Simon Fraser University Urban Design Certificate Program

The Urban Design Certificate Program provides education in urban design to early and mid-career professionals. Courses are taught by leading urban design professionals and focus on current western Canadian urban design issues. Knowledge acquired is applicable to small, mid-sized, and large communities.

• acquire cutting-edge knowledge and develop skills from leading urban design practitioners
• learn from your peers, studying and working collaboratively on projects
• develop an interdisciplinary perspective on urban design incorporating economic, social and environmental considerations
• create a network of participants and instructors
• enhance your visual communication skills

Participants work through the program with a group of peers — a cohort —sharing experiences, knowledge, and ideas in a multidisciplinary context.

Eight intensive courses — six mandatory core and two electives — are completed sequentially within two years. Participants not enrolled in the cohort program may register in individual courses when space is available. 

The first course, Urban Design Theory and Practice, is offered in Vancouver on October 1-2, 2010.