Graduate Course Descriptions

To request enrolment in electives offered by other departments students must obtain the instructor's signature and the host department coordinator/administrator's signature before submitting the Add/Drop form to the Office of the Registrar and Student Services or registrar@daniels.utoronto.ca for final approval. It is important that the form be completed correctly. To ensure your form can be processed, please provide us with contact information for the host department administrator so we may to confirm your approval. Please note that other department enrolment dates will differ from that of the Daniels Faculty and it is your responsibility to be aware of these dates and contact the departments as appropriate.

Summer 2024

Please note that the Studies Abroad & Design Build courses are not available for ACORN enrolment, and can only be requested through the application process detailed below.

Application Form

All eligible students should complete and submit the online application form before Thursday, April 4, 11:59 p.m.

Please note the form is limited to one submission. Further editing and amendments are NOT allowed after the form has been submitted.

Studio Abroad

The Daniels Faculty will be offering three global studios to our undergraduate students in the Summer 2024.

Travel dates in course descriptions will be fully confirmed upon fixing all individual course lists, by mid-April.

Information sessions for this course was held on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, from 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Design Build

The following are descriptions for the three ARC395H1 design/build sections offered in the Summer 2024 session. These courses are available by application to current Year 3 and Year 4 undergraduate students in any of our Architectural Studies programs.

Travel dates in course descriptions will be fully confirmed upon fixing all individual course lists, by mid-April.

Information sessions for this course was held on Thursday, February 8, 2024, from 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Elective Courses

Architecture Elective Courses

History and Theory

Forestry Elective Courses

Winter 2024

ARC2014YS: Design Studio 4

In preparation of your Winter 2024 ARC2014YS: Design Studio 4, we've provided  information pertaining to the various studio topics offered by our instructors this term below. While the whole studio will work on the same site, program and deliverables throughout the semester, each instructor will stake a starting point and frame a specific approach for their group.

Students will work in pairs for the entire semester. We ask that your team submit your ranked studio preference through the Comprehensive Studio Ballot no later than November 30th, 2023 at 5:00pm EST. Only one (1) submission per group is required.

(ARC2014YS) Design Studio 4: Comprehensive Building Project

Elective Courses

Winter elective course enrollment begins in November 2023. Please refer to Graduate Sessional Dates for more details.

PhD Elective Courses

Architecture Elective Courses

History and Theory

Technics and Planning

Other

Landscape Architecture Elective Courses

Design

History, Theory, Criticism*

*LAN3701H may not be used towards satisfying the "0.5 FCE full course equivalents (FCE) of elective courses must be in the History and Theory Stream." requirement for MARC students. MARC students are advised to choose electives from the ARC History and Theory stream section.

Technology

Urban Design Elective Courses

History, Theory, Criticism*

*URD12## and URD15## code courses may not be used towards satisfying the "0.5 FCE full course equivalents (FCE) of elective courses must be in the History and Theory Stream." requirement for MARC students. MARC students are advised to choose electives from the ARC History and Theory stream section.

Fall 2023

MARC students 

MARC Research Studio Q&A session will be held on August 18th from 2:00pm EST. 

Ballots will be open on August 18th and the deadline to submit is Thursday, August 24 at 11:59pm EST. Students may only submit one ballot.

Click here for MARC Studio Ballot

The following studios are open to MARC students:

(ARC3020Y F) Design Studio Research 1

MLA students 

MLA Option Studio Q&A session will be held on August 21st from 2:30pm EST.

Ballots will be open on August 21st and the deadline to submit is Thursday, August 24 at 11:59pm EST. Students may only submit one ballot.

Click here for MLA Studio Ballot

The following studios are open to MLA students:

(LAN3016Y F) Landscape Architecture Design Studio Options

Elective Courses

Fall elective course enrollment begins on July 24th, 2023. Please refer to Graduate Sessional Dates for more details.

Architecture Elective Courses

    History and Theory

    Professional Practice

    Technics and Planning

    Other

    Urban Design Elective Courses

    History, Theory, Criticism*

    *URD12## and URD15## code courses may not be used towards satisfying the "0.5 FCE full course equivalents (FCE) of elective courses must be in the History and Theory Stream." requirement for MARC students. MARC students are advised to choose electives from the ARC History and Theory stream section.

    Click here for the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Calendar

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