Urban and Regional Planning and Design (URPD)

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. The program prepares students to teach at the university level in departments of Urban Planning, Architecture, Historic Preservation, or Landscape Architecture, as well as qualifies graduates to conduct research and participate in high-level decision-making in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

Admissions Information

Application Deadlines

Fall

Spring

Domestic Applicants:
U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents

Domestic Applicant Deadlines

Applications must be received by January 1 .

This program does not accept applications for this semester.

International Applicants:
Applicants from Outside the U.S. or U.S. Citizens / Permanent Residents with Non-U.S. Credentials

IMPORTANT: International Applicants and U.S. Applicants with Non-U.S. Credentials must follow the domestic deadlines above if they are earlier than the deadlines listed below.

Applicants seeking admission under F (Student) or J (Exchange Visitor) visas

February 1
If Domestic Deadline is after Feb. 1

June 1
If Domestic Deadline is after Jun. 1

Applicants seeking admission under A, E, G, H, I, and L visas and immigrants

May 1
If Domestic Deadline is after May 1

October 1
If Domestic Deadline is after Jun. 1

U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents with foreign credentials

May 15
If Domestic Deadline is after May 15

October 31
If Domestic Deadline is after Oct.31

Application Requirements

Complete application form: (On-line version preferred)
Academic credentials (unofficial to academic unit):
Standardized test scores: Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Letters of Recommendation: Three confidential letters submitted by professors or others.
Statement of Goals, Research Interests, and Experiences: 400-600 word statement of graduate goals, research interests, and experiences.

	Fall	Spring
Domestic Applicants: U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
Domestic Applicant Deadlines	Applications must be received by January 1 .	This program does not accept applications for this semester.

International Applicants: Applicants from Outside the U.S. or U.S. Citizens / Permanent Residents with Non-U.S. Credentials IMPORTANT: International Applicants and U.S. Applicants with Non-U.S. Credentials must follow the domestic deadlines above if they are earlier than the deadlines listed below.
Applicants seeking admission under F (Student) or J (Exchange Visitor) visas	February 1 If Domestic Deadline is after Feb. 1	June 1 If Domestic Deadline is after Jun. 1
Applicants seeking admission under A, E, G, H, I, and L visas and immigrants	May 1 If Domestic Deadline is after May 1	October 1 If Domestic Deadline is after Jun. 1
U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents with foreign credentials	May 15 If Domestic Deadline is after May 15	October 31 If Domestic Deadline is after Oct.31

Degree Requirements

Urban and Regional Planning and Design (Ph. D.)
The Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning and Design is a 39-credit program. The program is highly selective and individualized. Approximately seven students will be admitted each year. Adequately prepared students will generally need four semesters of formal course work leading to comprehensive exams and all students are required to spend a minimum of two years in residence. The program is designed as a full-time program to be completed in four years.

Students admitted to the doctoral 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 entrance to the program and prior to their advanced methods course.

Students may transfer a maximum of six credits in to the program. The courses must have been taken at the graduate level, must receive faculty approval, and cannot replace the core courses. These courses must not have been used towards another degree.

Financial Assistance

The School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, and The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education anticipate three research assistantships available to Doctoral students. Compensation for assistantships includes tuition remission for up to 10 credit hours per semester, plus a stipend. For more information contact the Doctoral Program.

Contact Information

Marie Howland, Ph.D.
School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation,
College Park
MD 20740
Telephone: (301) 405-6791
Fax: (301) 314-9583
arch-grad@deans.umd.edu

www.arch.umd.edu

Dr. Lee Waldrep
1200 Architecture Building University of Maryland
MD 20740
Telephone: (301) 405-1000
lwaldrep@umd.edu

www.arch.umd.edu

Courses: URSP ARCH HISP

Related Programs and Campus Units

Architecture
Urban Studies and Planning
Historic Preservation
Smart Growth Research and Education, National Center for