Academic - Industry Linkage

TISS | School of Habitat Studies | 20-22

M.A/M.Sc Urban Policy And Through the year, the Centre for Urban Policy and Governance organizes lectures,
workshops, panel discussions between urban practitioners, government officials placed in

Governance different urban bodies, experts in urban infrastructure planning in private organizations,
members of think tanks, independent consultants, activists and people’s representatives,
About the Programme and national as well as internationally renowned academics.

The Programme aims to impart a comprehensive understanding of urban realities,
processes, and challenges in India and the Global South. Its curriculum thus engages
closely with policies, development plans, laws and interventions, as well as the
diverse social, economic, political, and cultural factors that shape cities and
urbanization. The guiding perspective emphasizes democratic, equitable, socially
just, sustainable, culturally sensitive and technically sound, urban policies processes
and outcomes.
Programme Highlights
Spatial Mapping workshop & panel discussion with Beirut Urban Lab, Karachi Urban Lab,
Hyderabad Urban Lab
Parking policy workshop with Mumbai Parking Authority
RERA discussion with ex-IAS Gautam Chatterjee sponsored by Omidyar Network India
Panel discussion on JAGA mission with IAS G. Mathi Vathanan and Partha Mukhopadhyay
(CPR, DELHI)
Panel discussion on Cities in the Global South as part of Make/Break digital exhibition launch.
Future Opportunities in Urban Policy and Governance, by Ajinkya Imamdar, KPMG Pvt.
Limited

Field Exposure
While students are encouraged to understand the issues and intersections around urban sectors and
URBAN GOVERNANCE, URBAN STUDIO URBAN PLANNING:
SUSTAINABLE infrastructure through field exercises and assignments, it is the 2 week-long immersive Field Institute
POLITICS & POLICIES CHALLENGES & PRACTICES which gives students a platform to engage with diverse stakeholders and come up with interesting
CITIES
insights from the field, centered around a chosen theme. The theme for this year’s Field Institute was
Programme Coordinator Water, Gradient and Urbanization and the Institute was anchored by Hyderabad Urban Lab. The field
exercise was enriched by bringing industry experts and academic researchers as guest lecturers on
Name: Dr Ratoola Kundu Email: ratoola@tiss.edu board during the Field Institute.

Programme
Course Structure
Structure Summer Internships
The 8 weeks summer internship program provides students with the practical
Semester I Semester II
Urban
UrbanPlanning:
Planning:Challenges
Challengesand
andCurrent
CurrentPractices
Practices
experiences they need to comprehend the reality of their fields of interest. Students
Introduction to Public Policy : Concepts, Theories, and Urban
UrbanPoverty
Povertyand
andExclusion
Exclusion intern with think tanks, CSR projects, NGOs, Corporate & Government Organizations.
Practice Urban
UrbanEconomics
Economics
Ecosystems, Habitat, and Sustainability South
SouthAsian
AsianCities
Citiesand
andUrbanisation-
Urbanisation-IIII
Research Methods- I (Qualitative Research)
Basic Principles of Economics
Research
ResearchMethods-
Socio
Methods-IIII(Quantitative
SocioCultural
Field
(QuantitativeResearch)
CulturalPerspectives
Perspectives
Research)
Internship Organisations
Basics of Financial Analysis FieldInstitute
Institute
Sectoral
SectoralElectives
Electives
Introduction to State, Law & Governance Urban
UrbanHousing
Housing
South Asian Cities and Urbanisation- I Urban
UrbanWater
Water
Sustainable Cities Urban
UrbanSanitation
Sanitationand
andSolid
SolidWaste
WasteManagement
Management
Foundation Course Choice
ChoiceBased
BasedCredit
CreditSystem-
System-Open
OpenElectives
Electives

Semester III Semester IV

Issues and Challenges in Urban Transport
Urban Governance Politics and Policies
Urban Studio
Dissertation I - Concept Proposal
Concentration Course:
This Programme
Semester hashas
only
two
two
components
components.
in
Engendering Urban Local Governance Semester
Dissertation
IV.
Land, Housing and Property: Perspectives and Alternatives Urban Futures Workshop
Dissertation
Planning and the Indian City
Urban Futures Workshop
Skill Electives
Macro Data Analysis
Green Economy and Sustainability
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (EIA & SIA)
GIS