24 monthsProgramme duration
14,890 CADTuition Fee/year
15 Jan, 2025Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Urban Planning
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The M.U.P. program offered by the School is professionally accredited by the Ordre des urbanistes du Québec (OUQ) and the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) by way of Canada's Professional Standards Board (PSB). Graduates of the program can become full members of these professional organisations once they have met their respective post-graduation requirements. The School is also an associate member of the U.S.-based Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP); its students can become Student Members of the American Planning Association (APA).
There are three pathways within the M.U.P. program, with choices typically being made at the end of the first year of studies:
Students who are admitted have typically completed their bachelor’s degree and obtained some work experience after graduation.
There are three pathways within the M.U.P. program, with choices typically being made at the end of the first year of studies:
- the core program, which most students follow
- the concentration in Transportation Planning
- the concentration in Urban Development and Urban Design
Students who are admitted have typically completed their bachelor’s degree and obtained some work experience after graduation.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Urban Planning
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The M.U.P. program offered by the School is professionally accredited by the Ordre des urbanistes du Québec (OUQ) and the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) by way of Canada's Professional Standards Board (PSB). Graduates of the program can become full members of these professional organisations once they have met their respective post-graduation requirements. The School is also an associate member of the U.S.-based Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP); its students can become Student Members of the American Planning Association (APA).
There are three pathways within the M.U.P. program, with choices typically being made at the end of the first year of studies:
Students who are admitted have typically completed their bachelor’s degree and obtained some work experience after graduation.
There are three pathways within the M.U.P. program, with choices typically being made at the end of the first year of studies:
- the core program, which most students follow
- the concentration in Transportation Planning
- the concentration in Urban Development and Urban Design
Students who are admitted have typically completed their bachelor’s degree and obtained some work experience after graduation.
Admission Requirements
100+
3+
7+
The items and clarifications below are additional requirements set by this department for the Master of Urban Planning (M.U.P) program. Applicants are required to upload:
• Personal Statement (one to two pages) • Curriculum Vitae • Proof of competency in oral and written English for applicants whose mother tongue is not English, and who have not completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognised foreign institution where English is the language of instruction or from a recognised Canadian institution (anglophone or francophone). By the application deadline for the program, appropriate exam results must be sent electronically directly from the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing Systems) Office (Note: McGill's Institutional Code is 0935). The minimum requirement for the TOEFL is a score of 100 on the Internet-based test (iBT), with each component score not less than 23. The minimum score for the IELTS test is 7.0, with a score of at least 6.5 for each component.
• Personal Statement (one to two pages) • Curriculum Vitae • Proof of competency in oral and written English for applicants whose mother tongue is not English, and who have not completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognised foreign institution where English is the language of instruction or from a recognised Canadian institution (anglophone or francophone). By the application deadline for the program, appropriate exam results must be sent electronically directly from the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing Systems) Office (Note: McGill's Institutional Code is 0935). The minimum requirement for the TOEFL is a score of 100 on the Internet-based test (iBT), with each component score not less than 23. The minimum score for the IELTS test is 7.0, with a score of at least 6.5 for each component.
15 Jan 2025
2 Years
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
1,483 CAD
International
14,890 CAD
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