Ph.D. Program in Planning, Policy, and Design
Today's complex urban, social and environmental issues can best be
understood by researchers who can work across disciplinary boundaries,
and who understand the relationship of research to action. The
planning, policy, and design (PPD) doctoral program at the University
of California, Irvine trains scholars for national and international
prominence in the analysis of social problems related to the built and
natural environments. Our faculty members and students combine
perspectives from urban planning, public policy, and studies of the
built environment. The planning, policy, and design Ph.D. is organized
around the department's internationally prominent research and teaching
strengths in four areas: design-behavior research, environmental
policy, health promotion and policy, and urban and community
development. Students in the Ph.D. program take a common core of
classes, then specialize in study within their area.
Ph.D. Program Focus Areas
Ph.D. Program Focus Areas
