Ph.D. Program
The Ph.D. program in City and Regional Planning prepares students for university careers involving teaching and research, and for careers in government or private institutions involving applied research on urban and regional problems. The curriculum is designed to ensure that the student learns to apply techniques and theories from a number of disciplines to planning problems.
The Chair of the Ph.D. program is Professor Philip Viton.
You can learn more about the Ph.D program through its Student Guide (PDF).
Here is a list of major topics covered in the PDF:
- Introduction:
- The School and its programs; the faculty; The Graduate Studies and Ph.D. Committees; The student's adviser.
- The Ph.D. Program:
- Overview; University credit-hour and residency requirements; transfer credits; departmental requirements for the degree; the candidacy examination; the dissertation proposal and dissertation; the Final Oral Examination; comparison of Master's and Ph.D. requirements.
- Core Courses and Areas of Specialization:
- Planning theory core; quantitative methods core; fields of specialization with detailed course lists, covering both Departmental and University offerings.
- Admissions and Financial Aid:
- University and Departmental admissions requirements; application materials; deadlines.
- Ohio State University Graduate Students:
- contains information relevant to graduate students at Ohio State University(including students in the Masters' program) who are interested in transferring to the Ph.D. program.