City Planning, M.C.P.
City Planning
Head: Richard Milgrom
Campus Address/General Office: 201 Russell Building
Telephone: 204-474-8769
Fax: 204-474-8769
Email Address: gradarch@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/architecture/department-city-planning
Academic Staff: Please refer to City Planning website for Faculty information.
City Planning Program Information
The Master of City Planning is a two-year combined academic and professional program.
Admission Information
Admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies
Application and Admission Procedures are found in the Academic Guide.
Admission requirements for Master’s students are found in the Master’s Degrees General Regulations section of the Guide.
M.C.P. Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the entrance requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Please note that City Planning requires English Language Proficiency test scores above the FGS minimum requirement.
Application Information
Students should complete and submit their online application with supporting documentation by the date indicated on the M.C.P. program of study page.
Degree Requirements
The City Planning graduate program offers two streams to complete the degree – one concludes with a Capstone Project, the other a Thesis/Practicum. The program also coordinates a mentorship program with the Manitoba Professional Planners Institute.
Five core courses are required of all students in the program, along with two courses from a roster of option courses. Students in the Capstone Stream are required to complete two electives; those in the Thesis/Practicum may take electives to support their particular research interests.
Degree requirements: 51 credit hours (Capstone optional); 39 credit hours (Thesis/Practicum Option)
Faculty of Architecture’s Cooperative Education/Integrated Work program (Co-op/I) Graduate Option
Students may apply to the Faculty of Architecture’s Cooperative Education/Integrated Work program (Co-op/I) graduate option. Students must complete a minimum of two and maximum of three 4-month work terms to have the Co-op/I option acknowledged on their graduation parchment. For each work term, students must enroll in the appropriate course: ARCG 7150 and, subsequently, ARCG 7250 and/or ARCG 7350. Each course requires submission of a written report and portfolio covering the work completed for the professional assignment. Work term courses are valued at zero credit hours and evaluated as pass/fail. These are above and beyond graduate course requirements. Additional fees will apply.
Expected Time to Graduate: 2 years
Progression Chart
Master of City Planning (Capstone Project)
| Year 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| GRAD 7300 | Research Integrity Tutorial | 0 |
| GRAD 7500 | Academic Integrity Tutorial | 0 |
| CITY 7410 | Planning Design 1 | 6 |
| CITY 7020 | Planning Methods and Techniques II | 3 |
| CITY 7030 | Planning Theory 1 | 3 |
| CITY 7340 | Urban Development | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 6 | |
| Planning Design 2 (Regional) | ||
| Planning Design 3 (Urban Design) | ||
| Select two Option Courses and/or Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 27 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| CITY 7310 | Law and Local Government | 3 |
| CITY 7470 | Professional Planning Practice | 3 |
| CITY 7050 | City Planning Capstone | 6 |
| Select one of the following: | 6 | |
| Planning Design 2 (Regional) | ||
| Planning Design 3 (Urban Design) | ||
| Planning Design 4 (Indigenous Planning Studio) | ||
| Select two Option Courses and/or Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 24 | |
| Total Hours | 51 | |
Master of City Planning (Thesis/Practicum Stream)
| Year 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| GRAD 7300 | Research Integrity Tutorial | 0 |
| GRAD 7500 | Academic Integrity Tutorial | 0 |
| CITY 7410 | Planning Design 1 | 6 |
| CITY 7020 | Planning Methods and Techniques II | 3 |
| CITY 7030 | Planning Theory 1 | 3 |
| CITY 7340 | Urban Development | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 6 | |
| Planning Design 2 (Regional) | ||
| Planning Design 3 (Urban Design) | ||
| Select two Option courses | 6 | |
| Hours | 27 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| CITY 7310 | Law and Local Government | 3 |
| CITY 7470 | Professional Planning Practice | 3 |
| GRAD 7000 or GRAD 7030 |
Master's Thesis or Master's Practicum |
0 |
| Select one of the following: | 6 | |
| Planning Design 2 (Regional) | ||
| Planning Design 3 (Urban Design) | ||
| Planning Design 4 (Indigenous Planning Studio) | ||
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 39 | |
Registration Information
Students should familiarize themselves with the Faculty of Graduate Studies ‘GRAD’ courses applicable to their program. If you have questions about which GRAD course(s) to register in, please consult your home department/unit.
All new students must meet with their faculty advisor within the first month of classes. Students with registration issues should meet with the City Planning Graduate Student advisor during the last two weeks in August or first week in September.
