PhD City and Regional Planning at Georgia Institute of Technology

Programme overview

The PhD in City and Regional Planning prepares graduates for universities and research settings, planning consultancies, R&D firms and government agencies. Students complete core theory and methods courses, major and minor fields, comprehensive exams and a dissertation advancing planning theory or applied knowledge.

Faculty: College of Design | Department: School of City and Regional Planning | Study mode: full-time | Location: Atlanta, GA, United States

What you will study

Requirements are 15 hours of core courses (CP 8200 Advanced Planning Theory, CP 8300 Urban and Regional Development Theory, CP 8400 Research Design and Qualitative Methods), 15 hours in a major field and 9 hours in a minor, with CP 8012 and CP 8022 seminars and comprehensive exams.

Career pathways

Universities and other research settings, planning consultancies, research and development firms, government agencies and advanced practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Successful applicants have exceptional potential as scholars and fit with the School's research capabilities. Most applicants have completed an accredited master's degree in City and Regional Planning or a related field and have backgrounds in their proposed area of specialization. The program does admit capable applicants lacking this preparation, but these applicants may be required to undertake remedial work. Students are generally admitted for first enrollment for the fall semester only.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications use one online graduate application (gradapp.gatech.edu) for all programmes and campuses; deadlines vary by programme and are published on each programme page.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.gatech.edu/

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