PhD Community and Regional Planning at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

Students may choose to tailor the choice of elective courses to their specific interests. Students have a wide range of elective courses to choose from and are encouraged to select electives that they feel will best prepare them for their future careers. Students can also pursue specialized interests through dual degree programs and portfolio programs.

Faculty: School of Architecture | Duration: 48 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 48 semester credit hours. The doctoral degree requires 48 semester hours of work, including graduate coursework, directed research, and the dissertation. Each doctoral student must specialize in a planning field, such as environmental and natural resources planning, land development and urban design, housing and community economic development, land use and infrastructure planning (including transportation), historic preservation (through cros...

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission (applies to the programme): To be admitted to the doctoral program, an applicant must have a master’s degree in community and regional planning or a related field. For more information about admission to the doctoral degree program consult the graduate advisor in care of the program or the community and regional planning website. Upon admission to the program, students must pay a nonrefundable enrollment deposit to indicate that they accept the offer of admission. The deposit is applied to the payment of tuition when the student enrolls. The deposit is also required of students admitted to the dual degree programs.

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 application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

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

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