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Welcome to Urban Studies

The comprehensive study of cities – in all of their social, economic, environmental and political complexity – is crucial to a sustainable global future.

We train urbanists. In our two interdisciplinary graduate education programs, we aim to strike a balance between academic and professional training and to produce graduates who have the diverse and specialized skill sets, broad knowledge base and the flexibility needed to tackle today's urban challenges.

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MASTER OF URBAN STUDIES

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN URBAN STUDIES

News

  • July 13, 2023

    July 13, 2023

    We’re excited to announce that Peter V. Hall has been appointed as the new SFU vice-provost and vice-president, academic (AVPA), effective September 1, 2023.

  • January 03, 2023

    January 03, 2023

    Our tradition of holding an annual student field trip happily resumed this year with an...

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