The Program
The MUI is a 20-month program. Year 1 consists of a set of core courses common to all incoming students. In the summer term between Year 1 and Year 2, students will participate in a required summer internship opportunity. Year 2 is comprised of elective courses and a capstone course that includes a Major Research Project.
MUI – Course Offerings by Year
YEAR 1
Fall 2020
MUI 1010H Intro to Management of Urban Innovation
MUI 1020H Civic Engagement and Economic Development
MUI 1060H Local and Regional Government: Management and Policymaking
MUI 1075H Digital Cities
MUI 1090H Technology, Strategy & Policy
Winter 2021
MUI 1030H Urban and Regional Economic Development Theory
MUI 1040H Socially Sustainable Cities: Theory, Policy and Practice
MUI 1050H Urban Politics
MUI 1080H Economic Development Planning
Summer (Year 1) – 0.5 Core Courses:
MUI 1100H Summer Internship/Co-op Placement
YEAR 2
Fall/Winter
MUI2095H Capstone Course
In Year 2, students will enroll in 4 elective courses in the Fall term and 3 elective courses as well as a research-intensive capstone course in the Winter/Spring Term. Year 2 courses are drawn from a variety of disciplines and programs including: Engineering, Geography, Global Affairs, Management, Political Science, Planning, Sustainability Management and Urban Innovation.
Students have the opportunity to take electives* with other departments dependent on the approval of the home department.
Below are sample electives offerings that students may be interested in taking.
Year 2 electives can fall into any of the following three concentrations:
Sample Elective Courses
- MUI 2010H Sectoral Analysis
- MUI 2030H Planning for Jobs: Labour Market Transformations and Employment in 21st Century Cities
- MUI 2040H Real Estate Development
- MUI 2055H Cities Industry and the Environment
- MUI 2080H Intelligent Communities/Smart Cities
- POL 2394HH Innovation and Knowledge Flows in City-Regions
- GLA 2018H Innovation and the City
- GGR 1610H Geography of Finance and Financial Crisis
- JPG 1512H Place, Politics and the Urban
- JPG 1558H Transportation: Historical and Geographic Perspectives
- JPG 1607H Geography of Competition
- JMG 2020H Big Data and Global Cities
- PLA 1801H Urban Infrastructure Planning
- RSM 2132H Prosperity and Competitiveness
- SSM 1080H Strategies for Sustainability Management
*Electives offerings are subject to change year to year