Nov 26, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Environmental Design and Planning (PHD)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus



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Admission Requirements


A master’s degree is a requirement for admission and represents 30 credits toward the 90 credits required for the doctorate.

Sample program of study


First semester


  • Research
  • Research tools course
  • Organize advisory committee for research tool and course of study

Second semester


  • Research tools course
  • College 800-level cross-disciplinary seminar
  • Organize doctoral committee
  • Submit doctoral Program of Study to the Graduate School

Third semester


  • 700- or 800-level elective
  • 700- or 800-level elective
  • 700- or 800-level elective
  • Write first draft of dissertation proposal

Fourth semester


  • 700- or 800-level elective
  • Independent study (with major professor)
  • Preliminary examination (early in semester)
  • Defend dissertation proposal (late in semester)

Fifth semester


Sixth semester


  • Defend dissertation

Elective courses:


Total Credit Hours Required for Doctorate: 90


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