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 [scheduled every other fall; offered in Fall 2026]
PLAN 309 – Site Planning and Design Studio
PLAN 333 – Neighbourhood and Community Planning
PLAN 358 – Planning Agricultural Systems 
PLAN 381 – Advanced Geographic Information Systems 
PLAN 417 – Aggregate Resources Planning, Development, and Management
PLAN 453 – Urban Stormwater Management 
PLAN 474 – Special Topics in Planning
PLAN 485 – Projects, Problems, and 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 Statistical Analysis
PLAN 409 – Community Design Studio [scheduled every other winter; offered in Winter 2026]
PLAN 415 – Urban Planning and Development in Transitional China [scheduled every other winter; offered in Winter 2026]
PLAN 431 – Issues in Housing [scheduled every other winter; offered in Winter 2026]
PLAN 432 – Health and the Built Environment [scheduled every other winter; offered in Winter 2025]
PLAN 442 – Indigenous Peoples 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 451 – Environmental Planning in Rural and Regional Systems [not scheduled for Winter 2027]
PLAN 452 – Policy Analysis and Evaluation for Planners [not scheduled for Winter 2027]
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 481 – Geographic Information Systems Project [scheduled every other winter; offered in Winter 2025]
PLAN 485 – Projects, Problems, and Readings in Planning
PLAN 490 – Senior Honours Essay

PLAN electives – typically offered in the SPRING
PLAN 320 – Economic Analyses for Regional Planning
PLAN 349 – Urban Form and Spatial Structure
PLAN 380 – Crime and the City
PLAN 381 – Advanced Geographic Information Systems
PLAN 408 – Urban Design Seminar
PLAN 414 – Heritage Conservation Planning
PLAN 416 – Modelling the City [scheduled every other spring; offered in Spring 2026]
PLAN 440 – Urban Services
PLAN 443 – Planning for Ethno-Cultural Diversity and Difference [scheduled every other spring; offered in Spring 2025]
PLAN 474 – Special Topics in Planning
PLAN 480 – Planning Theory and Practice Abroad [no plans to offer in the near future]
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.