF, 184 KB)
Electives
- SURP 840: Land Use Planning (PDF, 271 KB)
- SURP 853: Environmental Services (PDF, 216 KB)
- SURP 861: Healthy Community Planning (PDF, 83 KB)
- SURP 871: Social Planning (PDF, 182 KB)
- SURP 874: Housing Policy
- SURP 881: GIS in Urban Planning (PDF, 140 KB)
More Courses
The following courses are available contingent upon finding an appropriate supervisor
- SURP 891/892: Directed Study in Advanced Aspects of Urban and Regional Planning
Course Options
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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.
- SURP-811 Research 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 Planning Theory and Practice. (3.0)
- SURP-818 Physical Planning (3.0)
- SURP-823, 824, 825, 826 or 827 Planning Projects. (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 (Participation Techniques) (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-842 Urban Economics for Planners (3.0)
- SURP-844 Real Estate Planning and Development (3.0)
- SURP-848 Community Design (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-871 Social Planning (3.0)
- SURP-874 Housing Policy (3.0)
- SURP-875 Community Practicum in Service Delivery (3.0)
Environmental Services
- 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)
Appropriate number of electives to be chosen from the following or from outside the School (as approved by advisor).
- 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-885 Planning for Demographic Change (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)