Urban and Regional Planning and Design (URPD)
Graduate Degree Program
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
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. Intimate and highly competitive, the Ph.D. program offers students a tailored Ph.D. experience and the flexibility to bridge a number of disciplines related to the built environment, including urban planning, design, historic preservation, and real-estate development. Our nationally renowned faculty, the affiliated National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, and proximity to the architecturally rich, historically significant, and diverse urban fabric of the Mid-Atlantic region make the University of Maryland an exciting place to study urban planning, design, and historic preservation.
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. Students may also find financial support on faculty research projects and teaching possibilities in the undergraduate and master’s programs.
Contact
Hiroyuki Iseki
Program Director
Urban and Regional Planning and Design Program
School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation
1112K Preinkert Hall
7480 Preinkert Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Delaney West
Program Management Specialist
Urban and Regional Planning and Design Program
School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation
1200 School of Architecture
3835 Campus Drive
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: (301) 405-9791
Email: dmwest@umd.edu
Website: https://www.arch.umd.edu/programs/phd
Relationships: National Center for Smart Growth (NCSG), Environmental Finance Center (EFC)
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Statement of Purpose
- Transcript(s)
- TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)
PROGRAM-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
- Letters of Recommendation (3)
- CV/Resume
- Portfolio PDF Upload (optional)
- Writing Samples (two required, up to one more optional)
- Description of Research/Work Experience (optional)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (optional)
- Master’s degree in a related field.
The program is highly selective and individualized. Approximately five students will be admitted each year. Students admitted to the Ph.D. 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 the entrance to the program and prior to their advanced methods course.
Application Deadlines
| Type of Applicant | Fall Deadline |
|---|---|
| Domestic Applicants | |
| US Citizens and Permanent Residents | January 9, 2024 |
| International Applicants | |
| F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A,E,G,H,I and L visas and immigrants | January 9, 2024 |
RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Program Website: http://www.arch.umd.edu
Application Process: gradschool.umd.edu/admissions
| Last Name | First/Middle Name | Graduate Faculty Status | Academic Credentials | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell | Matthew J. | Full Member | B.Arch., University of Notre Dame, 1983; M.Arch., Cornell University, 1987. | Professor, Architecture Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design |
| Bierbaum | Ariel | Full Member | BA, University of Pennsylvania, 2000; MCP, 2005; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD, University of California-Berkeley 2016 | Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design Assistant Professor, Community Planning |
| Burke | Juan | Full Member | MA, McGill University; PhD, McGill University | Assistant Professor, Architecture Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design |
| Dawkins | Casey | Full Member | BS, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995; MCP, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999; PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003 | Director, Urban and Regional Planning and Design Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design Professor, Community Planning |
| Ding | Chengri | Full Member | B.S., Beijing Normal University, 1986; M.S., Sinica Academy of Sciences, 1989; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996. | Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design |
| Eisenbach | Ronit | Full Member | B.F.A., B. Arch., Rhode Island School of Design 1985, 1986; M. Arch., Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1993. | Professor, Architecture Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design |
| Hendricks | Marccus | Full Member | BA, University of North Texas, 2010, MPH, Texas A&M University, 2013; PhD, Texas A&M University, 2017 | Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design Assistant Professor, Community Planning |
| Irazábal Zurita | Clara | Full Member | BArch, Central University of Venezuala, 1987; MArch, University of California at Berkeley; PhD, University of California at Berkeley, 2002 | Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design |
| Iseki | Hiroyuki | Full Member | Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles | Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design Associate Professor, Community Planning |
| Jourdan | Dawn | Full | BS, BA, Bradley University, 1996; JD, University of Kansas, 2000; Ph.D., Florida State University, 2004 | Dean, Urban and Regional Planning and Design |
| Kelly | Brian | Full Member | B.Arch., University of Notre Dame, 1981; M.Arch., Cornell University, 1987. | Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design |
| Knaap | Gerrit | Full Member | B.S., Willamette University-Salem, 1978; M.S., University of Oregon, 1982; Ph.D., 1982. | Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design Professor, Community Planning |
| Linebaugh | Donald W. | Full | B.S., Grand Valley State University, 1979; M.A., Ph.D., College of William and Mary, 1982, 1996. | Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design |
| Lung-Amam | Willow | Full Member | BS Stanford, 2000; MCP University of Maryland, 2007; PhD University of California, Berkeley, 2012 | Associate Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design |
| Simon | Madlen | Full Member | A.B. Princeton University, 1974; M.Arch. Princeton University, 1977. | Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design |
| Vandergoot | Jana | Full Member | B ARCH, University of Notre Dame, 2001; M ARCH, University of Virginia, 2010; M Landscape Architecture, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, 2013 | Assistant Professor, Architecture Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design |
| Williams | Joseph | Full Member | B.A., Bates College, 2009; MA, Courtauld Institute of Art, History of Art, 2010; PhD, Duke University, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, 2017 | Assistant Professor, Architecture Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning and Design |