पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

This course Ph.D. Program in Urban Planning and Public Policy (UPPP) integrates the academic disciplines of urban planning and public policy, providing students with a rich core of substantive and procedural knowledge concerning policy and planning. The Program combines theoretical inquiry and analysis with application, offering students diverse approaches to policy and planning issues. Faculty interests include economic, social, environmental, transportation, land use, international, and political specializations. Students are encouraged to pursue dissertation research using either or both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and the Program offers extensive preparation in these modes of inquiry. The Program prepares doctoral students for careers in university teaching and research, and also for senior public or non-profit sector positions.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

Urban Planning (18 hours) Required: CIRP 5303 Planning History and Theory, CIRP 5310 Urban Structure and Planning, Choose one of the following: CIRP5304 Plan Implementation, CIRP5316 Land Use Law, Choose one of the following: CIRP 5305 Land Use Management and Development, CIRP 5345 Planning and Real Estate, Choose one of the following: CIRP 5311 Elements of Urban Design, CIRP 5350 Environmental Planning, Choose one of the following: CIRP 5306 Urban Redevelopment (also offered as URPA 5313), CIRP 5322 Economic Development, Recommended during the semester of the written comprehensive exam in Planning: CIRP 6305 Seminar in Urban Planning Processes, Public Policy (18 hours); Choose two of the following: URPA 5304 The Urban Political System, URPA 5305 Theories of Urban Society, URPA 5306 The Urban Economy, Choose two of the following: URPA 5309 Intergovernmental Relations, URPA 5310 Urban Policy, URPA 5311 Social Policy Formation, URPA 5312 Economic Policy, URPA 5363 Civil Rights and Urban Minorities CIRP 5347/URPA 5319 Urban Problems, Choose two of the following: URPA 5364 Institutional and Other Radical Economic Theories, CIRP 5324/URPA 5313 Community Development, CIRP 5342/URPA 5317 Urban Environmental Policy, CIRP 5313 Urban Growth Policies CIRP 5315 Transportation Policies, Programs and History, CIRP 5354 Housing Planning, Policy and Finance, CIRP 5364 Economic Base and Industrial Development Policy, Recommended during the semester of the written comprehensive exam in Policy: URPA 6305 Seminar in Urban Policy Processes, Research and Analysis (15 hours); Required: URPA 6301 Theoretical Foundations of Urban Affairs, URPA 5345 Evaluation Research, CIRP 5317/URPA 5342 Research and Forecasting Methods, CIRP 5346/URPA 5344 Qualitative Research Methods CIRP 6346/URPA 6346 Advanced Data Analysis, Support Area (9 hours); Students are required to take 9 hours of planning and policy courses in their specialized area.

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Basic Factors: a. Grade point average (GPA): GPA based on the graduate course work completed. b. The Graduate Records Examination (GRE) scores: verbal and quantitative. Determinative Factors: a. Letters of Recommendation, b. Personal statement, c. Field of study: For the doctoral programs, the master’s-level field of study. Enhancing Factors (for all programs): a. Community Service, especially volunteer service in disadvantaged areas and for disadvantaged people. b. Multilingual proficiency. c. First Generation graduate student from family. d. Work experience, publications, and/or level of responsibility. e. Geographic diversity. Section B: Decisional Criteria for admission to Ph.D. programs: Level 1: Applicants will be unconditionally admitted with a graduate GPA of 3.6 or above, a Verbal GRE of at least 500 and a Quantitative GRE of at least 500, strong letters of recommendation, and a strong personal statement, except for international applicants who will also be required to have a score of 550 or higher on the TOEFL (213 or higher on the computer-based TOEFL). Level 2. Applicants will be unconditionally admitted with a GPA above 3.7, only one of the Verbal or Quantitative scores greater than 500 with combined GRE score of 900-999, strong letters of recommendation, and a strong personal statement. Level 3: The Graduate Advisor may admit on probation applicants with a GPA of less than 3.6 and/or a Verbal GRE score of less than 500 and a Quantitative GRE score of less than 500 based on a majority of enhancing and determinative factors. The Graduate Advisor will set the probationary standards. Level 4: Applicants who do not meet the standards of Level 3 will be referred to the Admissions Committee for final adjudication. If admitted on probation, the committee will set any probationary standards.

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प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON

विभागको नाम

School of Urban and Public Affairs