Doctor of Philosophy in Urban and Regional Sciences

Program Overview

The mission of the Ph.D. program in Urban and Regional Sciences is to develop scholars of distinguishing excellence in landscape, urban and environmental planning. [more]

Curriculum

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Courses

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Time to Degree

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Admissions Requirements

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Resources for Students

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Program Brochure

Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Sciences program brochure in pdf format: Program Brochure (Icon 498.5 KB)

Average Financial Support 

For those receiving financial support, the average financial support provided per full-time graduate student (including tuition rebate) for the prior year, including research assistantships, teaching assistantships, fellowships, tuition, benefits, etc. that is "out-of-pocket" is $61,435.

Faculty Publications 

The rolling three-year average of the number of discipline-related refereed papers/publications, juried creative /performance accomplishments, book chapters, notices of discoveries filed/patents issued, and books per year per core faculty member can be found in the following chart: Faculty Publications (Icon 213.1 KB)

Percentage Full-Time Students (FTS) with Financial Support 

In the prior year, the percentage of FTS with support/the number of FTS is 32.2%.

Date of Last External Review 

The last external Review for the Doctor of Philosophy in Urban and Regional Sciences was December 2009.

External Program Accreditation 

Not Applicable for the Doctor of Philosophy in Urban and Regional Sciences.

Student Publications/Presentations 

Student Publications (Icon 104.3 KB)

URSC Student Handbook 

URSC Handbook (Icon 10.3 MB)