PhD in Planning, Design & the Built Environment
Clemson University
Description
The PhD Program in Planning, Design and the Built Environment focuses on preparing the next generation of academics and professions for diverse and complex challenges of an interdisciplinary nature. The program's core disciplines are the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, city and regional planning, construction science and real estate development. The program's theoretical and methodological underpinnings explore emerging issues in the built environment, connecting students with real world case study applications. Graduates of this program are well prepared to address increasingly daunting issues relating to human settlement patterns and the built environment in industry, government and the private sector. The program has strong links with the development and conservation communities within the state and region.