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