| Field of Study: | City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
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| Description: | The course-based MSc in Urban and Regional Planning launched in Fall 2017. The program was developed from international and local trends of urbanization, environmental change, economic unpredictability, and globalization. Key aspects of the program include:
- The program is accredited by the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Alberta Professional Planners Institute, and follows the prescribed standards of planning education.
- The program emphasizes land use planning and policy development to enhance community resilience to economic, social, and environmental challenges
- There is a practical focus on resilience planning-expressly on issues related to climate change, resource dependency, economic resiliency, winter cities, and northern regions
- The program is designed with reference to studio-based pedagogy
- The program is offered in line with professional accreditation standards under two streams: 2-year standard stream and 1-year accelerated stream
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