Master of Urban Planning

Transcription

Master of Urban Planning
The School of Urban Planning draws students from across Canada and abroad, using Montréal as its laboratory to train
professionals for the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors in two years of intensive study. We aim to give our
students the intellectual and practical skills needed to excel in the field and thereby to improve human settlements
around the world. The M.U.P. degree is fully recognised and accredited by the Ordre des urbanistes du Québec (O.U.Q.)
and the Canadian Institute of Planners (C.I.P.). Upon completion of the degree, graduates can become members of
these professional organisations by meeting the O.U.Q.’s internship and examination requirements. Our graduates have
also obtained professional accreditation in the U.S. and in other countries around the world.
The program in brief
Our professionally-accredited Master of Urban Planning degree program offers graduate-level education from within an institution
that is recognised and acclaimed across North America and overseas. The School is located in the heart of Montréal, an urban
context known for the quality of its public realm and the richness of its built environment. We benefit from the support of the city’s
municipal administration and its professional staff as well as drawing on excellent relations with local community groups.
Building on tradition and responding to contemporary concerns, we approach urban planning first and foremost as an effort to
guide the physical transformation of human settlements. An emphasis on the interconnections of the built and natural environment
enables students to understand the concrete meanings and impacts of the cultural, economic, and political processes that shape
contemporary society. Studio coursework and individual projects thus deal with urban issues—such as sustainability, growth
pressures, housing, poverty, social disparity, technological change, and globalisation—through the actual experiences of placebased communities. Our focus on real-world situations helps students prepare themselves for their work as planning consultants,
urban designers, infrastructure planners, community organisers, public officials, and the many other roles in which urban planning
graduates specialise.
The course of study takes place over two years (four semesters) and covers a total of 66 credits. While offering a general education
in urban planning, we provide opportunities to specialise in Urban Design, planning for developing countries, and other subfields.
Throughout the curriculum is an emphasis on professional development, although the curriculum also enables students to pursue
theoretical and historical lines of inquiry. Central to the educational experience is group work in a studio setting, in which students
collaborate in multidisciplinary teams to solve ‘real-time’ problems, usually in Montréal and the surrounding region. The studios are
complemented by a three-month professional internship between the first and second year of study. This takes place in an area of
specialisation within planning and in a geographic location chosen by the student (with the approval of the School).
During their two-year residency, students devote the first two semesters to fulfilling the basic requirements of the program (two
studios and a set of core courses), and to exploring one or more areas of specialisation through elective courses. In their third
semester, students pursue their specific interests in a final studio course and through additional elective courses. A Supervised
Research Project rounds off the program in the fourth semester. This final project may take the form of a piece of investigative
research, an impact study, or a development project or a plan; it may be undertaken either individually or jointly with another
student. The synthesis of theory and practice is the goal of studio work and of individual research projects. The eligible elective
courses are offered within the School of Urban Planning and the School of Architecture, with which there are close links, but also by
other academic units at McGill University or at any of the three other major academic institutions in Montréal. For the Master of
Urban Planning degree, knowledge of French is useful in the bilingual context of Montréal. It is not a requirement, however, as all
courses and studio projects are conducted in English. All students can opt to submit their work in either English or French.
The School of Urban Planning offers two specialised interdisciplinary options within the M.U.P. program: a Barbados Field Study
Semester and a new concentration in Urban Design. The Barbados Field Study Semester brings together students with an interest
in environmental studies, civil engineering, and urban planning; see http://www.mcgill.ca/mse/programs/fieldstudies/barbados/
for further detail. The Urban Design concentration reflects a longstanding collaboration between McGill’s Schools of Architecture
and Urban Planning, with joint studio courses and intensive seminars enabling students to develop a specialisation in this
burgeoning area of practice. Details can be found at http://www.mcgill.ca/urbandesign/. Please note that applicants interested in
the urban design concentration must demonstrate proficiency in graphic communication to be considered for admission.
How to apply
The application deadline for the M.U.P. program falls on the 1st of February of each year. Further information, including application
requirements, can be found on the School’s website (http://www.mcgill.ca/urbanplanning/).
… /2
SCHOOL OF URBAN PLANNING . MCGILL UNIVERSITY . MACDONALD-HARRINGTON BUILDING . 815 SHERBROOKE STREET WEST . MONTRÉAL PQ (CANADA) . H3A 2K6
GENERAL ENQUIRIES (TELEPHONE) +1 514 398 4075
FAX +1 514 398 8376
http://www.mcgill.ca/urbanplanning/
The course of study
Required courses for the core M.U.P. program (48 credits)
Students who have completed the material for course marked with an asterisk (*) may request permission from the instructor to substitute another course.
PUB1004 Land Use Planning Law*
(3)
URBP609 Planning Graphics*
(3)
URBP612 History and Theory of Planning
(3)
URBP622 Planning Projects 1
(6)
(3)
(6)
URBP628 Practical Experience
(6)
URBP630 Supervised Research Project 1
(3)
(6)
(6)
URBP633 Planning Methods
(3)
Complementary courses (12-18 credits) and electives (0-6 credits)
At least four courses (totaling 12 credits) must be selected from the following list. It is highly recommended that students complete at least one course in
each of the four core disciplines: housing, transportation, environment, and design. Subject to approval, any 500- or 600-level elective courses may also be
taken in any academic unit at McGill or at another Montréal university, so long as they help the student develop in-depth knowledge in the field of planning.
ARCH 520 Montréal: Urban Morphology
(3)
ARCH 521 Structure of Cities
(3)
ARCH 527 Civic Design
(3)
ARCH 528 History of Housing
(3)
ARCH 529 Housing Theory
(3)
CIVE 540 Urban Transportation Planning
(3)
URBP 501 Principles and Practice 1
(2)
URBP 505 Geographic Information Systems
(3)
URBP 506 Environmental Policy and Planning
(3)
URBP 507 Planning and Infrastructure (open only to students in the Barbados Field Study Semester option)
(3)
URBP 519 Sustainable Development Plans (open only to students in the Barbados Field Study Semester option)
(6)
URBP 520 Globalization: Planning and Change (open only to students in the Barbados Field Study Semester option)
(3)
URBP 530 Urban Environmental Planning
(3)
URBP 605 Graduate Seminar
(3)
URBP 607 Reading Course: Urban Planning
(3)
URBP 616 Selected Topics 1
(3)
(3)
(3)
URBP 619 Transportation and Land Development
(3)
(2)
(2)
URBP 627 Principles and Practice: Urban Design Competition
(2)
URBP 629 Cities in a Globalizing World
(3)
URBP 634 Planning Water Resources in Barbados (open only to students in the Barbados Field Study Semester option)
(3)
Faculty
Core faculty and areas of specialisation

