Overview

The Metropolitan Planning, Policy and Design program at the University of Utah is to anticipate change and learn how best to manage it; the policy challenge is how to craft and implement policies needed to facilitate desired change; and the design challenge is how to shape the built environment to achieve desired outcomes.

Curriculum

The doctoral degree includes core, electives, qualifying examination, proposal, and dissertation benchmarks. The total number of credits needed to graduate is 55 with a master’s degree in planning, 58 with a master’s degree in another field, and 76 without a master’s degree.

The entire program takes between 5 to 7 years, depending on prior graduate work. The following outlines the degree requirements for students entering the program fall semester of 2019 or later. We recommend you meet with your advisor every semester to plan out coursework.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Community & Regional Analysis

Plan Making

Land Use Law

City & Metropolitan Economics

Community Engagement in Planning

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-10 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Architecture Design Urban Planning View 17 other PhDs in Design in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

7

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admissions decisions for the Ph.D. in Metropolitan Planning, Policy and Design program are made based on a number of criteria, including but not limited to the applicant’s academic record; their recommendation letters; the quality of their statement of purpose, their writing samples, and the statement of research experience; the fit between the applicant’s proposed research and the department’s mission; availability of a dissertation advisor; and overall strength of the applicant pool.

Tuition Fee

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International

19612 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9806 USD per semester during 60 months.
National

19612 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9806 USD per semester during 60 months.
In-State

5548 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2774 USD per semester during 60 months.

Living costs for Salt Lake City

1000 - 1730 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

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