95 PhD programmes in Urban Planning

The School of Geography and Planning is a leading international centre of excellence in teaching and research in spatial planning, human geography and urban design from Cardiff University, where you can study the Geography and Planning programme.

This PhD programme in Urban Planning is a research degree offered by the School of Social Sciences at the University of Dundee.

This Designing Inclusive Participatory Mapping Tools - A User-Centred Design Approach for Capturing Diverse Urban Experiences course at Aston University will provide all the support and facilities you will need to develop into a leading researcher in your chosen field. 

The PhD on Urban Development and Governance at Erasmus University Rotterdam is a 4-year flexible trajectory programme that fuses urban management with governance.

Our Resource Efficient Future Cities researchers from Brunel University of London create knowledge and advance understanding, and equip versatile doctoral researchers with the confidence to apply what they have learnt for the benefit of society. Find out more about working with the Supervisory Team.

The professional doctorate in Planning and Housing Studies at Leeds Beckett University builds on the reputation of Leeds Planning School, first established in 1938.

Learn how to shape and improve cities, towns, and regions. Develop the expertise to make our urban and rural environments more functional, sustainable, and appealing with the PhD in Urban and Regional Planning degree at the Victoria University of Wellington. 

Explore architecture from a cultural and historical perspective with this PhD in Architecture History and Theory offered at the Victoria University of Wellington. 

This Doctor of Philosophy - Urban and Regional Planning candidate at Curtin University prepares students to acquire a systematic and critical understanding of a complex field of learning and specialised research skills to advance learning and/or professional practice corresponding to AQF level 10 qualifications.

PhD in Landscape Architecture at Victoria University of Wellington is about exploring and envisaging better design solutions for outdoor spaces. It merges design, art, culture, nature, and science to create engaging and functional spaces.

With a strong focus on interdisciplinary research, doctoral candidates engage in innovative projects that contribute to scientific and technological advancement. The Architecture and Urban Planning degree is offered by Silesian University of Technology.

The interuniversity Ph.D. programme in Urban and Regional Development from Politecnico di Torino is designed to train highly-qualified doctors in socio-spatial dynamics of development. 

This Global, Urban and Social Studies degree from RMIT University cultivates high-level skills in research processes, advanced communication skills, analysis and synthesis of knowledge.    

The Urban and Regional Science programme at Stellenbosch University is presented by the Centre for Regional and Urban Innovation and Statistical Exploration (CRUISE) of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Urban and Regional Science at Texas A&M University is based on a solid core curriculum and providing expertise in areas of specialization that apply to planning, design, and/or land development problems of community, regional, national, or international habitat systems.

Housed in the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia, the PhD Program in the Constructed Environment builds on and expands the school’s existing forms of knowledge by connecting them to one another and to a broader range of disciplines and methods of research.

Immerse yourself in the dynamic field of urban planning, design, and policy with MIP Politecnico Di Milano's Urban Planning, Design, and Policy doctoral program.

The Architectural Urban Interior Design programme from Politecnico di Milano promotes research focused on architectural design, with studies and projects aiming at different scales, contexts, and finalities

The Planning Program is an internationally recognized, dynamic unit within the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto.

A doctoral Urban and Regional Planning degree at University of Hawaii at Manoa is offered to students with a master’s degree in planning or a related field. This offers advanced students the opportunity to specialize in one of the sub-fields of planning.