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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.
Current: Fall 2024
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URB 101 | What is a City? | Mei Fang | Tuesday (Tu) | 2:30-5:20 PM BBY campus |
| URB 463-663 | Diversity and Equity in Cities | Aude-Claire Fourot | Monday (Mo) | 5:30-9:20 PM |
| URB 601 | Urban Professional Development l | Annika Airas | Thursday (Th) | 5:30-7:20 PM |
| URB 620 | Urban Communities and Cultures | Annika Airas | Tuesday (Tu) | 5:30-9:20 PM |
| URB 665 | Urban Housing Policy |
Yushu Zhu | Wednesday (We) | 5:30-9:20 PM |
| URB 696 | Seminar in Urban Studies | Karen Ferguson | Tuesday (Tu) | 5:30-9:20 PM |
Spring 2025: Registration is now open
| 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".
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