| | Urban Studies (M.Urb) | | |
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| School | Simon Fraser University - Graduate Studies | | |
| Location | Burnaby, BC, Canada | | |
| School Type | Graduate School | | |
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| Degree | Master | | |
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| Length | 2 Year(s) | | |
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| Prerequisites Notes | An undergraduate cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 is required for application. Because admission to our M.Urb program is competitive, successful applicants often have substantially higher CGPAs than the minimum requirement. We welcome applications from students with a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds. While many of our students hold an undergraduate degree in the social sciences that is directly relevant to the study of cities, we have also admitted students with academic backgrounds in the humanities, sciences, engineering and fine arts, especially when they have urban-related academic, professional or community experience.
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For more information see: https://www.sfu.ca/students/calendar/2022/fall/fees-and-regulations/tuition-fees/graduate.html#tuition | | |
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| Description | Obtaining this degree requires students to complete 32 units of URB courses, which usually means eight courses, including an independent research-based thesis. Students may substitute one or two graduate courses from other departments, with permission of the Urban Studies Program. Students must take three required courses (URB 670, 696, and 697) in sequence as preparation for researching, writing and defending an independent research project. Students have written projects on topics such as urban transportation, affordable housing, pedestrian street design, food security and urban agriculture, cultural policy, risk management, social inequality and collaborative planning. For summaries of M.Urb projects, see our Research Summaries page. The master's degree may be completed in six semesters, or two calendar years, if pursuing studies full-time. For part-time studies, nine semesters, or three calendar years, is typical. | | |
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