Regulations
Students must meet the requirements as outlined in both Supplementary Regulation and BFAR documents as approved by Senate.
Supplementary Regulations
Individual units may require specific requirements above and beyond those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, and students should consult unit supplementary regulations for these specific regulations.
Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR)
Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR) represent the core academic requirements a graduate student must acquire in order to gain, and demonstrate acquisition of, essential knowledge and skills.
All students must successfully complete:
- GRAD 7300 prior to applying to any ethics boards which are appropriate to the student’s research or within the student’s first year, whichever comes first; and
- GRAD 7500 within the first term of registration;
unless these courses have been completed previously, as per Mandatory Academic Integrity Course and Mandatory Research Integrity Online Course.
Students must also meet additional BFAR requirements that may be specified for their program.
General Regulations
All students must:
- maintain a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 with no grade below C+,
- meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum course requirements, and
- meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum time requirements (in terms of time in program and lapse or expiration of credit of courses).
Courses
City Planning
A survey of quantitative and qualitative methods and techniques used in planning analysis and decision making including sampling survey, case study, contingency and spatial analysis as well as phenomenological and simulation techniques and methodologies.
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.
This course prepares students to undertake a self-directed planning research project, under the supervision of a City Planning faculty member and a second reader. Students conduct original research and analysis to address a contemporary issue in planning practice. Limited to students enrolled in the second year of the Master of City Planning (M.C.P.) degree.
Housing and urban revitalization in the Canadian context. Housing demand and supply, structure of the housing market, Canadian housing policy, affordability and other selected housing issues; processes and strategies related to urban decline and revitalization.
Application of theories and techniques of urban land development, formulation of industrial policies and financial and political implications of land development.
Theoretical framework for the dominant theories of urban structure, property and land-use relevant to city planning.
An exploration of eco-regional planning drawing on concepts of citi-states (or city-regions) and bioregionalism; including contemporary theme research, and a region-specific analysis to inform an understanding of regional planning's past, present and future.
An interdisciplinary seminar on social policy and social planning in the contemporary urban setting. National, provincial and local contexts shaping the provision of welfare and well-being. Demonstration of selected social planning techniques. Application to current issues.
Topics of common law, torts, real property, land use planning and control, expropriation, and local government, including some recent cases.
The mechanics of urban development and its socio-economic implications and underlying political forces. Practical field experience is involved in the form of an internship.
A preparatory course for students registered in thesis or practicum. Methods of constructing problems, formulating hypotheses, methods of investigation, sources of information, and appropriate form and content of thesis and/or practicum. This course is graded pass/fail.
Introduction to the development process and method. Site selection and planning. Feasibility and case studies. The dynamics of development teams, including marketing strategies and management of completed projects. Joint public and private enterprises.
Theory and concepts of urban design from historical and contemporary perspectives. Urban design seen as (a) a multidisciplinary activity, (b) conscious three-dimensional design, and (c) process and public policy. Implementation and control techniques of urban design. Case studies.
Studio/workshop developing problem solving techniques and design skills in an area subject to environmental, social and economic change. Preparation of a planning report comprising of research and analysis, evaluation of feasible alternative strategies and designs, synthesis and recommendations for implementation. Case studies from planning journals and planning practice in cities and regions.
Studio/workshop building upon CITY 7410 as applied to an area of greater complexity, requiring the evaluation and integration of contributions from several planning-related disciplines. Selected projects emphasize both the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary nature of planning, and in the resolutions of the problems posed. Case studies from planning journals and planning practice in cities and regions.
The application of urban design theories and techniques to a large scale urban area of complex land uses and community development issues. The studio is also open to advanced students in architecture, landscape architecture and interior design and develops a broad approach to multi-disciplinary problem solving design solutions.
Advanced planning design studio/workshop, experimental and innovative in approach and content, involving special techniques and skills. Studio may also be off-campus and/or focused on a special topic centred around a distinguished guest expert.
Examination of the concepts and theories involved in the development of sustainability as a force in socio-economic and environmental decision-making. Explores the implications of sustainability for contemporary design and planning thought and practice.
Theoretical frameworks and theories in urban ecology and environmental management as they apply to municipal institutional frameworks and the role of environmental planning in urban and regional government.
An examination of the professional practice and praxis of planning, presented in collaboration with the Manitoba Association of the Canadian Institute of Planners, emphasizing the practice aspects of planning processes, and the political, institutional and legal systems that direct and/or inform planning.