Director: David Brown, Associate Professor (M.U.P., McGill University; Ph.D., University of Sheffield; M.O.U.Q., M.C.I.P.):
Planning methods; residential quality of life and environmental strategies; environmental assessment and management;
Geographic Information Systems; planning in developing countries
Madhav Badami, Associate Professor (M.Sc., Indian Institute of Technology; M.Env.Des., University of Calgary; Ph.D., University
of British Columbia): Environmental policy and planning; sustainable urban transportation; international planning; environment
and development (Joint appointment with the School of the Environment)
Lisa Bornstein, Assistant Professor (M.R.P., Cornell University; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley): International
planning; economic development; environmental policy and planning; institutions and governance
Ahmed El-Geneidy, Assistant Professor (M.Sc., Alexandria University; Ph.D., Portland State University): Measurements of
accessibility; land-use and transportation planning; applications of GIS in land-use and transportation planning; public transit
planning and operations; intelligent transportation systems; non-motorised travel modes and behaviour (bicycle and
pedestrian); effects of transportation infrastructure on travel behaviour and land value.
Raphaël Fischler, Associate Professor (M.Arch., Eindhoven University of Technology; M.C.P. and M.Sc.Arch., Massachusetts
Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley; M.O.U.Q., M.C.I.P.): Metropolitan development and
governance; physical planning and project development; neighbourhood planning; university-community partnerships; history
and theory of urban planning
Jane Matthews Glenn, Professor (L.L.B., Queen’s University; D.D., Université de Strasbourg): Land-use planning law; property
law; agricultural land control; land tenure issues in developing countries (Joint appointment with the Faculty of Law)
Nik Luka, Assistant Professor and Urban Design Program Coordinator (M.Arch., Université Laval; Ph.D., University of Toronto):
urban design; housing, landscape, and urban form; public space; ecological design; urban agriculture; cultural landscapes and
history of the built environment; environmental psychology; transportation (Joint appointment with the School of Architecture)
Jeanne Wolfe, Professor Emerita (M.A., McGill University; M.Sc., University of Western Ontario; M.O.U.Q., F.C.I.P., F.R.G.S.):
History and theory of urban planning; planning in developing countries; land tenure; housing; infrastructure; mining towns.
Adjunct Professors

David Farley
Mario Polèse
Ray Tomalty
Guest Lecturers
Cameron Charlebois, Luc Danielse, Marc Denhez, Miguel Escobar,
Andrew Hoffmann, Paul le Cavalier, Brenda Lee, Damaris Rose,
Larry Sherman, Alain Trudeau, Martin Wexler
V5/NL/11.2007