• University of Calgary offers 4 years of a Ph.D. program in Environmental Design.
  • Students are required to complete their courses in a maximum of 6 years.
  • This program is a thesis-based. Students are required to prepare a thesis and successfully defend an open oral defense.
  • The program is delivered on-campus.
  • Students are required to complete two core courses and two electives.
  • The core course for this program is the Conceptual Bases of Environmental Design.
  • Additional Courses may include:
    • Design Thinking
    • Urban Infrastructure
    • Urban Design
    • Urban systems, and others
  • This program is intended for students wanting to expand their professional or design-related backgrounds with advanced, interdisciplinary, practice-based research and study.
  • Thesis documents may incorporate detailed design interventions, policy frameworks, neighborhood guidelines, code research, or combinations of these and other results.
  • Students will work with faculty comprised of eminent design researchers and professionals, recognized internationally for their work.
  • Students will develop knowledge and skills as individuals and in teams, synthesize related research findings, and communicate these findings for real-world application.
  • The University of Calgary ranked 6th by Research Infosource in 2018 and in Top 5 for research performance in Canada.
  • The Faculty of the department have received global recognition by winning awards like federal awards, Provincial awards, Indigenous awards, etc.
  • The average salary after this program goes to 76,768 USD.