City & Regional Planning
Program Contact:
Johnnie Sawyer, Advisor
Michael Elliott, MS Director
Brian Stone, PhD Director
College of Design
Georgia Institute of Technology
245 Fourth St. NW, ARCH E Rm 204
Atlanta, GA 30332-0155
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Application Deadlines:
MS Funding: Jan. 15
MS Final: Feb. 15
Ph.D.: January 15
Admittance Terms:
Fall
Degrees:
Master's, City and Regional Planning
Ph.D., City and Regional Planning
Areas of Research:
- Collaborative Governance
- Community and Economic Development
- Environmental and Health
- Housing and Community Development
- Land Use Planning
- Sustainable Urban Planning and Design
- Transportation Planning
Interdisciplinary Programs:
- Master's, City and Regional Planning and Master's, Science in Geographic Information Science and Technology
- Master's, Architecture and Master's, City and Regional Planning
- Master's City and Regional Planning and Master's, Science in Public Policy
- Master's, City and Regional Planning and Master's, Science in Civil Engineering
- Georgia Tech Master's, City & Regional Planning and Georgia State University Juris Doctor
Standardized Tests:
TOEFL Requirements
- Institute Code: 5248
- Department Code: Not required
- Minimum Score Required:
- Internet-based: 100 with minimum section scores of 20
IELTS Requirements
- ≥ 7.5 (minimum band score for Reading, Listening, and Speaking is 6.5; minimum band score for Writing is 5.5)
GRE Requirements
- Institute Code: R5248
- Department Code: Not required
- Minimum Score Required:
- 150 for Verbal Reasoning
- 150 for Quantitative Reasoning
- 4.0 Analytical Writing
Application Requirements:
- Three Letters of Recommendation
- Answers to the following questions:
- Describe what you have done to prepare yourself for study in a Ph.D. Program.
- Why have you chosen to apply to the Ph.D. program in - City and Regional Planning at Georgia Institute of Technology?
- Which of our current faculty members would be well suited to serve as an advisor to your research and why?
- What area of planning research is of particular interest to you, and how might you explore this interest as a doctoral student at Georgia Tech?
- What are your academic and research goals and career plans?
- Personal biography
- Examples of previous research and written work
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