Elective Course Offerings

School of Planning Undergraduate Course Elective Offerings

Please note: scheduling of elective courses is subject to change.

PLAN electives – typically offered in the FALL
PLAN 262 – Introduction to Global Emerging Cities
PLAN 309 – Site Planning and Design Studio
PLAN 320 – Economic Analyses for Regional Planning
PLAN 351 – Multivariate Statistics
PLAN 380 – Crime and the City
PLAN 387 – Spatial Databases
PLAN 417 – Aggregate Resources
PLAN 451 – Environmental Planning in Rural and Regional Systems
PLAN 474 – Special Topics in Planning
PLAN 481 – Geographic Information Systems Project 
PLAN 485 – Projects, Problems & Readings in Planning
PLAN 490 – Senior Honours Essay

PLAN electives – typically offered in the WINTER
PLAN 203 – Transportation Planning and Mobility
PLAN 211 – Design Studio Foundations 
PLAN 233 – Social Planning and Community Development 
PLAN 240 – Environmental Planning and Policy 
PLAN 353 – Spatial Analysis
PLAN 381 – Advanced Geographic Information Systems
PLAN 409 – Urban Design Studio [scheduled every other winter; offered in Winter 2026]
PLAN 415 – Urban China [scheduled every other winter; offered in Winter 2026]
PLAN 416 – Modelling the City 
PLAN 431 – Issues in Housing
PLAN 432 – Health, Environment, and Planning [scheduled every other winter; offered in Winter 2025]
PLAN 450 – Changing Form and Structure of Metropolitan Canada [scheduled every other winter; offered in Winter 2025]
PLAN 452 – Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation [scheduled every other winter; offered in Winter 2026]
PLAN 474 – Special topics in planning
PLAN 477 – Freight Planning and Policy [scheduled every other winter; offered in Winter 2025]
PLAN 478 – Transit Planning and Operations
PLAN 480 – Theory & Practices of Planning in the U.K. [not scheduled since 2019]
PLAN 481 – Geographic Info Sys Project
PLAN 485 – Projects, Problems and Readings in Planning
PLAN 487 – Management Issues in Geographic Info Systems
PLAN 490 – Senior Honours Essay

PLAN electives – typically offered in the SPRING
PLAN 349 – Urban Form
PLAN 381 – Advanced GIS
PLAN 408 – Urban Design Seminar
PLAN 414 – Heritage Planning Workshop
PLAN 440 – Urban Services
PLAN 443 – Planning for Diversity [scheduled every other spring; offered in Spring 2025]
PLAN 474 – Special topics
PLAN 481 – Geographic Info Sys Project
PLAN 484 – Physical Infrastructure Planning
PLAN 485 – Project, Problems and Readings in Planning
PLAN 490 – Senior Honours Essay

Please review official program requirements in the undergraduate academic calendar.