丁香园AV

Urban Studies Program | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Fall

The city is a central feature of modern societies and economies. The development of cities over the past 500 years has enabled the evolution of the modern world. Academic interest in urban studies spans many disciplines and focuses on understanding cities, how they function, and how they change for the better.

This master of urban studies (MUrb) program develops the knowledge, skills and understanding that individuals, organizations, communities and governments need to improve human lives, strengthen municipal governance and advance urban sustainability. Students seek to understand, develop and diversify the structures, processes and actions that make cities livable. The curriculum integrates traditional understandings with new perspectives, both locally and globally.

Programs are available to both full-time and part-time students, ranging from mid-career professional to those who are simply curious about local politics, urban development, and sustainable cities. The program provides a strong foundation in economic, geographic, political and social analysis techniques and applies these skills to real-world urban problems.

Courses are offered in the evenings at Vancouver campus, located in the core of British Columbia鈥檚 principal urban centre.

丁香园AV Requirements

Applicants for admission are normally required to have an undergraduate degree in one of the urban studies base disciplines (economics, geography, political science, sociology and anthropology). Applications from students with other degrees or with equivalent professional training and experience will also be considered. 丁香园AVs decisions will be based on material submitted with the application.

Application

Applicants must submit the following documentation.

• application for admission to graduate studies
• official transcript of undergraduate grades (mailed directly from the granting institution) three confidential reference letters (mailed directly from referees, one of whom should be an academic)
• a statement of the applicant's program interest
• TOEFL and TWE test scores may be required for applicants whose first language is not English

Program Requirements

The program requires 32 units of URB courses, including all of

• URB 670-4 Urban Research Methods
• URB 696-4 Seminar in Urban Studies
• URB 697-4 Research Project

These courses help students prepare an original urban research project to demonstrate integration of concepts and techniques acquired in previous course work. Up to two other graduate courses beyond those offered by Urban Studies may be substituted with the approval of the Urban Studies program committee.

Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations

All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the graduate general regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.

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