Courses

Course are reviewed periodically. Check with course offerings for the 2009 - 2010 Academic Year. The following provides a list of required courses and short description of offerings.

Master's I:  TERM 1

CITY 7030 Planning Theory
CITY 7070 Housing and Urban Revitalization
CITY 7410 Planning Design 1 Studio

Master’s I: TERM 2

CITY 6020 Planning Research Methods
CITY 7460 Urban Ecology / Environmental Planning
CITY 7350 MDP Preparation
CITY 7420 Planning Design II Studio

Master's II: TERM 1

CITY 7440 Planning Design IV Studio
CITY 7340 Urban Development

Master’s II: TERM 2

CITY 7310 Law and Local Government
CITY 7470 Professional Planning Practice
GRAD 7000 Thesis OR GRAD 7030 Practicum

Electives (2) Over the two years, for a total of 6 credit hours [or 3 electives, for a total of 9 credit hours, if the 73.602 requirement is waived]

7000 / 7030 Thesis/Practicum

A total of 45 credit hours of coursework, plus the thesis/practicum, is needed to complete the City Planning Master's Program

Planning Theory CITY 7030 A01 (3 credits) (Instructor: Ian Skelton) Planning Theory 1 is a core course in the first year of study, intended to support students in their thinking about professional planning and their roles within it, learning substantive knowledge and enhancing conceptual skills. Investigated are the principal ideas and ideals influencing planning thought and practice, ranging from rational comprehensive planning to theories of societal guidance, ethics and the human-environment interface. The course is intended to develop: an appreciation of the scope and breadth of planning practice as it has emerged historically and in its contemporary manifestation in Canada; a critical sensitivity to the theories that have underlain practice throughout the twentieth century; and an analysis of emergent social changes and the relationships that these have with new modes of planning practice.

Housing and Urban Revitalisation CITY 7070 A01 (3 credits) (Instructor: Jino Distasio) The provision of housing involves complex social, economic and political processes and is focused within the Canadian context. Themes for this course include: housing demand and supply, structure of the housing market, affordability, Canadian housing policy, planning for multiple publics, issues of equality, discrimination and participation in housing using gender, race and class analyses, and alternative models for housing provision and urban revitalisation.

MDP (Thesis/Practicum) Preparation CITY 7350 A01 (0 credits) (Instructor: Michael Dudley/ Ian Wight) A preparatory course for students prior to registering in thesis or practicum. A series of workshops explores students' interest areas, how previous students have tackled the project and how to identify resources needed for the project. Involved are: methods of constructing problems, formulating hypotheses, methods of investigation, sources of information, evaluating appropriate form and content of the thesis and practicum.

Planning Design I Studio CITY 7410 A01 (6 credits) (Instructor: Richard Milgrom). This studio provides an overview of planning problem-solving techniques, and design skills in areas subject to environmental, social and economic change. It provides an introduction to computer-aided visual techniques, and planning instruments. Neighbourhood change theory and field visits examine different types of neighbourhoods and planning issues.

Urban Ecology/Environmental Planning CITY 7460 A01 (3 credits) (Instructor: David van Vliet). The course provides a practical understanding of the basic ecological processes operating within the landscape of the urban region and the built environment, and their applications and relationships to the planning and management of urban environments and associated landscape resources. Coursework emphasises the practical application of theory. A number of urban ecology related projects are identified for group work and for an individual project. Some subjects involve a field trip with the instructor and are related to current issues in the Winnipeg region. Leading practice and emergent applications internationally are also considered.

Planning Design II Studio CITY 7420 A01 (6 credits) (Instructor: Larissa Panachenko) Building on Studio I, Studio II explicitly references a range of scales, from the regional to the site level, rooted in a large diverse 'patch' of the city-region 'fabric.' Planning for sustainable development versus planning for the development of sustainability forms a central concern. The practical challenge is to attempt integration between all scales of reference, and between planning and design activity, in the context of an intellectual exploration of the possible contours of a new eco-urbanism, within a new eco-regionalism.

Planning Research Methods and Techniques CITY 6020 A01 (3 credits) (Instructor: Ian Skelton) This course helps build a strong background in social research procedures and other methods useful in contemporary planning practice. It examines a number of conceptual issues differentiating alternative approaches to policy and design problems and provides intensive practice with a number of tools.

Urban Development CITY 7340 A01 (3 credits) (Instructor: David Linton) An introduction to the economics and finance of urban development in the public, private and third/community sectors, from a city planning perspective.

