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, Real Estate Development, 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

Part 1 of the application is due on December 15.

Part 2 of the application is due on January 2.

Application Deadlines

Type of Applicant Fall Spring

Domestic Applicants; US Citizens and Permanent Residents with foreign credentials; International Applicants seeking admissions under A, E, G, H, I and L visas and immigrants
Deadline: January 2
Preferred: December 15

International Applicants seeking admission under F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas
Deadline: January 2
Preferred: December 15

Application Requirements

Complete application form: (On-line version)
Academic credentials (official transcripts to Graduate School):
Standardized test scores: Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)
Letters of Recommendation: Three confidential letters submitted by professors or others.
Statement of Goals, Research Interests, and Experiences: 1000-2000 word statement of graduate goals, research interests, and experiences.
Resume

Type of Applicant	Fall	Spring
Domestic Applicants; US Citizens and Permanent Residents with foreign credentials; International Applicants seeking admissions under A, E, G, H, I and L visas and immigrants	Deadline: January 2 Preferred: December 15
International Applicants seeking admission under F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas	Deadline: January 2 Preferred: December 15

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 five 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, real estate development, 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.

Financial Assistance

The School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, and The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education together 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

http://www.arch.umd.edu

Courses: URSP ARCH HISP RDEV

Related Programs and Campus Units

Architecture
Urban Studies and Planning
Historic Preservation
Real Estate Development