Course Offerings

The Urban Studies Program normally offers courses in fall, spring and summer terms, with courses held in the evenings at the Harbour Centre campus in downtown Vancouver. We offer most courses only once per year or in some cases less frequently, depending on student demand and faculty availability.

Urban Studies graduate students receive priority registration for the first two weeks of the registration period.

External students: If you are a student in another graduate program, you will need permission from your senior supervisor or graduate chair to join our courses and may enrol only after the two-week priority registration period for urban studies students has ended, assuming there is space in the course at that time. Please forward the permission to our program manager at urban@sfu.ca

Upcoming: Summer 2026

Course  Title Instructor Day Duration  Time
URB 630  Urban Development, Planning and Policy  TBA  Wed May-Aug 5:30-9:20PM 
URB 497/691  Comparative Urban Sustainability International Field Studies in  Finland (applications closed) Annika Airas  N/A N/A N/A
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 Special Temporary Topics: Learning with Lands, Waters, and Relations

Kamala Todd see  below July 10-24 various, see below

Course meetings for Special Temporary Topics: Learning with Lands, Waters, and Relations:

Fri. July 10 5:30-8:20 pm; in person at SFU Vancouver

Sat. July 11 10:00 am – 4:20 pm; in person field trip and SFU Vancouver

Fri. July 17 5:30-8:20 pm; in person at SFU Vancouver

Sat. July 18 10:00 am – 4:20 pm; in person field trip and SFU Vancouver

Fri. July 24 5:30-8:20 pm; online

Current: Spring 2026

Course  Title Instructor Day Duration  Time
URB 201  Urban Inquiry & Practice    Andy Yan Thu Jan-Apr 2:30-5:20PM (BBY)
URB 413/613  Indigenous City: Transforming Storyscapes Kamala Todd  Wed Jan-Apr 5:30-9:20 PM (blended)
URB 605

Great Urban Thinkers

Sarah Robertshaw  Tu Jan-Apr 5:30-9:20 PM
URB 635 Urban Inequality and the Just City Mohsen Javdani Thu Jan-Apr 5:30-9:20 PM (blended) 
URB 670 Urban Research Methods Annika Airas   Mon Jan-Apr 5:30-9:20 PM

Please note: Offerings subject to change