3 PhD Degrees in Urban Design 2024

PhD Degrees in Urban Design 2024Filter
  • Built Environment (4 Years)

    University of Ljubljana

    • Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Part time

    4 years

    Blended

    English, Sinhala, Sinhalese

    The fundamental goal of the Program is to obtain highly trained researchers for all the scientific areas, which together contribute their expertise to the Program. By completing the Program, the graduate will be qualified for scientific thinking and solving scientific problems, as well as for cooperation in solving the demanding practical problems using an interdisciplinary approach. The Built environment doctoral Program is organized by the Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering with the cooperation of internationally recognized foreign experts and experts from other faculties of the University of Ljubljana. The Program is divided into three scientific areas: the most extensive part represents the area of Civil engineering; the study area of Geodesy includes geodesy and geoinformatics; the study area of Geology; the interdisciplinary area of Spatial planning and Land management is also suitable for students with previous education in various related areas. The main emphasis of the doctoral study is on research. In addition, the Program offers various kinds of taught subjects such as the compulsory common course, compulsory courses for scientific areas, and an extensive selection of elective courses. The Program enables student mobility in the framework of both organized forms of study and individual research work.

  • Ph.D. in Urban Design & Planning

    University of Washington

    • Seattle, USA

    On-Campus

    English

    The Urban Design & Planning Interdisciplinary Ph.D. at the University of Washington is one of 39 Ph.D. programs in urban and regional planning in North America and one of the oldest, founded in 1967.

  • PhD in Urban Governance and Design

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    • Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Full time

    3 years

    On-Campus

    English

    By 2050, two out of every three people are likely to be living in cities or other urban centres, and most of the increase is expected to be highly-concentrated in a handful of countries, including China. Rapid urbanization and growth of cities call for high-quality public services and effective governance to make urban places more livable. The study of cities becomes an increasingly cross-disciplinary enterprise.