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PhD Urban and Regional Planning and Design at University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park, United States

Programme overview

School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Abstract The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation offers a Doctoral Program, the Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning and Design. Participating programs include Urban Studies and Planning, Architecture, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, and The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education.

Duration: 39 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: College Park, MD, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Advanced Planning Theory, Contemporary Metropolitan Issues, Seminar in Research Design, Doctoral Dissertation Research. The degree requires 39 credits in total.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission requirements: Statement of Purpose Transcript(s) TOEFL/IELTS/PTE ( international graduate students ) | Programme-specific: Letters of Recommendation (3) CV/Resume Portfolio PDF Upload (optional) Writing Samples (two required, up to one more optional) Description of Research/Work Experience (optional) Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (optional) Master’s degree in a related field. The program is highly selective and individualized. Approximately five students will be admitted each year. Students admitted to the Ph.D. program will be expected to have completed a Master's degree in a related field, including but not exclusively urban planning, architecture, historic preservation, or landscape architecture. Students are expected to enter the Ph.D. program with two semesters of graduate-level quantitative research methods. These courses can be taken after the entrance to the program and prior to their advanced methods course.

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.

Duration: 39 credits

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions

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