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PhD in Planning

4 Years On Campus Phd Program

University of British Columbia Vancouver

Program Overview

SCARP is interested in attracting students to its PhD program who are interested in topics broadly related to the transition to sustainability through the democratization of planning approaches. Under this broad umbrella, our faculty have diverse interests, ranging from sustainable transportation studies to disaster preparedness, community development and social planning, poverty alleviation at home and abroad, negotiation and mediation of land and resource conflicts, the ecological footprint, risk analysis, managing multicultural cities and regions, cross-cultural and indigenous planning, community based urban design, urbanization and its challenges in East and Southeast Asia to name just a few of our faculty's research interests.

Program Key Stats

$8776 (Annual cost)



52 %

Eligibility Criteria


90
155
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550
6.5
90

Additional Information & Requirements

Masters Degree, Overall required grade is 3.5 on a 4-point scale, Transcripts from all past post-secondary study, Letters of References, Statement of Interest, GRE or GMAT scores, IELTS and TOEFL scores.

Career Options

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