PhD City and Regional Planning at University of California, Berkeley

The mission of the Department of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley is to improve equity, the economy and the environment in neighborhoods, communities, cities, and metropolitan regions by creating knowledge and engagement through our teaching, research, and service. We aim to design and create cities, infrastructure, and public services that are sustainable, affordable, enjoyable, and accessible to all. Wisely and successfully intervening in the public realm, whether locally, nationally, or globally, is a challenge.

Faculty: Graduate Division  |  Department: City and Regional Planning  |  Duration: 6 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

The Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning program has the following goals: To provide critical understanding of the history of thought in city and regional planning and urban studies, and to train students to contribute to theoretical advances in these fields; To enable students to develop their individual specializations within city and regional planning; To prepare students to undertake original research through the formulation of research questions, use of research methods, and application of research design; To encourage students to disseminate their research such that it has an impact in the worlds of social science scholarship, planning education, and national and international policy; and To create and nurture an intellectual community committed to promoting research in city and regional planning.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Architecture, Government, Law & Public Policy, Nonprofit, Planning & Environmental Design.

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