Urban Planning

The Department of Urban Planning at UCLA is famous for producing outstanding planning scholars and teachers through its distinct mix of three program elements: top faculty in critical fields, a flexible curriculum, and superb opportunities for important and progressive research. Applicants to the Ph.D. program must have a Master’s degree in planning or a closely related field.

• Applied Microeconomics for UP
• Colloquium in Planning Research
• Intro to Research Design 
• Advanced Research Design
• Law & the Quality of Urban Life
• Quantitative Analysis in Planning I
• Quantitative Analysis in Planning II
• Intro to Histories and Theories of Planning
• Advanced Planning Theory I
• Advanced Planning Theory II
• Three Advanced Research Methods courses related to your major field (selected in consultation with your faculty advisor)
• Three related courses in an area outside the major field (selected in consultation with your faculty advisor) 

After successful completion of all requirements in planning theory and history, the major field, research methods, and outside coursework, students petition for appointment of  a doctoral committee.  The doctoral committee guides the student in preparing the dissertation, which is to be a monograph representing an original contribution to planning knowledge.

Requirements

• Supplemental Urban Planning Application
• Application Fee
• Transcripts
• Personal / Research Statement
• Statement of Purpose
• Curriculum Vitae / Resume
• Three Letters of Recommendation
• GRE Scores
• TOEFL Scores (International Students)
• Work Sample