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School of Planning

Specializations

Urban Design

This specialty will acknowledge the student's competence in design and prepare them for work in public and private practice. Urban design focuses on the look and feel of our communities. As an urban designer, you might create public squares or urban parks. It will also provide a sound foundation for graduate studies in urban design.


Legend:

*course is worth 1.0 unit


Required Courses:

PLAN 110 Visual Approaches to Design and Communication
PLAN 210 Planning Design and the Environment
PLAN 409* Urban Design Studio

1.5 units of Elective Courses:

PLAN 309 Site Planning and Design Studio
PLAN 313* Community Design Studio 
PLAN 408 Urban Design Seminar
PLAN 414 Heritage Planning Workshop
PLAN 431 Issues in Housing
PLAN 490* Senior Honours Essay


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