Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning Sample Curriculum

Beyond the core courses, each student will design a program of other courses reflecting their specific research interests, largely from other UGA program offerings, in consultation with a faculty advisor. Doctoral students may also participate in existing CED master’s-level seminars, and through this engagement, enhance the interdisciplinary experience for students in CED’s professional programs. As students transition into their own areas of research, it is expected that they will engage in applied scholarship / research projects with CED and other UGA faculty in areas of interest for both students and faculty.

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Year 1

SEM

COURSE

HRS*

FALL

EDES 8020

Research Techniques

3

EDES 8010

History and Theory

4

Elective

Elective

SPRING

EDES 8030

Technology

4

Research Methods

3

Elective

Elective

*12 total hours per semester

Year 2

SEM

COURSE

DESCRIPTION

HRS*

FALL

EDES 9020

Analysis and Issues

EDES 9000

Doctoral Research

3

SPRING

EDES 9000

Doctoral Research

6

Elective

Elective

*12 total hours per semester

Year 3

SEM

COURSE

DESCRIPTION

HRS

FALL

EDES 9300

Doctoral Dissertation

12

6o total hours

Summer sessions are open for elective courses or research.

Recommended Electives in CED

COURSE

DESCRIPTION

HRS

EDES 6650

City Planning

3

EDES 6660

Environment and Behavior

3

HIPR 6030

Principles and Practices of Historic Preservation

3

HIPR 6200

Preservation Law

3

HIPR 6350

Building Materials Conservation

4

HIPR 6460

Rural Preservation

3

LAND 6350

Ecological Landscape Restoration

3

LAND 6620

Evolution of American Architecture

3

LAND 6910

Independent Project

3

LAND 6920

Directed Study in Computer Application

3

LAND 6570

Contemporary Landscape Design Theory

3

LAND 7850

Landscape Studio

1-4

PLAN 8420

Urban Design

3

EDES 9005

Independent Seminar

PLAN 8440

Urban and Regional Transportation

3

PLAN 8430

Urban Infrastructure

3

Note that taking elective courses outside the CED is accepted, but must be discussed with your major professor.

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