Planning Design IV Studio CITY 7440 A01 (6 credits) (Instructors: Gerry Couture and Robert Nicol). The Design III Studio considers specific issues whose study and analysis build upon the accumulated insights gained from courses undertaken within the Masters of City Planning Program. The current focus is on projects integrating the urban and the aboriginal.

Law & Local Government CITY 7310 A01 (3 credits) (Instructors: Greg Tramley and Michael McCandless). An examination of the Canadian legal system, including the structure and functioning of law-making institutions. The law relating to local government is the focus, with an emphasis on statutory authority, finance, and land use control. The interactions between planners and local governments from a public and private perspective are also examined.

Professional Planning Practice CITY 7470 A01 (3 credits) (Instructor: Ian Wight) An examination of professional planning and the praxis of planning, presented in collaboration with the Manitoba Professional Planners Institute. This course emphasises the practice aspects of planning processes, and the political, institutional and legal systems that direct and/or inform planning. The underlying interest is to support students in their emerging professional self design.

The course is effectively in two parts, the first in Term 2 of M1, which includes an orientation to the internship (see below), and the second in Term 2 of M2, with a focus on anticipating imminent employment or entrepreneurship in the field. Both components are driven by the notion of planning as ethical inquiry and action, with students being practised in the development of a personal praxis statement, and in undertaking collaborative case study research with a practitioner. (Instructor: Ian Wight and MPPI) The Internship (Instructor: Ian Wight and MPPI) is practical field experience, fulfilling the ‘planning work experience’ part of the CIP Program content Requirements. Undertaken during the summer period between M1 and M2.

Cross-Cultural Studio CITY 7430 A01 (3 credits) (Instructor: t.b.a.) May/June 07.

Thesis GRAD 7000 A01 (3 credits) All Faculty.

Practicum GRAD 7030 A01 (3 credits) All Faculty.

Electives: (NB Some electives are offered only every other year, or periodically)

The Development Process for Design Professionals CITY 7360 A01 (3 credits) (Instructor: Steve Demmings) Acquaints students with basic financial analysis and financial tools, i.e. capitalisation rates, developing building viability studies, and takes students through the development process. Students attain a basic appreciation of the building process, become acquainted with appraising properties, utilising several approaches to valuation. Students also round out their "planning viewpoint" and attain an understanding of the perspectives of the developer, banker, tenant and landlord and the roles that each plays in the development process.

Health and Community Design CITY 3710 A04 (3 credits) (Instructor: Sheri Blake) .

Community / Site Planning CITY 3710 A01 (3 credits) (Instructor: Ian Wight and Richard Milgrom) .

Planning History of the City EVCP 3340 A01 (3 credits) (Instructor: Michael Dudley). An ED 3 course that may be taken for graduate credit by special arrangement.

Urban Analysis CITY 7320 A01 (3 credits) (Instructor: Ian Skelton) .

G.I.S. for Planners ARCG 7080 A01 (3 credits) (Instructor: James Platt ) This is specially directed to Planning students (M1, M2 and ED3).

Eco-Community Technology EVDS 3710 A03 (3 credits) (Instructor: David van Vliet). xxxxxxx.

Environmental Design Research EVDS 3710 A04 (3 credits) (Instructor: Catherine Charrette). xxxxxxx.

Community Design Seminar EVDS 3710 A02 (3 credits) (Instructor: Molly Johnson). xxxxxxx.

Site Planning EVLA 3210 A01 (3 credits) (Instructor: Jean Trottier). xxxxxxx.

Urban Society CITY 7300 A01 (3 credits) Not Offered. (Instructor: Rae Bridgman) (This seminar course is designed to appreciate the utopian project that is inherent in city-building, and to increase the understanding of how urban space is engendered, and shaped by social values and historical processes. The course explores the entanglements between gender and questions of ethnicity, sexuality, age and other categories of identity. The course draws on readings from different disciplines, including urban planning, sociology, architecture, geography, environmental studies, literature, and women's studies.)

Regional Planning Seminar CITY 7270 A01 (3 credits) Not Offered. (Instructor: Ian Wight). (This course facilitates an exploration of contemporary city-region planning and design -- in terms of both its bioregional roots and its city-state potentialities. The underlying purpose of the course is to better understand: the past of regional planning; its current status and forms; and its possible future or futures, within the contemporary North American context.)

Transportation CITY 7170 A01 (3 credits) Not Offered. (Instructor: Allan Clayton, Department of Civil Engineering). (This course is designed to meet the needs of both graduate planning and civil engineering students, allowing them to explore the capacities for planners and engineers to work collaboratively in addressing transportation challenges.)

Students may take electives from all Departments in the Faculty as well as other approved University courses.