Admission to Ph.D. in Design and Planning program is competitive; the faculty will only be admitting two students in the first year. A number of factors are taken into account in arriving at an admission decision: (1) the applicant's previous academic background, (2) the practice-based and/or academic experience of the applicant, (3) the referees' assessments of the applicant, (4) the ability of the Faculty to provide the program of studies and research requested by the applicant, (5) the funding support that the applicant has obtained and/or confirmed, and (6) the availability of a faculty member that has expertise in the research area and is willing to supervise the program of studies and research of the applicant.

Students who have a Masters degree in a planning or design discipline (architecture, planning, interior design or landscape architecture or equivalent related degree [e.g., industrial design, urban design] from a recognized institution and who have met the requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies will be eligible for consideration to the program.

Students who possess a Masters degree in another field outside of the Design and Planning disciplines from a recognized institution may be considered if they have an undergraduate degree in planning or a design discipline from a recognized institution and have an accumulated grade point average of 3.75 in their Masters degree.

Candidates must demonstrate that they have an established record in professional practice and/or professional education, and have demonstrated interdisciplinary experience and/or knowledge. It is recommended that candidates have a minimum of five years of professional practice experience and/or have taught at a recognized institution for a minimum of five years.

Students who are interested in applying to the program are advised to check the faculty members page for the professors and their research interest.

Please also note to be accepted into the program students have to show evidence of financial support. Applicants should look into general funding opportunities. Other funding may be accessible through The Canada Council of the Arts, Manitoba Arts Council, and Graduate Studies' International Funding Information.

The Ph.D. in Design and Planning at the University of Manitoba is now accepting applications. Below is the admission information and links to the appropriate web pages as well as program requirements attached.

In addition to the Faculty of Graduate Studies admission requirements the Doctoral Studies Committee requires:

(a) Problem Statement and Study/Research Rationale (i.e., a description of proposed study [minimum of 5 pages and maximum of 10 pages]);
(b) a dossier of their work;
(c) evidence of financial support; and
(d) three letters of reference (at least one of whom will be an academic) from distinguished members of the planning and/or design profession(s) or equivalent institutions.

All candidates to the program will be interviewed by at least three faculty members, two of whom will be from the Faculty of Architecture.

For information on regulations and policies that govern the program and requirements for an application as well as research funding opportunities you should visit the Graduate Studies website.

Application Deadline
All completed applications must be received by the Faculty of Graduate Studies by December 1st of the year preceding registration.
 
All applications are now submitted online through the UMGRADConnect 
Application Fee information is also found on the UMGRADConnect page
 
Additional information regarding fees can be found at the Registrar's Office website

For additional program information please contact:
Yvonne Halden
Graduate Student Advisor
201 Russell Building
t 204.474.8769  f 474.7532
haldenyl@cc.umanitoba.ca