The interdisciplinary PhD program in Urban Studies and Planning prepares graduate students to take on leadership roles in urban studies and planning research and education, in order to address central civic, environmental, and planning challenges of the future.
The program makes the most of UC San Diego's location in an ecologically diverse, multinational region, and our faculty's distinctive research expertise in questions of social and spatial justice, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and multinational planning.
Explore the PhD program in Urban Studies and Planning below.
