Students can formally specialise in Urban Design and Housing at McGill through the post-professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) degree. All courses and studio projects are conducted in English; knowledge of French is useful in the bilingual context of Montreal but it is not a requirement.

Master of Architecture (Urban Design and Housing)

The post-professional M.Arch. Urban Design option involves a 12-month, 45-credit course of study. It is open to students with a professional degree in Architecture, although applicants with a degree in a related field may be considered in special cases. All courses and studio projects are conducted in English. The application deadline for this option is 15 January of each year. Successful applicants must meet the general requirements of the post-professional M.Arch. program.

REQUIRED CORE COURSES

ARCH 602 Urban Design Seminar 1
ARCH 603 Urban Design Studio
ARCH 604 Urban Design Seminar 2
ARCH 623 Project Preparation
ARCH 627 Research Methods for Arch
ARCH 632 Urban Design and Housing Research Report

COMPLEMENTARY COURSES

Students must complete a minimum of 9 credits from among the following courses:

ARCH 515 Sustainable Design
ARCH 520 Montreal: Urban Morphology
ARCH 521 Structure of Cities
ARCH 527 Civic Design
ARCH 528 History of Housing
ARCH 529 Housing Theory
ARCH 550 Urban Planning and Development
ARCH 561 Affordable Housing Seminar 1
ARCH 562 Affordable Housing Seminar 2
ARCH 564 Design for Development
ARCH 566 Cultural Landscapes Seminar
ARCH 652 Architectural Theory Seminar 1
ARCH 653 Architectural Theory Sem 2
ARCH 680 Field Sketching
URBD 601 Field Reconnaissance Methods
URBP 501 Principles and Practice 1
URBP 504 Planning for Active Transp.
URBP 505 Geographic Information Systems
URBP 506 Envrnmntl Policy and Planning
URBP 536 Transportation Seminar 1
URBP 616 Selected Topics 1
URBP 617 Selected Topics 2
URBP 618 Selected Topics 3
URBP 619 Land Use and Transp. Planning
URBP 621 Theories of Urban Form
URBP 625 Principles and Practice 2
URBP 626 Principles and Practice 3
URBP 627 Urban Design Competition
URBP 629 Cities in a Globalizing World