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Urban studies
Develop the urban research skills valued by municipalities, NGOs, federal and provincial governments, and private sector employers. Understand the city, its functions and its dynamics, offering insights into today's social, economic and environmental challenges from an interdisciplinary perspective.
About urban studies
Urban studies courses are offered in the evenings at Simon Fraser University's Harbour Centre campus in Vancouver. The Department of Urban Studies offers both full-time and part-time opportunities for its master's program, and provides an education in economic, geographic, political, and social analysis techniques to address real-world urban problems.
The program draws particularly on Vancouver's experience but also encompasses study of cities in other places and from other times.
A graduate diploma in urban studies is also available. Students enrolled in the diploma may later apply to transfer to the master's program.
Career pathways
Urban studies is for graduate students who are aspiring and practicing professionals (e.g. planners, managers, researchers, analysts and activists) seeking to develop the urban research skills that are vlaued by municipalities, NGOs, federal and provincial governments and private sector employers.
Possible career paths include:
- Urban and regional planner
- Public admnistration
- Government policy analyst or researcher
- Manager in private business or the non-profit sector
- Consultant in the public or private sector
- Local and international development agencies
- Education and academia