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jericho32
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I'm wondering which Urban Planning Master's program is better for someone wanting to go into transportation/land use planning. York seems a very popular choice but U of T has more of transportation focus.
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bizorky
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^With respect to York, this is ironic.
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AlvinofDiaspar
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Their MES does have a good rep. though. Not sure about U of T - however, some members of the faculty in planning here at Ryerson is rather negative about it (plus apparently they don't teach much that's new, vis-a-vis Ryerson's 4 year BURPL).
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jericho32
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I've heard UofT is very stoggy/outmoded, hence the popularity of the programs at York.
I don't think Ryerson has a planning program at the Master's level.
I don't think Ryerson has a planning program at the Master's level.
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AlvinofDiaspar
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jericho:
Nope, Ryerson doesn't have one, but we do have a Post-Baccalaureate program.
re: Transportation planning
If you want to get more into the transportation aspects of planning, it's often recommened (if not outright required) to get a background (courses, for example) in Civ. Eng.
AoD
Nope, Ryerson doesn't have one, but we do have a Post-Baccalaureate program.
re: Transportation planning
If you want to get more into the transportation aspects of planning, it's often recommened (if not outright required) to get a background (courses, for example) in Civ. Eng.
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jericho32
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Thanks AofD. Most of the transportation courses in the UofT program are offered by Civ. Eng. I'll take a look around at a few of the other schools as well.
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Chuck100
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The thing with transportation engineering is that it's but one of many specialties in the civil engineering program. If you enroll in the undergrad program, there will be at most 5 courses in transportation, with the rest of the 40 comprising of anything from structural to calculus to municipal.
Then once you finally graduate, don't expect to be working on cool transit projects all the time. For one thing, there has to be a demand in the first place. No new subway lines means no chance to plan a new system map. The bulk of the work related to transportation is done by consulting firms, not actual cities or transit systems. You'll probably end up working for one such consulting firm, which means that most of the time you'll be determining what modifications have to be done to the road system to accomodate new traffic from random developments.
To summarize, it's true that getting a civil engineering degree is by far the best way to get yourself into the transportation field. However you truly have to have a passion for every aspect of the field - not just have an interest in transit or smart growth - in order to be happy on the job.
Then once you finally graduate, don't expect to be working on cool transit projects all the time. For one thing, there has to be a demand in the first place. No new subway lines means no chance to plan a new system map. The bulk of the work related to transportation is done by consulting firms, not actual cities or transit systems. You'll probably end up working for one such consulting firm, which means that most of the time you'll be determining what modifications have to be done to the road system to accomodate new traffic from random developments.
To summarize, it's true that getting a civil engineering degree is by far the best way to get yourself into the transportation field. However you truly have to have a passion for every aspect of the field - not just have an interest in transit or smart growth - in order to be happy on the job.