Arizona State University The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 4 courses 84 total credits
The School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning prepares you to become a scholar and leader in urban planning. You pursue new knowledge across several areas, including urban climate, transportation, housing, environmental planning, and sustainability. In the Doctor of Philosophy program in urban planning, you have opportunities to interact with leading planning faculty, scholars and mentors as you develop strong foundations in the discipline. You conduct research alongside faculty; take classes focused on current issues in the field; complete research and reports for local clients; and start building your professional network across the academic, scholarly, public, private and nonprofit sectors. You benefit from a wide variety of coursework and research opportunities in five broad interdisciplinary themes that span the expertise of the faculty within the school: city building and urban structure environmental and resiliency planning housing, neighborhoods and community development spatial analytics and smart cities transportation planning and policy
| Required Core | 6 credits |
| Electives and Research | 64 credits |
| Other Requirement | 2 credits |
| Culminating Experience | 12 credits |
| Total Credits | 84 credits |
Required Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PUP 710 | Current Planning Theory and Practice | 3 |
| PUP 724 | Planning Methods for Doctoral Students | 3 |
| Total Required Core | 6 credits | |
Electives and Research
Other Requirement
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PUP 701 | Urban Planning Colloquium | 1 |
| Total Other Requirement | 2 credits | |
Culminating Experience
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PUP 799 | Dissertation | 12 |
| Total Culminating Experience | 12 credits | |
Additional Curriculum Information
Electives and research courses should be selected in consultation with the program advisor. Students must complete at least 12 credit hours of 500-, 600- or 700-level courses offered by SGSUP with the prefixes PUP, GPH, GCU or GIS. Students take two semesters of PUP 701, for a total of two credit hours. With approval of the student's supervisory committee and the Graduate College, 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree can be used for this degree. Up to six credit hours of 400-level courses may be applied to the plan of study.
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