城市与区域规划哲学博士

城市和区域规划的哲学博士（PhD）训练学生进行有关城市和区域问题及规划过程的跨学科，独立的应用研究。博士课程自然将自己分为三个阶段。首先，学生参加课程以掌握规划的理论和分析工具，并以候选人资格考试为终点。其次，学生拟定论文研究主题，并写出正式的论文建议书，必须得到论文委员会的批准。第三，进行论文研究，并在期末考试中写下并捍卫（提出）结果。博士学位的要求可分为两类：普通大学要求以及特定的城市和区域规划要求。重要的是要注意，这些是最低要求。学生顾问可能会坚持不只是基本课程的工作，特别是如果本科学位或以前的研究
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in city and regional planning trains students to undertake interdisciplinary, independent, applied research on urban and regional problems and planning processes. The PhD program divides itself naturally into three stages. First, the student takes courses to master the theory and analytical tools of planning, culminating in the Candidacy Examination. Second, the student formulates a topic for dissertation research, and writes a formal dissertation proposal which must be approved by the dissertation committee. Third, the dissertation research is executed, and the result is written up and defended (presented) in the Final Oral Examination. The requirements for the doctoral degree fall into two classes: general university requirements and specific city and regional planning requirements. It is important to note that these are minimum requirements. A student's advisor may insist on more than the minimal coursework, especially if the undergraduate degree or prior graduate work was in a field remote from planning, or from the area in which the dissertation is to be written. For applicants whose native language is not English, additional courses to attain proficiency in English may be required. Students in the PhD program come from a variety of backgrounds, so the time required to complete the program will vary. Typically, for a student with an undergraduate degree in city and regional planning or a related field, the course work (the first stage) requires a minimum of four full-time academic semesters. Students with a Master's degree in city and regional planning or a related field will typically require two semesters of additional course work.