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 |
| URB | 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
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