Welcome

The University of Maryland's Urban and Regional Planning and Design Ph.D. program takes full advantage of the resources of a leading research university and the surrounding metropolitan area. The program is small and highly competitive, and gives students an opportunity to bridge disciplines, including urban planning, design, historic preservation and real-estate development. Our nationally-known faculty, the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, and our location in the Washington, DC metro area make the University of Maryland an exciting place to study urban planning, design and historic preservation.

If you have any questions not answered on this website, please contact us!

Marie Howland
Director, Ph.D. Program

Handbooks:
PhD Program Student Handbook 2012
Student Guide 2011-2012

PhD News

• Spring 2012 Commencement for the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

  Spring Commencement
  Monday, May 21, 2012 | 11:30 am 
  Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
  Dekelboum Concert Hall
  

• First Certification through "Sustainable Maryland Certified" Program received by Berlin, Maryland

  The Environmental Finance Center (EFC) has recognized the town of Berlin as the first municipality in Maryland to complete its certification through the “Sustainable Maryland Certified” program (SMC)

• SAVE THE DATE TO CELEBRATE: MAPP's 40th Anniversary

  Join Dean Cronrath, faculty, alumni, students and friends October 12-13th as we mark the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation's 40th Anniversary.

• Eisenbach and Mansur's "Out of Place" Debuts in Reston POSTPONED to May 6th due to weather

  New Reston Installation and Performance Continues Exploration of Space and Movement

  Out of Place, a site-situated installation and contemporary dance performance conceived by Associate Professor of Architecture Ronit Eisenbach and Assistant Professor of Dance Sharon Mansur will debut this month at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston, VA.
  

• Spring 2012 Lecture Series: Alaa el-Habashi

  Marvin Breckenridge Patterson Lecture:
  Thursday, April 26, 2012 | 6:00pm
  Architecture Auditorium
  Lecture by Alaa Elwi el-Habashi
  "Community Participation and Conservation:
  Selecting World Heritage Sites in the Arab Region"

• Spring 2012 Lecture Series: Bobbie Kilberg

  ADVANCE Scholar Lecture:
  Thursday, April 26, 2012 | 4:00pm
  Art /Sociology Building | Room 2203
  Lecture by Bobbie Kilberg
  "The Road Ahead: The Technology Industry and the Region's Economic Future"

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