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The Urban Studies Program normally offers courses in fall, spring and summer terms, with courses held in the evenings at the Harbour Centre campus in downtown Vancouver. We offer most courses only once per year or in some cases less frequently, depending on student demand and faculty availability.
Urban Studies graduate students receive priority registration for the first two weeks of the registration period.
External students: If you are a student in another graduate program, you will need permission from your senior supervisor or graduate chair to join our courses and may enrol only after the two-week priority registration period for urban studies students has ended, assuming there is space in the course at that time. Please forward the permission to our program manager at urban@sfu.ca.
Upcoming: Summer 2025
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| URB 497-691* | Comparative Urban Sustainability International Field Studies | Annika Airas | various | May/Aug | May 15, 22, 29: 5:30-9:20 PM on campus (HC); Aug 4-15: Study in Helsinki, Finland |
| URB 630 | Urban Development, Planning and Policy | TBD | Tu/Thu | May-Jun (intersession) | 5:30-9:20 PM |
| URB 660 | Transportation and Urban Development |
Anthony Perl | Mon | May-Aug | 5:30-9:20 PM |
| *Field school applications are closed. URB 497-691 is full. | |||||
Current: Spring 2025
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| URB 201 | Urban Inquiry and Practice | Andy Yan | Thu | Jan-Apr | 2:30-5:20 PM BBY campus |
| URB 413-613 | Storyscapes: Decolonizing the City Through Arts and Culture | Kamala Todd | Wed | Jan-Apr | 5:30-9:20 PM |
| URB 499 (9 units) - 692 (6 units) | Urban Innovation Lab (*enrolment by permission of the instructor) *Watch info session recording and read article below. |
Meg Holden | Tu (& Alternating Mo/Tu at New West | Jan-Apr | 5:30-9:20 PM |
| URB 645 | Urban Sustainable Development | Annika Airas | Wed | Jan-Apr | 5:30-9:20 PM |
| URB 670 | Urban Research Methods | Annika Airas | Mon | Jan-Apr | 5:30-9:20 PM |
| URB 695 | Selected Topics: Debates in Housing Theory | Yushu Zhu | Thu | Jan-Apr | 5:30-9:20 PM |
Please note: Offerings subject to change
Learn more about the Urban Innovation Lab in this 2024 article, "Innovative course bridges theory and practice with urban improvement projects in New Westminster".