PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Each student will be required to take a minimum of 12 credit hours of 700 level courses of which 6 credit hours must include two Faculty of Architecture courses, namely Advanced Theory of Design and Planning (3) and Advanced Research Methods in Design and Planning (3). Students should complete their course work by the end of their first year.
All students will complete a Comprehensive Research Paper and a Comprehensive Design and Planning Theory Project by the end of their second year.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Each student is responsible for ensuring that they have approval for and have registered in the courses appropriate for their area of study, as determined in consultation with their Advisor and their Advisory Committee.
Coursework
Coursework is subject to the following regulations:
(a) Each student will be required to take a minimum of 12 credit hours of 700 level courses of which 6 credit hours must include Advanced Theory of Design and Planning (3) and Advanced Research Methods in Design and Planning (3).
(b) All candidates will complete a Comprehensive Research Paper, and a Comprehensive Design and Planning Theory Project.
(c) A minimum of 6 credit hours of coursework at the 700 level must be in the student's program area and must include the program core coursework appropriate to the student's program area. The program area coursework is specific to the individual student and is defined by the Advisory Committee;
(d) Where necessary, the student may be required to complete additional background coursework as identified by the Advisory Committee.
(e) On the recommendation of the Advisory Committee and with the approval of the Doctoral Studies Committee, a maximum of 3 credit hours may be transferred into the program from other approved institutions.
Comprehensive Research Paper and Comprehensive Design and Planning Project
The Comprehensive Research Paper is a literature review that examines potential research methods appropriate for the student's doctoral studies program; The student's Advisor will be responsible for reviewing the Comprehensive Methods Paper and determining if it is acceptable or not acceptable. If a Comprehensive Research Paper is deemed by the Advisor to be unacceptable, the student will re-submit the Paper to the Advisor. If the Advisor deems that the re-submitted Comprehensive Research Paper is still not acceptable, the Advisor will submit the Comprehensive Research Paper to the Associate Dean: Academic who will make the final determination of acceptability. The Associate Dean: Academic's opinion will be final. Should a student fail to have their re-submitted Comprehensive Research Paper accepted, they will be asked to withdraw from the Ph.D. Program.
The Comprehensive Design and Planning Project is a project that will explore the student's area of research interest and identify preliminary considerations that will be explored in detail in the doctoral thesis. The Comprehensive Design and Planning Project will be a written and/or design based submission that is reviewed by the student's Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee will determine by majority if the Comprehensive Design and Planning Project is acceptable or unacceptable. If the Comprehensive Design and Planning Project is deemed to be unacceptable, the student will be requested to re-submit their work until the Advisory Committee deems the Comprehensive Design and Planning Project acceptable The Advisory Committee may ask the student to withdraw from the Ph.D. program if the re-submitted Comprehensive design and Planning Project is deemed unacceptable.
IMPORTANT NOTE: As soon as the student and advisor agree upon the program of studies, the program forms must be completed and submitted by the Advisor to the Chair of the Doctoral Studies Committee for approval. (Please contact the program student advisor, Yvonne Halden, for the forms.)
Minimum Program requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this calendar. The Ph.D. program consists of coursework, original research and thesis. Normally, 12 credit hours of coursework (all at the 700 level) are required beyond the Master's degree or its equivalent. The minimum time requirement is two calendar years of full-time study and research, of which at least one academic year must be spent on campus. For research projects conducted off- campus, the student must be geographically proximate to the campus and visit it regularly.
Second language requirement: none
Expected time to graduation: Four years
All students will complete a Comprehensive Research Paper and a Comprehensive Design and Planning Theory Project by the end of their second year.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Each student is responsible for ensuring that they have approval for and have registered in the courses appropriate for their area of study, as determined in consultation with their Advisor and their Advisory Committee.
Coursework
Coursework is subject to the following regulations:
(a) Each student will be required to take a minimum of 12 credit hours of 700 level courses of which 6 credit hours must include Advanced Theory of Design and Planning (3) and Advanced Research Methods in Design and Planning (3).
(b) All candidates will complete a Comprehensive Research Paper, and a Comprehensive Design and Planning Theory Project.
(c) A minimum of 6 credit hours of coursework at the 700 level must be in the student's program area and must include the program core coursework appropriate to the student's program area. The program area coursework is specific to the individual student and is defined by the Advisory Committee;
(d) Where necessary, the student may be required to complete additional background coursework as identified by the Advisory Committee.
(e) On the recommendation of the Advisory Committee and with the approval of the Doctoral Studies Committee, a maximum of 3 credit hours may be transferred into the program from other approved institutions.
Comprehensive Research Paper and Comprehensive Design and Planning Project
The Comprehensive Research Paper is a literature review that examines potential research methods appropriate for the student's doctoral studies program; The student's Advisor will be responsible for reviewing the Comprehensive Methods Paper and determining if it is acceptable or not acceptable. If a Comprehensive Research Paper is deemed by the Advisor to be unacceptable, the student will re-submit the Paper to the Advisor. If the Advisor deems that the re-submitted Comprehensive Research Paper is still not acceptable, the Advisor will submit the Comprehensive Research Paper to the Associate Dean: Academic who will make the final determination of acceptability. The Associate Dean: Academic's opinion will be final. Should a student fail to have their re-submitted Comprehensive Research Paper accepted, they will be asked to withdraw from the Ph.D. Program.
The Comprehensive Design and Planning Project is a project that will explore the student's area of research interest and identify preliminary considerations that will be explored in detail in the doctoral thesis. The Comprehensive Design and Planning Project will be a written and/or design based submission that is reviewed by the student's Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee will determine by majority if the Comprehensive Design and Planning Project is acceptable or unacceptable. If the Comprehensive Design and Planning Project is deemed to be unacceptable, the student will be requested to re-submit their work until the Advisory Committee deems the Comprehensive Design and Planning Project acceptable The Advisory Committee may ask the student to withdraw from the Ph.D. program if the re-submitted Comprehensive design and Planning Project is deemed unacceptable.
IMPORTANT NOTE: As soon as the student and advisor agree upon the program of studies, the program forms must be completed and submitted by the Advisor to the Chair of the Doctoral Studies Committee for approval. (Please contact the program student advisor, Yvonne Halden, for the forms.)
Minimum Program requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this calendar. The Ph.D. program consists of coursework, original research and thesis. Normally, 12 credit hours of coursework (all at the 700 level) are required beyond the Master's degree or its equivalent. The minimum time requirement is two calendar years of full-time study and research, of which at least one academic year must be spent on campus. For research projects conducted off- campus, the student must be geographically proximate to the campus and visit it regularly.
Second language requirement: none
Expected time to graduation: Four years
