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Urban Studies Program

The Urban Studies Program at Innis College is a multidisciplinary program of study, which aims to provide students with a multitude of lenses through which to observe, interpret, and understand urban life.

Announcements

(last updated 9 July 2021)

>> Click here for Urban Studies 2021-2022 Fall / Winter Session Course Offerings

Spacing Magazine is publishing a four-part series based on the intergenerational friendships and research projects from INI342: Qualitative Methods for Urban Studies with Professor Aditi Mehta. The series kicks off with journalist and course collaborator Alexa Mills discussing the process of collecting oral histories during Covid-19.
- Read parts I and II below. (Part III and IV will be posted later this week)
  - How to collect oral histories about cities in the age of COVID-19, Part I by Alexa Mills
  - Urban Oral History: A tale of two immigrant neighbourhoods, Part II by Rathusa Rameshkumar (Urban Studies student)
  - Urban Oral History: Understanding The Village of 1970s and ’80s, Part III by Hannah Curtis (Urban Studies student)
  - Urban Oral History: To understand cities we must talk to elders more, Part IV by Professor Aditi Mehta (Urban Studies program)

Click here to see Urban Studies 2021 Summer course offerings.

Click here to read the Urban Studies April 2021 Newsletter.

The program wishes to congratulate USP student AJ Bimm, who is among the 20 innovators, community builders and leaders selected as the inaugural McCall MacBain Scholars at McGill University! The scholarship enables students to pursue a fully funded master’s or professional degree at McGill University while connecting with mentors and participating in an intensive leadership development program. We wish AJ all the best as he pursues his Master of Urban Planning at McGill. Congratulations, AJ! Read more about AJ here.